On Leading GSA's Federal Acquisition Service

Submitted by on Thu, 01/19/2023 - 15:35

The U.S. General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) uses the collective buying power of the federal government to acquire goods and services to support its agency customers. According to the recent GSA Strategic Plan, FAS offers agencies more than 31 million different products and services and in fiscal year (FY) 2021 it delivered over $84 billion in various products, services, and solutions. 

It’s Transition Time Again

Submitted by on Wed, 01/18/2023 - 16:05

That leaves the nation with nine new governors, all of whom will have assumed their new jobs by January 18. They include Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas, Katie Hobbs of Arizona; Josh Green of Hawaii, Wes Moore of Maryland, Maura Healey of Massachusetts, Jim Pillen of Nebraska, Joe Lombardo of Nevada, Tina Kotek of Oregon, and Joshua Shapiro of Pennsylvania.

Leading GSA's Federal Acquisition Service: A Conversation with Sonny Hashmi, Commissioner, FAS, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).

Submitted by on Mon, 01/16/2023 - 10:50

How is the GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) leveraging technology to transform how it operates? What is the Federal Marketplace Strategy? How does FAS play a role in managing the federal supply chain. Join host Michael Keegan as he explores this question and more with Sonny Hashmi, Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service within the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).

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Monday, April 3, 2023 - 10:47
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Sonny Hashmi
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Sonny Hashmi

Submitted by on Mon, 01/16/2023 - 10:46

Sonny Hashmi is the commissioner of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS).

In this position, he oversees the delivery of more than $75B of products, services, and solutions that enable federal agencies to efficiently accomplish their missions while saving taxpayer dollars.

Weekly Roundup January 9-13, 2023

Submitted by on Fri, 01/13/2023 - 16:28

How Should Government Regulate AI? We Asked a Robot. Artificial intelligence's potential in the public sector has grown exponentially, as have questions around appropriate guardrails. This article links to an interviewed of the ChatGPT chatbot from OpenAI to see what it had to say.

On Improving Government Performance

Submitted by on Thu, 01/12/2023 - 00:09

Michelle Sager is the Managing Director of the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) Strategic Issues team. She oversees work on government-wide governance, strategy, performance, and resource issues—including the High-Risk program and the annual Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation reports. 

Strategic Initiatives: Roundtables and Partnership - Year in Review 2022

Addressing the New Era of Deterrence and Warfare: Visualizing the Information Domain. The Institute for the Study of War and the IBM Center for The Business of Government have launched a three-event series, “Addressing the New Era of Deterrence and Warfare: Visualizing the Information Domain.” This post reflects the second roundtable discussion held in Brussels in September with a focus on Russia.

Highlights from the IBM Center Blog - Year in Review 2022

Information Technology as the Driver of Change

Information technology (IT) isn’t seen today as a stand-alone back-office function.  IT is at the heart of much of government and enables service to the citizen, efficiency, and effectiveness.  

Becoming More Agile: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic

Interviews from The Business of Government Hour - Year in Review 2022

My goal each week on The Business of Government Hour is straightforward: to interview key government executives and thought leaders who are tackling significant challenges and seizing opportunities to lead. This is a list highlighting some key interviews broadcasted in 2022. 

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