The legacy of waste at the GSA The big General Services Administration has long needed a big cleanup. But GSA is still in the same sort of mess it was in when the Republicans took over. The main ingredients: favoritism, factionalism, sloppiness, and waste. Fortune Classic: The legacy of waste at the GSA Editor's note: Every Sunday, Fortune publishes a story from our magazine archives . In light of the controversy surrounding the General Services Administration's spending habits and the recent Congressional hearings on the subject, we go back 56 years to August 1955, when Fortune reported the GSA "just as much of a mess today as it was in 1952." It's safe to say that not much has changed in the ... GSA Pennsylvania: Hampton Roads Termite and Pest Control Awarded GSA PITTSBURGH, April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GSA Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that Hampton Roads Termite and Pest Control Inc. (HRTPC ) has been awarded a GSA Schedule 03FAC contract and is now certified ... GSA South Carolina: SYSTMS of New York Awarded GSA - Will work with Federal Agencies GREENVILLE, S.C., April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GSA South Carolina is pleased to announce that SYSTMS of New York, Inc. ( SYSTMSNY ) has been awarded a GSA Schedule 70 contract and is now certified to ... GSA endorses SynTel services The U.S. Government Services Administration has approved original software developed by SynTel, LLC of Jonesboro for use in government agencies at the local, county, state an GSA Saves Taxpayer Money With Deep Energy Retrofits Of Federal Buildings Imagine you work as a press officer at the General Services Administration. One month ago, many taxpayers didn?t even know your agency existed. Today, the agency?s acronym, GSA, is synonymous with government waste and scandal, and the erstwhile clueless taxpayer can?t scan the news without reading how he?d been fleeced by spendthrift GSA bureaucrats ? apparently what happens in Vegas does not ... GSA Appoints First Director Representing China The Global Semiconductor Alliance , the voice of the global semiconductor industry, today announces the appointment of Dr. Leo Li, chairman, chief executive officer and president of Spreadtrum Communications, Inc., to its board of directors. Local Company Leverages GSA Award to Grow Nationally LYNNWOOD, Wash., April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GSA Schedule holder, Arnold Dental Supply has surpassed the $500K mark in sales to federal agencies this past year. For the owners of this boutique dental ... GSA South Carolina to Feature Systematic Filing Products at GSA Expo GREENVILLE, S.C., April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GSA South Carolina is pleased to announce that they will be exhibiting and showcasing one of their premiere clients, Systematic Filing Products at the annual ... Grilling shows GSA's dysfunction After a preliminary report detailed abuses, and after a final report that showed Jeff Neely may have illegally wasted funds, no one stopped him from taking more trips.
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http://dailyherald.com/article/20120422/business/704229977/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/justingerdes/2012/04/23/gsa-saves-taxpayer-money-with-deep-energy-retrofits-of-federal-buildings/
http://michellemalkin.com/2012/04/14/gsa-official/
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/04/10/federal-agency-cancels-new-vegas-conference-amid-scandal-over-its-lavish-2010/
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/04/07/white-house-pushing-blame-on-bush-white-house-for-gsa-debacle/
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/04/05/video-shows-officials-joking-about-cost-lavish-conference/
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/04/19/widening-probe-suggests-neely-wife-benefited-from-free-gsa-spending/
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/04/03/lawmakers-aghast-over-report-lavish-conference-footed-by-taxpayers/
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/04/19/new-federal-agency-ofr-stirs-orwellian-fears/
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/04/11/gsa-employees-travel-to-hawaii-five-days-for-one-hour-ribbon-cutting/
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/04/19/leon-panetta-worth-price/
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/04/09/former-gsa-head-rejects-push-to-blame-bush-administration-over-vegas-conference/
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/04/22/warning-sign-gsa-deputy-pleaded-guilty-to-embezzlement-months-before-vegas-bash/
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/04/16/ahead-hearing-issa-complains-mastermind-gsa-conference-till-being-paid/
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/04/19/illinois-city-official-accused-stealing-30m-from-taxpayers/
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/04/04/agency-under-fire-for-vegas-conference-recorded-ballooning-budgets-in-recent/
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
GSA official's wife went on trips at taxpayer expense Saves Taxpayer Money With Deep Energy Retrofits Of Federal Buildings official expected to plead the Fifth House hearing Acting Administrator Apologies for wasted money Dana Milbank What was GSA’s Jeffrey Neely thinking Staff Got Bonuses Planning Lavish 2010 Event White blames Bush administration Your Tax Dollars Their Party All a Big Joke Official's Wife Enjoying TaxFunded Perks $820 000 Vegas Bash Dime Sinks Chief New Agency Stirs 'Orwellian' Fears $$ Spent 5 Days in Hawaii RibbonCutting Panetta's Trips Home Rival Cost of GSA's ExGSA Head Rips Obama For Blame Game Warning Sign Deputy Guilty Embezzlement $250G Rewards Mastermind Behind Still Being Paid officials ordered repay $5 600 as agency moves reco
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