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Board upholds reinstatement of GSA execs

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Originally posted on FederalTimes

The Merit System Protection Board (MSPB) upheld the reinstatement of two regional Public Buildings Service (PBS) commissioners fired in the wake of the extravagant 2010 Western Regions Conference, finding the General Services Administration did not provide adequate justification for letting them go.

Along with those directly involved in the planning process, former Region 8 Commissioner Paul Prouty and Region 7 Commissioner James Weller were fired after the acting PBS commissioner determined that they should have realized the conference costs were "questionable and excessive" and taken action. Continue reading →

GSA applying its IT model to overhaul of services schedules

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Originally posted on FederalNewsRadio.com

The General Services Administration wants to make it easier for agencies to buy professional, management, technology and a host of other kinds of services from the schedule contracts. To that end, GSA will consolidate seven different professional services contracts into what could end up being one mega- schedule.

Tiffany Hixson, GSA's Federal Acquisition Service's professional services category executive, said the goal is to consolidate the schedules of as many as 500 vendors by November 2015.

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Improving Training at Your Agency Just Got A Lot Easier

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Originally posted on GovExec.com by Eric Katz

Two federal agencies announced on Monday a joint effort to boost training and other human capital services for agencies across government, saying the move would save money and improve human resources support.

The Office of Personnel Management has partnered with the General Services Administration to create a contract vehicle that will ease the process for agencies to hire private companies for HR consulting. While OPM and GSA are still finalizing the details of the arrangement, a memorandum of understanding signed Monday spelled out a system that eases agencies away from the acquisition process for their human capital needs.

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The Future of Mobility Goes Far Beyond BYOD

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Originally posted on FedTech Magazine by Brad Grimes.

What does GSA know about a mobile workforce that others may not? Work is wherever the worker is. 

Just as government agencies get a handle on bring-your-own-device initiatives, which allow employees to use their own mobile technology to perform work, some say the BYOD issue is almost moot.

"On BYOD, I think that conversation is going to be outdated before we figure out the answer to it," said Tony Macri, workplace and organizational strategist at the General Services Administration, at the Intel Security Through Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C.

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GSA Makes Smart Move in Shifting SmartPay Conference to Virtual Event

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Originally posted on GovLoop by Andrew Krzmarzick.

A couple months ago, an article on the Federal Times caught my attention as it declared, "GSA cancels 2014 Expo, SmartPay goes virtual." Curious, I reached out to the GSA SmartPay team to learn more about their move from in-person to online for this event. Below is a summary of my interview with them.

Q1: How did you make the decision to move the GSA SmartPay training forum from in-person to online?

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