President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to consolidate federal procurement of goods and services within the General Services Administration to remove waste and duplication and enable agencies to focus on their mission of delivering services to citizens.
Within 90 days, the EO directs the GSA administrator to submit to the director of the Office of Management a comprehensive plan for consolidating the procurement of common goods and services across the government.
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Designating GSA as Executive Agent for GWACs
Within 30 days, the head of OMB should designate the GSA administrator as the executive agent for all governmentwide acquisition contracts, or GWACs, for IT.
The head of GSA should rationalize governmentwide indefinite delivery IT contracts for agencies on an ongoing basis to eliminate contract duplication and address other inefficiencies.
Centralized Approach to Procurement
In a fact sheet published Thursday, the White House said the administration believes that adopting a centralized approach to procurement could help ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent wisely and result in major savings.
The White House cited some savings examples and noted that a 10 percent cut in spending by consolidating procurement could result in about $50 billion in savings per year.
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