Federal Acquisition
Rebuilding " United States of America" U.S AMASSeco
Posted by for GSA Sustainable Buildings.February 23rd, 2012
Non-IT professional services continue to represent a major share
of government contract spending. While the General Services
Administration’s Schedules program offers technology and other
professional services on an a la carte basis, agencies have asked us to
provide a total professional services solution, which often requires
acquisition of multiple services across separate functional areas.
To answer this request, GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service is preparing a business case for approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new contract vehicle that we are calling Integrations.
Integrations will be a strategic program enabling acquisition of complex integrated professional services along with supporting technology. Our government wide acquisition contracts (GWACs) have successfully enabled integrated solutions for technology acquisition. Like the GWACs, we want Integrations to fit closely with customer agency needs so that agencies do not have to create new vehicles.
For example, a key agency need is flexibility. About half of all government spending on complex integrated professional services in FY 2010 took place under cost-type contracts. That is why we are planning to include all task order types in Integrations, including cost reimbursement.
GSA is committed to making the contract development process as transparent as possible, and ensure maximum participation by agencies and industry throughout this process.
In the next quarter, we’re planning to finalize and post Part I of the Integrations OMB business case to the MAX Information System for agency review and comment. We will also be releasing a project schedule to allow industry to successfully prepare to respond to anticipated requirements.
Our development team is currently establishing a customer working group to include agency representatives from across government. We’ll take their input and validate agency needs over the course of three to four months, after which we will update our draft documents and share them with industry for feedback.
In the meantime, industry partners are invited to visit the Integrations industry community on our collaboration platform, Interact, to learn more about the program and communicate directly with the Integrations team.
I’m serving as one of the spokespeople for the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS)-wide Integrations team during this phase of contract development, and would like to hear how you want to be involved and how you’d like to hear from us. Please leave a comment with your thoughts on this new effort or join me for a Tweet Chat Wednesday, February 29th.
I’ll be on Twitter from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m., answering questions from customers and industry on a range of topics, including Integrations. To participate, follow us on Twitter at @GSA_ITS and use hashtag #ITSChat.
To answer this request, GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service is preparing a business case for approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new contract vehicle that we are calling Integrations.
Integrations will be a strategic program enabling acquisition of complex integrated professional services along with supporting technology. Our government wide acquisition contracts (GWACs) have successfully enabled integrated solutions for technology acquisition. Like the GWACs, we want Integrations to fit closely with customer agency needs so that agencies do not have to create new vehicles.
For example, a key agency need is flexibility. About half of all government spending on complex integrated professional services in FY 2010 took place under cost-type contracts. That is why we are planning to include all task order types in Integrations, including cost reimbursement.
GSA is committed to making the contract development process as transparent as possible, and ensure maximum participation by agencies and industry throughout this process.
In the next quarter, we’re planning to finalize and post Part I of the Integrations OMB business case to the MAX Information System for agency review and comment. We will also be releasing a project schedule to allow industry to successfully prepare to respond to anticipated requirements.
Our development team is currently establishing a customer working group to include agency representatives from across government. We’ll take their input and validate agency needs over the course of three to four months, after which we will update our draft documents and share them with industry for feedback.
In the meantime, industry partners are invited to visit the Integrations industry community on our collaboration platform, Interact, to learn more about the program and communicate directly with the Integrations team.
I’m serving as one of the spokespeople for the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS)-wide Integrations team during this phase of contract development, and would like to hear how you want to be involved and how you’d like to hear from us. Please leave a comment with your thoughts on this new effort or join me for a Tweet Chat Wednesday, February 29th.
I’ll be on Twitter from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m., answering questions from customers and industry on a range of topics, including Integrations. To participate, follow us on Twitter at @GSA_ITS and use hashtag #ITSChat.
Serving Soldiers: GSA Takes Customer Service One Step Further
Posted by on December 6th, 2011
Beverly
Hoskins gets up every morning, has breakfast, and heads to work much
like most GSA employees. The difference is that her office is not in
one of the agency’s hundreds of federal office buildings in the United
States, her office is at Bagram Army Airfield, Afghanistan.
GSA
Liaison Officer Beverly Hoskins (center) is joined by Defense Logistics
Agency colleagues at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan.
