Office of the Chief Information Officer

Summary

The Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) develops and manages applications and systems in support of the needs of the FAS business lines and staff offices in accordance with policy established by the GSA Chief Information Officer.

The FAS OCIO provide value to the constituent groups who rely on it's business applications and electronic tools. These constituents include internal GSA employees, agency customers, and industry partners.

This office is leveraging the assets of the legacy FTS CIO and FSS CIO offices across both organizations. For example, FTS has a well-developed Business Objects reporting and analysis program that is used for legacy FSS programs, such as SmartPay. The results are better adherence to common standards, lower expenses from re-use of assets, and greater expertise, providing better support to users.

Applications

Key applications supported by the OCIO are: 

• GSAAdvantage!®
•  eBuy, eOffer/eMod
•  Transportation Management Services Solution
• FSS-19
• GSA Auctions®
• ITSS/ITOMS/COBD
• CMS

This office also supports strategic FAS programs, such as Networx, HSPD-12, and Alliant with various services such as HelpDesk, website content, and IT security.

Value Proposition

The vision of the OCIO is to provide an easy-to-use, end-to-end electronic system for the entire procurement life cycle that:

• Integrates FAS e-Tools, such as eBuy and GSAAdvantage!® , with procurement and contracting systems at other agencies.
• Is beneficial  to customers by providing complete procurement tracking and reporting.
• Results in a competitive advantage for GSA that other providers cannot match.

Functions

The functions of this office include:

• CIO strategic and capital planning
• FAS IT security
• Applications development, operations and maintenance
• Applications integration
• Applications technical resource management
• FAS technology architecture