6. Transparency
GSA plays a central role as the provider of goods and services to Federal agencies, and has many opportunities and incentives to disseminate information to industry and government partners. As one of the first agencies to use the Internet for mission functions, we launched GSA Advantage!® more than 12 years ago to provide information on contracts and pricing. We also launched FirstGov.gov (now USA.gov) in September 2000 to facilitate public access to Federal information. We also work closely with the Office of Management and Budget to develop, implement and launch e-government initiatives to publicize government information to fulfill the requirements of the administration’s open government agenda.
In this section we provide information about