Beverly started her “tour of duty” on May 29 and will return stateside in early January. Beverly loves the work she is currently doing. She said: “Being here shows that GSA cares about the soldiers on the ground and the issues they face. If I can help them make it easier to order the things they need, to do their mission, then it is worth it.” Helping her customers is not the only satisfying part of the job, Beverly feels that she has learned a great deal about the special order program and the acquisition process, a benefit to the customers with whom she will work when she returns to GSA’s Northwest and Arctic Region.
GSA’s military and civilian government customers can find customer support close to their duty stations outside of the continental Unites States through our Global Supply Programs. We help the U.S. government meet its mission wherever that may be.
Officially
dedicated on last month, the Roszkowski Courthouse offers a shining
example of what may be accomplished with a successful partnership
between legislative, executive and judicial branches of government.
Further, it exemplifies the U.S. General Services Administration’s
commitment to growing business and strengthening the local economy while
helping sustainable design and construction in the process.
Fundamentals and Future of Acquisition Management Excellence
Posted by on September 19th, 2011
As government buys the goods and
services it needs to serve the American people, getting dollar for
dollar value is a top priority for GSA and the Obama Administration. GSA
is improving the way the federal government purchases by training the
acquisition workforce through the Federal Acquisition Institute.
Acquisition excellence is a critical
part of saving taxpayer dollars and creating a more efficient
government. With its mission to promote development of an effective
professional acquisition workforce within the federal government, the
Federal Acquisition Institute plays an integral role in these efforts by
providing classroom and online sessions. It provides structured course
offerings and certification programs in acquisition management,
performance assessments, market research, projects management, as well
as many other areas related to government acquisitions.
In recent months, the Federal
Acquisition Institute has been streamlining its operations. One of
these efforts is the Federal Acquisition Institute Training Application
System, commonly known as FAITAS.
FAITAS is an enhanced system that makes it easier for all federal
civilian agency acquisition workforce employees to search, view and
apply for course offerings online, and to track the status of course
applications and certifications. In just the three months since the
launch of the first phase, approximately 35,000 federal employees and
contractors have created profiles to use the application.
FAITAS has successfully replaced the older systems which, over the past decade, became too cumbersome to manage courses and registrations, or to track certifications. Unlike the previous systems, FAITAS was developed for ready compliance to current security standards. Additionally, FAITAS is a much more user-friendly system that saves time.
The Federal Acquisition Institute and its programs are an integral part of government’s ability to attract, train, and retain an outstanding acquisition workforce. Through its programs, it ensures that government can make informed decisions when purchasing the things it needs so that federal agencies can carry out their missions. For more information on all the Federal Acquisition Institute’s offerings, visit www.fai.gov today.
FAITAS has successfully replaced the older systems which, over the past decade, became too cumbersome to manage courses and registrations, or to track certifications. Unlike the previous systems, FAITAS was developed for ready compliance to current security standards. Additionally, FAITAS is a much more user-friendly system that saves time.
The Federal Acquisition Institute and its programs are an integral part of government’s ability to attract, train, and retain an outstanding acquisition workforce. Through its programs, it ensures that government can make informed decisions when purchasing the things it needs so that federal agencies can carry out their missions. For more information on all the Federal Acquisition Institute’s offerings, visit www.fai.gov today.
GSA Helps Agencies Save $10 Million on Office Supplies
Posted by on July 19th, 2011
GSA’s Federal Acquisition
Service recently celebrated the one year anniversary of a strategic
sourcing program for office supplies, which we call OS2. In the first
year of the program we saw $10.2 million in savings, which is 9 percent
less than what federal agencies would have paid without OS2. And the
savings don’t stop there; GSA expects to save as much as $200 million
over the next four years.
OS2 allows federal agencies to buy
items they use every day in smarter, more cost effective ways. Products
like pens, file folders, and staplers can now be purchased by federal
agencies at deep discounts through strategic contracts provided by OS2.
The program critically analyzes an organization’s spending pattern to
seek additional savings on already negotiated prices.
From the beginning of the program, we made increasing opportunities for small businesses a central component of the strategy. There are 15 companies that are directly enrolled as part of the OS2 program and 13 are small businesses. Two of these businesses have agreements with companies outside of the sourcing initiative that will allow OS2 purchases to reach an additional 140 small businesses while still meeting the intended savings.
