ORIGINATOR:
Department/Agency Name: General Services Administration (GSA)
Major Organizational Subdivision: Information Technology Service
Minor Organizational Subdivision: Office of GSA-Wide Information Technology
Name of Unit: Center for GSA-Wide IT Systems Planning and Management

ABSTRACT: GSA's GILS describes the information that is created and maintained by GSA and shows how to obtain it. The information is used by GSA to accomplish its legally mandated mission. GSA was established on July 1, 1949, to provide a wide variety of management and related services for the Federal Government. The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 379), which created GSA, stemmed from recommendations contained in the first Hoover Commission report and other studies aimed at bringing about improvements and economies in management practices. The Act consolidated functions formerly assigned to various agencies including personal property management, real property management, records management, transportation and public utilities management, and procurement and management of the stockpile of strategic and critical materials. Later, additional and related programs were assigned to GSA, such as management of Federal information technology (to include automated data processing and telecommunications), expansion of productive capacity and production and supply of materials and facilities necessary for national defense, motor vehicle management, representation of Government agencies in proceedings before Federal and State regulatory bodies, and the operation of Presidential libraries. Certain programs also were transferred from GSA to other agencies. Records management was transferred to the newly established National Archives and Records Administration by Public Law 98-497 on April 1, 1985, and the management of the National Defense Stockpile to the Department of Defense by Executive Order on July 3, 1988.

GSA is organized into services, staff offices, and the Office of the Inspector General and the GSA Board of Contract Appeals, reporting to the Administrator of GSA. The services carry out program operations, and the staff offices provide staff services.

The services are: Federal Supply Service (FSS), Information Technology Service (ITS), Public Buildings Service (PBS), and Federal Telecommunications Service (FTS). The Central Office, GSA, is located in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. GSA's regional offices are established in 11 cities throughout the United States on a geographical jurisdiction basis.

Because of its diverse mission and responsibilities, GSA's information resources are of interest to three distinct audiences: Federal Agencies, private sector firms and contractors, and the general public. GSA is the business manager and agent for other Federal agencies and serves as purchasing agent, logistics and supply executive, telephone company, office automation expert, security manager, travel agent, office space landlord and developer, real estate rental and sales agent, sales manager for used goods, and much, much more. GSA information sources for Federal agencies tell about goods or services GSA provides. Sources for businesses tell how to become a supplier of goods and services to GSA and other Federal agencies. Sources for the public explain how GSA sells cars, old computers, houses, and other items or how to use GSA's public programs.

GSA's GILS is like a library card catalog. It describes information created and used by GSA and how to get it. GSA's information sources include: GSA's information dissemination products such as pamphlets, catalogs, bulletin board systems, and GSA's home page on the World Wide Web and internet: GSA's automated information systems which provide critical support to GSA's missions and functions, and GSA's Privacy Act Systems. Some of the GILS records may point to or be electronically linked to other records for additional information. GSA's GILS will continuously be enhanced to improve the quality and availability of its information.

Begin Date: 1995
End Date:

AVAILABILITY:
Distributor:
Distributor Name: Office of GSA-Wide Information Technology (KG)
Distributor Organization: General Services Administration (GSA)
Distributor Street Address:18th and F Streets NW
Distributor City: Washington
Distributor State: DC
Distributor Zip Code: 20405
Distributor Country: USA
Distributor Network Address:
Distributor Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Distributor Telephone: 202-219-3062
Distributor Fax:
Resource Description:
Order Process:
Order Information: GILS information is available in hardcopy or via the Internet. Requests for printouts of GILS information should be submitted by telephone or in writing to the address or telephone number shown in the distributor fields. Requests for the information described in GILS should be submitted to the Distributors shown in the GILS record for the information resource.
Cost:
Cost Information: Access to GILS via Internet is free of charge. Costs for paper copies, if any, will be determined on a case by case basis based on the specific request requirements.
Technical Prerequisites: Appropriate internetworking software.

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Available Linkage: http://www.gsa.gov/gils, or Z39_GILS@159.142.165.89:210 or "search://159.142.165.89:210//opt/wais/indexes/Z39_GILS"
Available Linkage Type: text/html
SOURCES OF DATA: Services and Staff Offices within GSA.

ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: General Access Constraints: None to GSA GILS information resources. There may be access restrictions to information systems containing Privacy Act, procurement, or financial sensitive data.
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USE CONSTRAINTS: None to GSA GILS information resources. There may be use restrictions to information systems containing Privacy Act, procurement, or financial sensitive data.

POINT OF CONTACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Contact Name: Office of GSA-Wide Information Technology
Contact Organization: GSA Information Technology Service
Contact Street Address: 18th and F Streets NW
Contact City: Washington
Contact State: DC
Contact Zip Code: 20405
Contact Country: USA
Contact Network Address:
Contact Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Contact Telephone: 202-219-3062
Contact Fax:
PURPOSE: GILS was created to provide the public, private sector businesses, and other government agencies easily accessible descriptions of GSA's information holdings and how to obtain access to them.
AGENCY PROGRAM: GILS was implemented in support of GSA's information resources management functions, pursuant to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
SCHEDULE NUMBER:
CONTROL IDENTIFIER: GSAX000
RECORD SOURCE
Department/Agency Name: General Services Administration (GSA)
Major Organizational Subdivision: Information Technology Service (ITS)
Minor Organizational Subdivision: Office of GSA-Wide Information Technology (IT)
Name of Unit: Center for GSA-Wide IT Systems Planning and Management
DATE OF LAST MODIFICATION: 19951215
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LOCAL SUBJECT INDEX:
Local Subject Term: U.S. Federal GILS

Questions or comments regarding this service? Contact the GPO Access User Support Team
by Internet e-mail at gpoaccess@gpo.gov; by telephone at 202-512-1530; or by fax at 202-512-1262.

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