Federal Government Policy and Business

GSA stakes claim on tech innovation with new business line

Federal Times: The General Services Administration is known as the government’s landlord — currently managed under the Public Buildings Service — and the government’s buyer — through the Federal Acquisition Service. Now, GSA is staking its claim as the government’s technology innovation center with the creation of a new business line: the Technology Transformation Service.

The new business line will continue the work being done at GSA’s two primary innovation arms: the Presidential Innovation Fellows and 18F, part of the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies. Those groups have been focused on promoting ideas like agile development, open source — both as consumers and producers — and user-centric design.

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