General Services Administration
US government agency
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| 2022 | OIG's investigation revealed that GSA misled customer agencies by failing to communicate Login.gov's noncompliance with NIST Digital Identity Guidelines (SP 800-63-3), despite billing over $10 million for allegedly noncompliant services. |
| April 2022 | The Office of Inspector General (OIG) initiated an evaluation of GSA's Login.gov services after receiving a notification from GSA's Office of General Counsel about potential misconduct within the Login.gov program. |
| June 23 2021 | Robin Carnahan was confirmed by the US Senate as the administrator of the General Services Administration. |
| April 12 2021 | President Joe Biden nominated Robin Carnahan to serve as administrator of the General Services Administration. |
| November 23 2020 | Emily W. Murphy, GSA chief, issued the letter of ascertainment authorizing Joe Biden's presidential transition team to begin work and access federal agencies and transition funds, following initial refusal after the November 2020 election. |
| 2018 | GSA awarded federal government debt collection services contract to IC System, expanding its procurement support for government agencies. |
| October 2017 | GSA introduced the Centers of Excellence to accelerate IT infrastructure modernization and reduce legacy IT spending across the government. |
| 2013 | GSA developed Data.gov to foster transparency and information sharing, and launched the Total Workplace initiative to modernize federal agency workplaces. |
| 2012 | U.S. Representative John Mica called for a congressional investigation into GSA's misuse of federal money, following the revelations about the 2010 Western Regions Training Conference. |
| April 2 2012 | Martha N. Johnson resigned from her position as GSA Administrator following a management-deficiency report about an improper conference expenditure. |
| 2011 | IRMCO was held at the Kellogg Conference Center and Hotel on the Gallaudet University campus. Shortly after, GSA's Associate Administrator Kathleen Turco announced the conference had 'lost its spark'. |
| 2010 | Due to travel restrictions and budget concerns, IRMCO was moved to a local venue managed by A-S-K Associates, shifting focus to informing commercial firms on GSA policies. |
| 2010 | GSA ceased its formal involvement with the African Burial Ground National Monument after fully funding the National Park Service's operations at the site since its creation. |
| 2010 | GSA procured two armored buses (including Ground Force One) for Secret Service dignitary transportation, with each bus costing $1.1 million and assembled in Tennessee on frames made in Canada. |
| October 2010 | GSA held the Western Regions Training Conference at the M Resort in Las Vegas, spending $823,000 in taxpayer money, including $100,405.37 on employee travel costs for pre-planning meetings and scouting trips. |
| May 2010 | GSA organized a five-day conference for 120 interns at a Palm Springs, California resort. |
| February 4 2010 | The United States Senate confirmed Martha N. Johnson's nomination as GSA Administrator after a nine-month delay. |
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