General Services Administration

Summary

General Services Administration is an independent agency of the United States government^[1]. It draws 1,935 Wikipedia views per month (independent_agency_of_the_united_states_government category, ranking #16 of 59).^[2]

Key Facts

• General Services Administration is in the country of United States^[3].
• General Services Administration's instance of is recorded as independent agency of the United States government^[4].
• General Services Administration's instance of is recorded as central purchasing body^[5].
• General Services Administration's instance of is recorded as contracting authority^[6].
• General Services Administration's founder is recorded as Harry S. Truman^[7].
• General Services Administration's headquarters location is recorded as United States General Services Administration Building^[8].
• General Services Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Office of Inspector General, U.S. General Services Administration^[9].
• General Services Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Public Buildings Service^[10].
• General Services Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Office of Governmentwide Policy^[11].
• General Services Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Federal Acquisition Service^[12].
• General Services Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Federal Acquisition Institute^[13].
• General Services Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as 18F^[14].
• General Services Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Civilian Board of Contract Appeals^[15].
• General Services Administration's Commons category is recorded as General Services Administration, United States^[16].
• General Services Administration's foundational text is recorded as Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949^[17].
• July 1, 1949 marks the founding of General Services Administration^[18].
• General Services Administration's parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Government of the United States^[19].
• General Services Administration's authority is recorded as Federal Government of the United States^[20].
• General Services Administration's official website is recorded as https://www.gsa.gov/^[21].
• General Services Administration's topic's main category is recorded as Category:General Services Administration^[22].
• General Services Administration's described at URL is recorded as https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/general-services-administration^[23].
• General Services Administration's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+12554'}^[24].
• General Services Administration's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'General Services Administration'}^[25].
• General Services Administration's official blog URL is recorded as https://www.gsa.gov/blog^[26].
• General Services Administration's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'General Services Administration'}^[27].

Body

Founding

General Services Administration's founder is recorded as Harry S. Truman^[7]. July 1, 1949 marks the founding of it^[18].

Identity

General Services Administration's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[25]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'GSA'}^[28].

Operations

General Services Administration's headquarters location is recorded as United States General Services Administration Building^[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Government of the United States^[19]. Subsidiaries include Office of Inspector General, U.S. It^[9], an office of the inspector general of United States federal agency^[29], in United States^[30]; Public Buildings Service^[10], a government agency^[31], in United States^[32]; Office of Governmentwide Policy^[11], a government agency^[33], in United States^[34]; Federal Acquisition Service^[12]; Federal Acquisition Institute^[13], a government agency^[35], in United States^[36]; and 18F^[14], a government agency^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 2014^[39], headquartered in United States General Services Administration Building^[40].

Why It Matters

General Services Administration draws 1,935 Wikipedia views per month (independent_agency_of_the_united_states_government category, ranking #16 of 59).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]