Mounting Questions

Government Executive January 15, 2004

The General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service has 11 regional offices almost half of whose contracting practices have raised questions. Now, the GSA inspector general is auditing all 11.

Bremerton, Wash.
San Francisco
Denver
Fort Worth, Texas
Kansas City, Mo.
Chicago
Atlanta
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Fairfax, Va. (Headquarters)

FTS offices where practices have raised questions.

Bremerton, Wash.
FTS contracting abuses were first discovered here. Employees used almost $40 million set aside for technology to procure building construction. Office was closed in 2003.
San Francisco
Employees issued an award for environmental monitoring services using a technology contract.
Denver
Employees used a technology contract to buy mental health services on behalf of the military. The GSA inspector general is investigating.
Kansas City, Mo.
The GSA inspector general found contracting and procurement abuses here similar to those in Bremerton. Kansas City's special technology contract with small businesses was used in the Bremerton deal.
Atlanta
GSA inspector general found contracting and procurement abuses similar to those in Bremerton and Kansas City.
Source: GSA

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