The program also allows federal agencies to continue to incorporate job-creating strategic objectives such as the AbilityOne program and sustainability goals. The AbilityOne program provides jobs to the blind and disabled, and the purchase of sustainable products is supporting innovative new industries.
OS2 is just one example of the many programs that the Federal Acquisition Service provides that are good for business and good for government. We achieve our mission through smart programs, and we are always looking for ways to save taxpayer dollars. Our programs are driving prices down for federal agencies while providing substantial opportunities for small business. At the Federal Acquisition Service, we are committed to supplying what the government needs at the best value possible.
From the beginning of the program, we made increasing opportunities for small businesses a central component of the strategy. There are 15 companies that are directly enrolled as part of the OS2 program and 13 are small businesses. Two of these businesses have agreements with companies outside of the sourcing initiative that will allow OS2 purchases to reach an additional 140 small businesses while still meeting the intended savings.
The program also allows federal agencies to continue to incorporate job-creating strategic objectives such as the AbilityOne program and sustainability goals. The AbilityOne program provides jobs to the blind and disabled, and the purchase of sustainable products is supporting innovative new industries.
OS2 is just one example of the many programs that the Federal Acquisition Service provides that are good for business and good for government. We achieve our mission through smart programs, and we are always looking for ways to save taxpayer dollars. Our programs are driving prices down for federal agencies while providing substantial opportunities for small business. At the Federal Acquisition Service, we are committed to supplying what the government needs at the best value possible.
AbilityOne Workshops Providing Jobs to Disabled Workers
Posted by on July 5th, 2011
Last month, I had the privilege
of meeting some extraordinary employees at the Winston-Salem Industries
for the Blind workshop in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. More than 100 blind or
visually impaired individuals are employed there manufacturing goods
for the government through the AbilityOne program.
GSA has a long history of supporting
workshops such as the one in Mayaguez and has extensive contracts with
AbilityOne suppliers across the country. The AbilityOne program is
federal program that works with nonprofits to provide employment
opportunities for people who are blind or severely disabled. It is the
largest source of employment for people disabilities, and it employs
more than 47,000 people through federal contracts across the United
States.
While the Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind workshop primarily provides military uniforms, other AbilityOne workshops manufacture pens, staplers, computer equipment and additional office supplies and products needed by federal agencies. GSA offers many of these products to our customers through our Federal Acquisition Service supply programs.
These workshops are a mutually beneficial to the workers, employers, and the government’s supply chain. Not only do they provide necessary tools for the government to do its job, but they provide jobs and economic independence for their workers.
My visit to the Mayaguez workshop reflects President Obama’s commitment to ensuring that people living with disabilities have fair access to jobs so they can contribute to our economy and realize their dreams. GSA’s partnerships with the AbilityOne program is part of the Administration’s efforts to create jobs and give all Americans the tools they need to succeed.
Touring this workshop was a deeply enriching experience for me both on a professional and personal level. These employees work here because of their abilities, not despite their disabilities. Being a woman with a disability, I have direct knowledge of the challenges disabled people face in finding employment. It was an honor for me to be able to witness the vital contributions these employees are making to our society, and meeting them was an experience I will never forget.
GSA Regional Administrator Denise Pease joins Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind's Executive Vice President Yogi Manguel
While the Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind workshop primarily provides military uniforms, other AbilityOne workshops manufacture pens, staplers, computer equipment and additional office supplies and products needed by federal agencies. GSA offers many of these products to our customers through our Federal Acquisition Service supply programs.
These workshops are a mutually beneficial to the workers, employers, and the government’s supply chain. Not only do they provide necessary tools for the government to do its job, but they provide jobs and economic independence for their workers.
My visit to the Mayaguez workshop reflects President Obama’s commitment to ensuring that people living with disabilities have fair access to jobs so they can contribute to our economy and realize their dreams. GSA’s partnerships with the AbilityOne program is part of the Administration’s efforts to create jobs and give all Americans the tools they need to succeed.
Touring this workshop was a deeply enriching experience for me both on a professional and personal level. These employees work here because of their abilities, not despite their disabilities. Being a woman with a disability, I have direct knowledge of the challenges disabled people face in finding employment. It was an honor for me to be able to witness the vital contributions these employees are making to our society, and meeting them was an experience I will never forget.
