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  3. About General Services Administration

    The General Services Administration (GSA) is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. The GSA supplies products and communications for U.S. government offices, provides transportation and office space to federal employees, and develops government wide cost-minimizing policies, among other management tasks. Its stated mission is to "help federal agencies better serve the public by offering, at best value, superior workplaces, expert solutions, acquisition services and management policies."

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    2. Federal Agencies Given Until October to Detail Data Center Consolidation

      Explore Web Host Industry Review (Jul 27 2011) Cloud Computing

      Federal Agencies Given Until October to Detail Data Center Consolidation ...on initiative relates to green government and federal real estate initiatives. The task force, the General Services Administration and the Office of Management and Budget will all be responsible for developing a government... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Office of Management and Budget   Vivek Kundra   General Services Administration

    3. Google DC Security Show Inspired By Facebook Open

      Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Apr 26 2011) Cloud Computing

      Google DC Security Show Inspired By Facebook Open ... year ago. Google and Microsoft jousted over cloud collaboration contracts for such agencies as the General Services Administration, and the Department of Interior. Google secured the GSA deal and is suing to block Microsoft from g... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Google   Facebook   General Services Administration

    4. Social Security Works to Avert Data Center Failure

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Feb 22 2011)

      Social Security Works to Avert Data Center Failure ...very of $700 billion in payments annually to more than 56 million Americans. In early February, the General Services Administration (GSA) chose a site in Frederick County, Maryland to be the home of the new National Support Center ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Social Security Administration   General Services Administration   CA

    5. Terremark to Host FCC on Enterprise Cloud

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Nov 18 2010) Cloud Computing

      Terremark to Host FCC on Enterprise Cloud ...peper, Virginia. Terremark also benefits from its status as an approved colocation provider by the General Services Administration. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   General Services Administration

    6. Major Telco Building Container Centers

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Nov 11 2010) Container , Cloud Computing

      Major Telco Building Container Centers ...itary. Several containers vendors have reported sales to military and government customers, and the General Services Administration is now preparing a buying guide for data center containers for federal agencies. “The preassembled ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   General Services Administration

    7. Apps.gov to Begin Offering IaaS Cloud Services

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Oct 22 2010) Cloud Computing

      Apps.gov to Begin Offering IaaS Cloud Services ...s a Service (IaaS) offerings through the government’s Apps.gov cloud-based services storefront, the General Services Administration said Thursday. The GSA has awarded contracts to 11 applicants, including many of the major players ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Vivek Kundra   General Services Administration

    8. Feds Discover 1,000 More Data Centers

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Oct 13 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers

      Feds Discover 1,000 More Data Centers ...e of the agency-level consolidation plans to include proposals to use cloud computing services. The General Services Administration is in the final stages of shoring up the requirements for a government-wide program to certify and ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Uptime Institute   Office of Management and Budget   Vivek Kundra

    9. Container Data Center Buyers Guide coming soon

      Explore greenm3.com (Aug 25 2010) Construction , Container , Cloud Computing

      Container Data Center Buyers Guide coming soon ... number of container-based offerings. Industry consultant Mark Bramfitt says he is working with the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) to develop a guid... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   General Services Administration

    10. US government commissions datacentre guidebook

      Explore ZDNet UK (Aug 25 2010) Construction

      US government commissions datacentre guidebook The General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) are working with ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   Vivek Kundra   General Services Administration

    11. Microsoft, Google Vie to Sell U.S. Cloud Mail

      Explore Business News & Financial News (Jul 26 2010)

      Microsoft, Google Vie to Sell U.S. Cloud Mail ... web. Learn More Now Google and Microsoft are vying to take over the job of providing email to the General Services Administration, the U.S. agency that oversees government procurement and manages federal property. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Google   General Services Administration   Microsoft Corp

    12. Government Taps the Power of Cloud Computing

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jun 22 2010) Cloud Computing

      Government Taps the Power of Cloud Computing ...on they offer. With an initial goal to cut down the cost of managing these sites by 50 percent, the General Services Administration (GSA) turned to Terremark’s Enterprise Cloud infrastructure to provide hosting, storage and disaste... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Vivek Kundra   Data Center Knowledge   General Services Administration

    13. Energy Solutions Drive $19 Billion in Federal Spending

      Explore earthtimes.org (Jun 16 2010) Carbon Footprint , Cloud Computing

      Energy Solutions Drive $19 Billion in Federal Spending ...ng management systems ? will reach $19 billion by 2015. The report follows on the heels of the General Services Administration's recent announcement of Eleni Reed as its Chief Greening Officer. Reed will be in charge of reduci... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Department of Energy   General Services Administration

    14. GSA chief says agency will 'up its game' with ...

      Explore Nextgov (Mar 25 2010) Cloud Computing

      GSA chief says agency will 'up its game' with ... The General Services Administration will leverage technology solutions to better serve federal agencies, Martha Johnson, GSA's top exec... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Facebook   General Services Administration

    15. Extreme makeover: Cutting data centers down to size

      Explore Federal Computer Week (Feb 18 2010) Cloud Computing

      Extreme makeover: Cutting data centers down to size ...ses 10 to 100 times more energy than a typical office space of the same size uses, according to the General Services Administration. Approximately one-half of a data center’s energy use is for the IT equipment, while the other ha... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Gartner   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   Vivek Kundra

    16. Spotlight on Arra: A Stimulus Update

      Explore Federal Computer Week (Nov 18 2009)

      Spotlight on Arra: A Stimulus Update ...dequately align stimulus spending with actual jobs saved and performance outcomes. Soloway said the General Services Administration (GSA) has been first to admit that the pressures surrounding reporting and compliance on stimulus s... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Motorola   General Services Administration   IBM

    17. Feds open online cloud storefront

      Explore FierceGovernmentIT (Sep 16 2009) Cloud Computing

      ... architecture and free social media and Web 2.0 tools such as wikis and blogs. The site runs on the General Services Administration's GSA Advantage engine. Along with the Apps.gov announcement, NASA announced that NASA Ames is laun... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Vivek Kundra   General Services Administration

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