The General Services Administration has promoted GSA veterans Laura Stanton and Stephanie Shutt to deputy commissioner and chief of staff of the Federal Acquisition Service, respectively, Federal News Network reported Monday.
Josh Gruenbaum, commissioner of FAS at GSA and a 2025 Wash100 awardee, announced the leadership moves in an email obtained by FNN.
The leadership changes come as FAS prepares to undergo reorganization, called FAS 2.0.
“The work you all do is critical – FAS plays a central role in helping the government buy smarter, be more efficient and deliver value to taxpayers,” Gruenbaum wrote in the email. “Laura and Stephanie both understand how important collaboration is to that mission. I encourage you to show our support as they step into these new roles.”
Laura Stanton’s Career Background
Stanton most recently served as assistant commissioner for the Office of IT Category within FAS.
She replaces the retiring Tom Howder, who has been FAS deputy commissioner since 2018, and will continue to lead the IT category.
Stanton has been with GSA since 1997 and has held positions of increasing responsibility, including deputy assistant commissioner for category management, assistant commissioner for enterprise strategy management and director of program management for the common acquisition platform.
The Smith College graduate has a master’s degree in public policy from Georgetown University.
Stephanie Shutt’s Career Highlights
Shutt, who succeeds Teri Osabutey as FAS chief of staff, most recently served as director of operation and innovation.
She joined GSA in 2004 as an industrial operations analyst and then served as a management and program analyst.
The Utah State University graduate was the director of GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule Program Management Office, where she served for over five years.