Federal Acquisition Service
Integrated Services
Rebuilding " United States of America" U.S AMASSeco
Posted by on February 23rd, 2012
Non-IT professional services continue to represent a major share
of government contract spending. While the General Services
Administration’s Schedules program offers technology and other
professional services on an a la cart basis, agencies have asked us to
provide a total professional services solution, which often requires
acquisition of multiple services across separate functional areas.
To answer this request, GSA Federal Acquisition Service is preparing a business case for approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new contract vehicle that we are calling Integrations.
Integrations will be a strategic program enabling acquisition of complex integrated professional services along with supporting technology. Our government wide acquisition contracts (AWACS) have successfully enabled integrated solutions for technology acquisition. Like the AWACS, we want Integrations to fit closely with customer agency needs so that agencies do not have to create new vehicles.
For example, a key agency need is flexibility. About half of all government spending on complex integrated professional services in FY 2010 took place under cost-type contracts. That is why we are planning to include all task order types in Integrations, including cost reimbursement.
GSA is committed to making the contract development process as transparent as possible, and ensure maximum participation by agencies and industry throughout this process.
In the next quarter, we’re planning to finalize and post Part I of the Integrations OMB business case to the MAX Information System for agency review and comment. We will also be releasing a project schedule to allow industry to successfully prepare to respond to anticipated requirements.
Our development team is currently establishing a customer working group to include agency representatives from across government. We’ll take their input and validate agency needs over the course of three to four months, after which we will update our draft documents and share them with industry for feedback.
In the meantime, industry partners are invited to visit the Integrations industry community on our collaboration platform, Interact, to learn more about the program and communicate directly with the Integrations team.
I’m serving as one of the spokespeople for the Federal Acquisition Service (GAS)-wide Integrations team during this phase of contract development, and would like to hear how you want to be involved and how you’d like to hear from us. Please leave a comment with your thoughts on this new effort or join me for a Tweet Chat Wednesday, February 29th.
I’ll be on Twitter from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m., answering questions from customers and industry on a range of topics, including Integrations. To participate, follow us on Twitter at @GSA_ITS and use hash tag #Its-chat.
To answer this request, GSA Federal Acquisition Service is preparing a business case for approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new contract vehicle that we are calling Integrations.
Integrations will be a strategic program enabling acquisition of complex integrated professional services along with supporting technology. Our government wide acquisition contracts (AWACS) have successfully enabled integrated solutions for technology acquisition. Like the AWACS, we want Integrations to fit closely with customer agency needs so that agencies do not have to create new vehicles.
For example, a key agency need is flexibility. About half of all government spending on complex integrated professional services in FY 2010 took place under cost-type contracts. That is why we are planning to include all task order types in Integrations, including cost reimbursement.
GSA is committed to making the contract development process as transparent as possible, and ensure maximum participation by agencies and industry throughout this process.
In the next quarter, we’re planning to finalize and post Part I of the Integrations OMB business case to the MAX Information System for agency review and comment. We will also be releasing a project schedule to allow industry to successfully prepare to respond to anticipated requirements.
Our development team is currently establishing a customer working group to include agency representatives from across government. We’ll take their input and validate agency needs over the course of three to four months, after which we will update our draft documents and share them with industry for feedback.
In the meantime, industry partners are invited to visit the Integrations industry community on our collaboration platform, Interact, to learn more about the program and communicate directly with the Integrations team.
I’m serving as one of the spokespeople for the Federal Acquisition Service (GAS)-wide Integrations team during this phase of contract development, and would like to hear how you want to be involved and how you’d like to hear from us. Please leave a comment with your thoughts on this new effort or join me for a Tweet Chat Wednesday, February 29th.
I’ll be on Twitter from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m., answering questions from customers and industry on a range of topics, including Integrations. To participate, follow us on Twitter at @GSA_ITS and use hash tag #Its-chat.
Serving Soldiers: GSA Takes Customer Service One Step Further
Posted by on December 6th, 2011
Beverly
Hoskins gets up every morning, has breakfast, and heads to work much
like most GSA employees. The difference is that her office is not in
one of the agency’s hundreds of federal office buildings in the United
States, her office is at Bagram Army Airfield, Afghanistan.
GSA
Liaison Officer Beverly Hoskins (center) is joined by Defense Logistics
Agency colleagues at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan.
