GSA ‘unimpressed,’ insulted by consulting companies’ efforts to cut spending

'Unimpressed' GSA gives consulting firms new deadline in quest to terminate contracts

The General Services Administration is not happy with the top-10 consulting firms it asked back in February to self-identify contracts that could be terminated to save the federal government money, going as far as to call their efforts under the initiative “insulting.” Josh Gruenbaum, commissioner of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, wrote in a letter to those 10 firms, viewed by FedScoop, that GSA and its contracting partners are “unanimously …

GSA ‘unimpressed,’ insulted by consulting companies’ efforts to cut spending

The General Services Administration is running out of patience with the top government consulting firms. In a strongly worded letter sent to all 10 firms, GSA warned them to provide better data and more specifics for cost savings and contract terminations — or risk the consequences. “GSA and our partner agencies have thoroughly reviewed your consulting spending scorecard submitted at the end of March. We were unanimously unimpressed with the sub…