Summary: As the General Services Administration reaches 70 years in business, Federal News Network has been exploring what that means for the agency whose main customer is the federal government itself. From the first time the legendary Texas Congressman Jack Brooks dialed a number using the newly established contract called federal telephone service, GSA has been in the business of operating contracts that supply telecom services to federal agencies.Continuing the series, GSA @ 70: Mission Evolved, and to gain some long-term perspective, Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with a 32-year employee: Tom Howder, acting deputy commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service. He explained how acquisition looked back then and reviewed telecom, which is where he got his start.
