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General Services Administration
Independent agenciesAt-will removal
At a glance
Type
Independent agencies
Removal of leadership
Removable at will
Appointed by
Appointed by the President, confirmed by the Senate
Structure
Single Administrator of General Services
Term
No fixed term
Funding
Annual appropriations
Independence
Direct presidential control
What it does
GSA is the federal government's central business and operations agency. It manages federal office buildings and real estate, runs government-wide purchasing and contracting (including the GSA Schedules used by other agencies), and provides shared technology and administrative services. It serves the other federal agencies as customers rather than regulating the public.
ProcurementReal EstateTechnologyAdministration
How it fits
Created by Congress under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (Pub. L. 81-152, 63 Stat. 377; current organic provisions codified at 40 U.S.C. 301-302 (recodified by Pub. L. 107-217, 2002)), it acts within the authority that statute grants. Its actions are subject to judicial review and to congressional oversight and funding.
Recent actions
Office of Human Resources Management; Executive Resources (CRB), Senior Executive Service (SES) and Senior Professionals (SP) Performance Review Board (PRB) Members
Information Collection; General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Implementation of Information Technology Security Requirements
Submission for OMB Review; Living Quarters Eligibility Questionnaire; GSA Form 5039
Information Collection; General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Prohibition on Certain Supply Chain Services or Equipment Under Lease Acquisitions and Commercial Solution Openings
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; GSAR Implementation of Executive Order 14275, Acquisition of Utility Services
Information Collection; Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 11 Requirements
Information Collection; Presolicitation Notice and Response
Submission for OMB Review; Preaward Survey Forms (Standard Forms 1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, and 1408)