General Services Administration

US government agency, formed 1949

The General Services Administration (GSA) is an independent agency of the United States government. It was created in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies.

General Services Administration
Seal of the General Services Administration
Logo of the General Services Administration

Flag of the General Services Administration
Agency overview
FormedJuly 1, 1949; 74 years ago (1949-07-01)[1]
HeadquartersGSA Building
1800 F Street NW
Washington, D.C.
Employees11,137 (FY 2018)[2]
Annual budget$33.6 billion[3]
Agency executives
Child agencies
  • Public Buildings Service[4]
  • Federal Acquisition Service
  • Staff Offices (12)
  • Independent Offices (2)
Websitewww.gsa.gov

GSA gives products and communications for U.S. government offices, provides transportation and office space to federal employees, and develops government-wide cost-minimizing policies and other management tasks.[7]

References change

  1. "A Brief History of the GSA". GSA. Archived from the original on 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  2. "GSA 2018 Financial Report". GSA. Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  3. "GSA FY2018 Consolidated Financial Statements" (PDF). GSA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  4. "GSA Organization". U.S. General Services Administration. 2017-01-24. Archived from the original on 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  5. "GSA Administrator". GSA. Archived from the original on 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  6. "GSA Deputy Administrator". GSA. Archived from the original on 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  7. "Mission and Priorities". U.S. General Services Administration. 2013-01-15. Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2013-02-08.