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==Organization== ===Structure=== The administrator is a presidential [[Political appointments in the United States|political appointee]] and the chief executive of the General Services Administration.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sernovitz |first1=Daniel J. |title=GSA Administrator Emily Murphy, political staffers to offer resignations and aid transition |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2021/01/07/gsa-administrator-to-resign-aid-transition.html |work=Washington Business Journal |date=January 7, 2021}}</ref> On April 12, 2021, President [[Joe Biden]] nominated [[Robin Carnahan]] to serve as administrator.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-12|title=Nominations Sent to the Senate|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/12/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-9/|access-date=2021-04-12|website=The White House|language=en-US}}</ref> She was confirmed by the US Senate on June 23, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-16|title=PN272 - Nomination of Robin Carnahan for General Services Administration, 117th Congress (2021-2022)|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/272|access-date=2021-06-23|website=www.congress.gov}}</ref> GSA consists of two major services: the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), and the Public Buildings Service (PBS).<ref name="GSA Organization"/> In addition to these two major services, the agency also consists of twelve staff offices and two independent offices. The FAS provides both strategic<ref>GSA, "[https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/organization/federal-acquisition-service/fas-initiatives/federal-marketplace-strategy Federal Marketplace Strategy]", updated February 25, 2021, accessed February 26, 2021.</ref> and operational support<ref>GSA, "[https://www.gsa.gov/buying-selling/products-services Products & Services]", updated November 24, 2020, accessed February 26, 2021.</ref> for the acquisition of goods and services for other federal departments. ===Past administrators=== The following persons served as administrator of the General Services Administration:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/organization/office-of-the-administrator/past-and-present-administrators |title=Past and present administrators |publisher=GSA}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |+ !{{abbr|No.|number}} !Image !Administrator !Term start !Term end !{{abbr|Refs.|References}} |- |1 |[[File:JessLarson1949.jpg|70px]] |[[Jess Larson]] |July 3, 1949 |January 29, 1953 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |Acting | |[[Russell Forbe]] |February 10, 1953 |May 1, 1953 | |- |2 | |[[Edmund F. Mansure]] |May 2, 1953 |February 29, 1956 | |- |3 | |[[Franklin G. Floete]] |May 3, 1956 |January 20, 1961 | |- |4 | |[[John Moore (GSA)|John Moore]] |February 7, 1961 |November 25, 1961 | |- |5 |[[File:Bernard L. Boutin (cropped).jpg|70px]] |[[Bernard L. Boutin]] |November 27, 1961 |November 30, 1964 | |- |6 | |[[Lawson B. Knott Jr.]] |December 1, 1965 |February 28, 1969 | |- |7 |[[File:Robert Lowe Kunzig 1969.jpg|70px]] |[[Robert Lowe Kunzig]] |March 17, 1969 |January 14, 1972 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |Acting | |[[Rod Kreger]] |January 17, 1972 |June 1, 1972 | |- |8 | |[[Arthur F. Sampson]] |June 2, 1972 |October 15, 1975 | |- |9 |[[File:Jack Eckerd (cropped).jpg|70px]] |[[Jack Eckerd]] |November 21, 1975 |February 11, 1977 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |Acting | |[[Robert Griffin (GSA)|Robert Griffin]] |February 15, 1977 |April 29, 1977 | |- |10 | |[[Jay Solomon]] |April 30, 1977 |March 31, 1979 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |Acting | |[[Paul Goulding]] |April 1, 1979 |June 29, 1979 | |- |11 | |[[Rowland G. Freeman III]] |July 2, 1979 |January 14, 1981 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |Acting | |[[Raymond Adam Kline]] |January 15, 1981 |May 25, 1981 | |- |12 |[[File:Gerald P. Carmen 174-CD-L03-07-25B-007 (cropped).jpg|70px]] |[[Gerald P. Carmen]] |May 26, 1981 |February 29, 1984 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |Acting | |[[Raymond Adam Kline]] |March 1, 1984 |March 3, 1985 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |Acting | |[[Dwight Ink]] |March 4, 1985 |June 28, 1985 | |- |13 | |[[Terence