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GSA

GSA

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A United States government agency that buys goods and manages federal buildings and information services
  • noun
  • /ˌdʒiːˌɛsˈeɪ/
  • Formal
translation icon : Administración de Servicios Generales (GSA)
  • We'll have an update tomorrow when WSDOT and GSA officials are back in their offices after the MLK holiday.
  • GSA Services Administration
  • GSA Administration

That is a service by law performed by the Government Services Administration, which is the GSA.

Examples

  • I produced the AFGE Region 10 GSA newsletter for several years in the '70s.

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  • My admiration and respect for the GSA are growing with each cycle.

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  • I want to know who the person at the GSA behind all of this is.

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  • Maybe she'll even start at GSA next year.

  • We even earned a mention in GSA Briefing #3, and you can read the original article here.

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  • The appellants, Pioneer Credit Recovery, Inc. and Enterprise Recovery Systems, Inc., were private debt collection agencies that held GSA FSS contracts for debt collection services.

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  • In the case of the Massena project, the GSA awarded commissions to Michelson and the Manhattan-based architecture firm Smith Miller + Hawkinson.

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  • The GSA is responsible for managing federal procurement and real estate in the United States.

  • Many federal agencies rely on the GSA for their office space and resource management.

  • The GSA recently announced new policies to improve transparency in federal spending.

Synonyms

A US government office that buys goods and manages federal buildings and computer systems

is the abbreviation used for the same federal agency instead of the full name

Surface Forms

GSA singular
GSAs plural

Etymology

GSA is a short form of General Services Administration, a United States government agency that buys things and manages buildings for other federal offices. Think of it as the government's 'office manager', which is why the GSA handles contracts and property.