General Services Administration – Acquisition Oversight and Reform

PURPOSE:

• To hear from the new leadership of the Federal Acquisition System (FAS) and Technology Transformation Service (TTS) regarding a recent FAS/TTS organizational change, federal acquisition/technology challenges and potential reform areas.

• To discuss acquisition reform language – included in HR 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY2018 – that would authorize GSA to establish a program to leverage existing commercial e-commerce platforms/online marketplaces to achieve expedited and better prices for government customers buying commercial goods.

BACKGROUND:

• In May 2016, GSA announced a new service called the Technology Transformation Service (TTS) to consolidate technology related functions and to assist agencies with technology transformation.  
• In June 2017, GSA announced a reorganization of the FAS that involved moving TTS, which was previously a stand-alone service, to report to FAS. 
• The Committee held a hearing examining challenges to federal IT acquisitions on March 28, 2017.