Golden]] |June 29, 1985 |March 18, 1988 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |Acting | |[[Paul Trause]] |March 19, 1988 |March 31, 1988 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |Acting | |[[John Alderson (GSA)|John Alderson]] |April 1, 1988 |September 26, 1988 | |- |14 | |[[Richard Austin (GSA)|Richard Austin]] |September 27, 1988 |January 20, 1993 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |Acting | |[[Robert Jones (GSA)|Robert Jones]] |January 20, 1993 |February 3, 1993 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |Acting | |[[Dennis Fischer]] |February 4, 1993 |June 13, 1993 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |Acting | |[[Julia Stasch]] |June 13, 1993 |July 7, 1993 | |- |15 | |[[Roger Johnson (California official)|Roger Johnson]] |July 8, 1993 |February 29, 1996 | |- |16 |[[File:David J. Barram.jpg|70px]] |[[David J. Barram]] |March 4, 1996 |December 15, 2000 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |Acting | |[[Thurman Davis]] |December 16, 2000 |May 30, 2001 | |- |17 | |[[Stephen A. Perry]] |May 31, 2001 |October 31, 2005 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |Acting |[[File:Bibb David 160x200bio R2E-q9-c 0Z5RDZ-i34K-pR.jpg|70px]] |[[David Bibb]] |November 1, 2005 |May 30, 2006 | |- |18 |[[File:Lurita Doan.jpg|70px]] |[[Lurita A. Doan]] |May 31, 2006 |April 30, 2008 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |Acting |[[File:Bibb David 160x200bio R2E-q9-c 0Z5RDZ-i34K-pR.jpg|70px]] |[[David Bibb]] |May 1, 2008 |August 29, 2008 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |Acting | |[[James A. Williams (GSA)|James A. Williams]] |August 30, 2008 |January 20, 2009 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |Acting | |[[Paul F. Prouty]] |January 20, 2009 |December 21, 2009 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |Acting | |[[Stephen R. Leeds]] |December 22, 2009 |February 6, 2010 | |- |19 |[[File:MarthaJohnson 160x200.jpg|70px]] |[[Martha N. Johnson]] |February 7, 2010 |April 2, 2012 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |Acting |rowspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff"| |rowspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff"|[[Daniel M. Tangherlini]] |April 3, 2012 |July 4, 2013 | |- |20 |July 5, 2013 |February 21, 2015 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |Acting |rowspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff"|[[File:Denise Turner Roth GSA.jpg|70px]] |rowspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff"|[[Denise Turner Roth]] |February 22, 2015 |August 6, 2015 |<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.federaltimes.com/acquisition/gsa/2015/02/23/denise-turner-roth-takes-the-helm-at-gsa/ |title=Denise Turner Roth takes the helm at GSA |first=Andy |last=Medici |date=February 23, 2015 |magazine=[[Federal Times]]}}</ref> |- |21 |August 7, 2015 |January 20, 2017 |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fedscoop.com/roth-sworn-in-as-gsa-administrator/ |title=Roth sworn in as GSA administrator |first=Billy |last=Mitchell |date=August 7, 2015 |work=FedScoop}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |Acting | |[[Tim Horne]] |January 20, 2017 |December 11, 2017 |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-picks-gsa-leader-oversee-hotel-234233 |title=Trump picks leader for federal agency overseeing his D.C. hotel |first=Isaac |last=Arnsdorf |date=January 26, 2017 |work=[[Politico]]}}</ref> |- |22 |[[File:Emily W. Murphy official photo.jpg|70px]] |[[Emily W. Murphy]] |December 12, 2017 |January 15, 2021 |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/emily-murphy-sworn-in-as-administrator-of-gsa-12122017 |title=Emily Murphy sworn in as Administrator of GSA |date=December 12, 2017 |publisher=GSA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.govexec.com/management/2021/01/gsa-administrator-resigns/171451/ |title=GSA Administrator Resigns |first=Courtney |last=Bublé |date=January 15, 2021 |work=Government Executive}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |Acting | | Alison Brigatti |January 15, 2021 |January 20, 2021 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |Acting |[[File:Katy Kale, Deputy Administrator, U.S General Services Administration.jpg|70px]] |[[Katy Kale]] |January 20, 2021 |July 2, 2021 |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nextgov.com/people/2021/01/white-house-names-gsa-senior-leaders/258769/ |title=White House names GSA senior leaders |first=Natalie |last=Alms |date=January 20, 2021 |work=Nextgov/FCW}}</ref> |- |23 |[[File:Robin Carnahan, GSA Administrator official.jpg|70px]] |[[Robin Carnahan]] |July 2, 2021 |January 20, 2025 |<ref>{{cite web |title=GovSearch News: Robin Carnahan has been confirmed and sworn in as GSA Administrator |url=https://carrollpublishing.com/whoentry.aspx?entry_number=140775 |date=July 2, 2021 |website=Carroll Publishing |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230404030830/https://carrollpublishing.com/whoentry.aspx?entry_number=140775 |archive-date= Apr 4, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/senate-confirms-robin-carnahan-to-lead-gsa-06232021 |title=Senate Confirms Robin Carnahan to Lead GSA |date=June 23, 2021 |publisher=GSA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://federalnewsnetwork.com/ask-the-cio/2025/01/carnahan-accomplished-much-of-what-she-came-to-gsa-to-do/ |title=Carnahan accomplished much of what she came to GSA to do |first=Jason |last=Miller |date=January 17, 2025 |work=[[WFED]]}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |Acting |[[File:Stephen Ehikian, Acting Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) by appointment.jpg|70px]] |[[Stephen Ehikian]] |January 20, 2025 |''Incumbent'' |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/stephen-ehikian-appointed-acting-administrator-and-deputy-administrator-of-gsa-01222025 |title=Stephen Ehikian appointed Acting Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the General Services Administration |date=January 22, 2025 |publisher=GSA}}</ref> |} ====Staff offices==== * Office of Government-wide Policy * Office of the Chief Financial Officer * Office of Human Resources Management * Office of GSA IT * Office of Administrative Services * Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs * Office of Strategic Communication * Office of Small Business Utilization * Office of General Counsel * Office of Civil Rights * Office of Mission Assurance * Office of Customer Experience ====Independent offices==== *[[Office of Inspector General (United States)|Office of Inspector General]]<ref>{{cite web|title=GSA Office of Inspector General|url=https://gsaig.gov/ |website=gsaig.gov |access-date=2017-04-13|archive-date=2017-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413154613/https://gsaig.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[Civilian Board of Contract Appeals]]<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Civilian Board of Contract Appeals|url=http://cbca.gov/ |website=cbca.gov |access-date=2017-04-13|archive-date=2017-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413153655/http://cbca.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Regions=== GSA conducts its business activities through 11 offices (known as GSA regions) throughout the United States. These regional offices are located in [[Atlanta]], [[Boston]], [[Chicago]], [[Denver]], [[Fort Worth]], [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City (Missouri)]], [[New York City]], [[Philadelphia]], [[San Francisco]], [[Seattle]] ([[Auburn, Washington|Auburn]]), and [[Washington, D.C.]] {| class="wikitable" style="background:white; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" |- style="background:#efefef;" ! Region ! Region name ! Complex ! Location |- ||1 ||New England ||[[Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Federal Building]] ||Boston, MA |- ||2 ||Northeast and Caribbean ||[[1 World Trade Center]] ||New York, NY |- ||3 ||Mid-Atlantic ||100 S Independence Mall W ||Philadelphia, PA |- ||4 ||Southeast Sunbelt ||[[Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Building]] ||Atlanta, GA |- ||5 ||Great Lakes ||[[Kluczynski Federal Building|John C. Kluczynski Federal Building]] ||Chicago, IL |- ||6 ||Heartland ||Two Pershing Square ||Kansas City, MO |- ||7 ||Greater Southwest ||Fritz G. Lanham Federal Building ||Fort Worth, TX |- ||8 ||Rocky Mountain ||[[Denver Federal Center]] ||Denver (Lakewood), CO |- ||9 ||Pacific Rim ||[[Federal Office Building (San Francisco, California)|50 United Nations Plaza]] ||San Francisco, CA |- ||10 ||Northwest/Arctic ||400 15th Street SW ||Auburn, WA |- ||11 ||National Capital ||1800 F St NW ||Washington, DC |}
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