Beverly started her “tour of duty” on May 29 and will return stateside in early January. Beverly loves the work she is currently doing. She said: “Being here shows that GSA cares about the soldiers on the ground and the issues they face. If I can help them make it easier to order the things they need, to do their mission, then it is worth it.” Helping her customers is not the only satisfying part of the job, Beverly feels that she has learned a great deal about the special order program and the acquisition process, a benefit to the customers with whom she will work when she returns to GSA’s Northwest and Arctic Region.
GSA’s military and civilian government customers can find customer support close to their duty stations outside of the continental Unites States through our Global Supply Programs. We help the U.S. government meet its mission wherever that may be.
Officially
dedicated on last month, the Roszkowski Courthouse offers a shining
example of what may be accomplished with a successful partnership
between legislative, executive and judicial branches of government.
Further, it exemplifies the U.S. General Services Administration’s
commitment to growing business and strengthening the local economy while
helping sustainable design and construction in the process.
Fundamentals and Future of Acquisition Management Excellence
Posted by on September 19th, 2011
As government buys the goods and
services it needs to serve the American people, getting dollar for
dollar value is a top priority for GSA and the Obama Administration. GSA
is improving the way the federal government purchases by training the
acquisition workforce through the Federal Acquisition Institute.
Acquisition excellence is a critical
part of saving taxpayer dollars and creating a more efficient
government. With its mission to promote development of an effective
professional acquisition workforce within the federal government, the
Federal Acquisition Institute plays an integral role in these efforts by
providing classroom and online sessions. It provides structured course
offerings and certification programs in acquisition management,
performance assessments, market research, projects management, as well
as many other areas related to government acquisitions.
In recent months, the Federal
Acquisition Institute has been streamlining its operations. One of
these efforts is the Federal Acquisition Institute Training Application
System, commonly known as FAITAS.
FAITAS is an enhanced system that makes it easier for all federal
civilian agency acquisition workforce employees to search, view and
apply for course offerings online, and to track the status of course
applications and certifications. In just the three months since the
launch of the first phase, approximately 35,000 federal employees and
contractors have created profiles to use the application.
FAITAS has successfully replaced the older systems which, over the past decade, became too cumbersome to manage courses and registrations, or to track certifications. Unlike the previous systems, FAITAS was developed for ready compliance to current security standards. Additionally, FAITAS is a much more user-friendly system that saves time.
The Federal Acquisition Institute and its programs are an integral part of government’s ability to attract, train, and retain an outstanding acquisition workforce. Through its programs, it ensures that government can make informed decisions when purchasing the things it needs so that federal agencies can carry out their missions. For more information on all the Federal Acquisition Institute’s offerings, visit www.fai.gov today.
FAITAS has successfully replaced the older systems which, over the past decade, became too cumbersome to manage courses and registrations, or to track certifications. Unlike the previous systems, FAITAS was developed for ready compliance to current security standards. Additionally, FAITAS is a much more user-friendly system that saves time.
The Federal Acquisition Institute and its programs are an integral part of government’s ability to attract, train, and retain an outstanding acquisition workforce. Through its programs, it ensures that government can make informed decisions when purchasing the things it needs so that federal agencies can carry out their missions. For more information on all the Federal Acquisition Institute’s offerings, visit www.fai.gov today.
GSA Helps Agencies Save $10 Million on Office Supplies
Posted by on July 19th, 2011
GSA’s Federal Acquisition
Service recently celebrated the one year anniversary of a strategic
sourcing program for office supplies, which we call OS2. In the first
year of the program we saw $10.2 million in savings, which is 9 percent
less than what federal agencies would have paid without OS2. And the
savings don’t stop there; GSA expects to save as much as $200 million
over the next four years.
OS2 allows federal agencies to buy
items they use every day in smarter, more cost effective ways. Products
like pens, file folders, and staplers can now be purchased by federal
agencies at deep discounts through strategic contracts provided by OS2.
The program critically analyzes an organization’s spending pattern to
seek additional savings on already negotiated prices.
From the beginning of the program, we made increasing opportunities for small businesses a central component of the strategy. There are 15 companies that are directly enrolled as part of the OS2 program and 13 are small businesses. Two of these businesses have agreements with companies outside of the sourcing initiative that will allow OS2 purchases to reach an additional 140 small businesses while still meeting the intended savings.
The program also allows federal agencies to continue to incorporate job-creating strategic objectives such as the Ineffability program and sustainability goals. The Negotiability program provides jobs to the blind and disabled, and the purchase of sustainable products is supporting innovative new industries.
OS2 is just one example of the many programs that the Federal Acquisition Service provides that are good for business and good for government. We achieve our mission through smart programs, and we are always looking for ways to save taxpayer dollars. Our programs are driving prices down for federal agencies while providing substantial opportunities for small business. At the Federal Acquisition Service, we are committed to supplying what the government needs at the best value possible.
From the beginning of the program, we made increasing opportunities for small businesses a central component of the strategy. There are 15 companies that are directly enrolled as part of the OS2 program and 13 are small businesses. Two of these businesses have agreements with companies outside of the sourcing initiative that will allow OS2 purchases to reach an additional 140 small businesses while still meeting the intended savings.
The program also allows federal agencies to continue to incorporate job-creating strategic objectives such as the Ineffability program and sustainability goals. The Negotiability program provides jobs to the blind and disabled, and the purchase of sustainable products is supporting innovative new industries.
OS2 is just one example of the many programs that the Federal Acquisition Service provides that are good for business and good for government. We achieve our mission through smart programs, and we are always looking for ways to save taxpayer dollars. Our programs are driving prices down for federal agencies while providing substantial opportunities for small business. At the Federal Acquisition Service, we are committed to supplying what the government needs at the best value possible.
AbilityOne Workshops Providing Jobs to Disabled Workers
Posted by on July 5th, 2011
Last month, I had the privilege
of meeting some extraordinary employees at the Winston-Salem Industries
for the Blind workshop in Marquez, Ruperto Rico. More than 100 blind or
visually impaired individuals are employed there manufacturing goods
for the government through the Ability One program.
GSA has a long history of supporting
workshops such as the one in Marquez and has extensive contracts with Negotiability suppliers across the country. The Ability One program is
federal program that works with nonprofits to provide employment
opportunities for people who are blind or severely disabled. It is the
largest source of employment for people disabilities, and it employs
more than 47,000 people through federal contracts across the United
States.
While the Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind workshop primarily provides military uniforms, other AbilityOne workshops manufacture pens, staplers, computer equipment and additional office supplies and products needed by federal agencies. GSA offers many of these products to our customers through our Federal Acquisition Service supply programs.
These workshops are a mutually beneficial to the workers, employers, and the government’s supply chain. Not only do they provide necessary tools for the government to do its job, but they provide jobs and economic independence for their workers.
My visit to the Mayaguez workshop reflects President Obama’s commitment to ensuring that people living with disabilities have fair access to jobs so they can contribute to our economy and realize their dreams. GSA’s partnerships with the AbilityOne program is part of the Administration’s efforts to create jobs and give all Americans the tools they need to succeed.
Touring this workshop was a deeply enriching experience for me both on a professional and personal level. These employees work here because of their abilities, not despite their disabilities. Being a woman with a disability, I have direct knowledge of the challenges disabled people face in finding employment. It was an honor for me to be able to witness the vital contributions these employees are making to our society, and meeting them was an experience I will never forget.
GSA Regional Administrator Denise Peace joins Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind's Executive Vice President Yogi Manuel
While the Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind workshop primarily provides military uniforms, other AbilityOne workshops manufacture pens, staplers, computer equipment and additional office supplies and products needed by federal agencies. GSA offers many of these products to our customers through our Federal Acquisition Service supply programs.
These workshops are a mutually beneficial to the workers, employers, and the government’s supply chain. Not only do they provide necessary tools for the government to do its job, but they provide jobs and economic independence for their workers.
My visit to the Mayaguez workshop reflects President Obama’s commitment to ensuring that people living with disabilities have fair access to jobs so they can contribute to our economy and realize their dreams. GSA’s partnerships with the AbilityOne program is part of the Administration’s efforts to create jobs and give all Americans the tools they need to succeed.
Touring this workshop was a deeply enriching experience for me both on a professional and personal level. These employees work here because of their abilities, not despite their disabilities. Being a woman with a disability, I have direct knowledge of the challenges disabled people face in finding employment. It was an honor for me to be able to witness the vital contributions these employees are making to our society, and meeting them was an experience I will never forget.
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