The Department of General Services announced today that it has centralized its fleet management services; closing garages and offices in Fresno, Los Angeles, Oakland and San Diego and moving operations to the State Garage on 1416 Tenth St. in Sacramento.  DGS has also eliminated preventative maintenance in its Sacramento garage.  The moves will help the department save more than $2 million annually.

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Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. has declared the month of May as ‘California Small Business Month.’  Currently, more than 26 percent of California's business is done by small businesses.  The Department of General Services has certified more than 20,000 small businesses, of those, more than 13,000 are Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises.

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The State Information Officers Council (SIOC) awarded the Department of General Service's (DGS) Office of Public Affairs (OPA) with three awards for their work in 2011 promoting the programs and activities of DGS. SIOC has been honoring the work of State communications professionals for decades and this is the first time that DGS staff have been recognized for their work.

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California continues to be a world leader in blazing the trail toward a greener, more sustainable future and in proving that environmental protection and economic development go hand in hand. In order to celebrate California companies and organizations providing the environmental and entrepreneurial leadership that keeps our state on the right path, we are pleased to announce the posting of the application for the 2012 Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards (GEELA). Applications will be accepted until June 22, 2012.

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The Department of General Services won a Green California Leadership Award at the 2012 Green California Summit in the category of “Climate Change” for its statewide renewable energy program. The program was designed by DGS to take advantage of the well-established third-party ownership model within the solar industry.

As it prepares the update of California’s accessibility codes, the California Division of the State Architect (DSA) is seeking input and comments from accessibility stakeholders, interested parties and the general public through a series of Access Code Forums to be held in May, June and July of 2012.

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The California Department of General Services will hold one of its regularly scheduled state Surplus Property Public Auctions in Sacramento on Saturday, May 5, 2012. The auction will take place at 1700 National Drive in Sacramento.

Preview Day, Friday, May 4, 2012: Items may be previewed the business day before the auction from 8:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. and the day of the auction from 8:00 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. The auctions begin promptly at 10:00 a.m.

See catalog of available items and more information at this link.

The next Los Angeles State Building Authority (LASBA) meeting is scheduled for May 10, 2012 at 10:30 AM in the first floor auditorium of the Ronald Reagan State Office Building – 300 South Spring Street, Los Angeles.

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The California Department of General Services (DGS) has launched a new customer service page.  DGS upholds a commitment to customer service, including the review of customer satisfaction, and is focused on improving customer service satisfaction. 

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FI$Cal (Financial Information System for California) is a business transformation project for state government in the areas of budgeting, accounting, and procurement.

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The California Department of General Services will hold one of its regularly scheduled state surplus property auctions in Sacramento on Saturday, February 4, 2012 starting at 10 a.m. The auction will take place at 1700 National Drive in Sacramento.

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The Department of General Services today released the following statement from Chester "Chet" Widom who was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown today to serve as California's State Architect, charged with overseeing the Division of the State Archtiect within the Department of General Services.

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At a ceremony in Citrus Heights, the Department of General Services today presented awards to nine state agencies and 16 state employees for their outstanding work with California small businesses and disabled veterans’ businesses. Small businesses employ more than 51 percent of the work force in California, according to the National Association of Business.

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The California Department of General Services is co-hosting "Connecting Point 2011" on November 3 at the Citrus Heights Community Center to help small businesses interested in doing business with state government agencies.

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The Department of General Services announced today that the state’s central utility plant has become the third state facility to receive LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Platinum, the highest level of “green” building design certification awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council. The central utility plant provides chilled water and steam to cool and heat 23 state-owned buildings in downtown Sacramento.

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The DGS central utility plant has won the highest possible green building rating from the U.S. Green Building Council.

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Entities prohibited from contracting with public entities in California per the Iranian Contracting Act, 2010. Read the list.

The California Department of General Services announced today that Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. has signed legislation (AB 1272) authorizing DGS to dispose of excess state property.

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Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that an executive order to purge unnecessary vehicles has already cut the state's fleet by 3,800, which is expected to save $11.4 million next year and bring in $5 million from auction revenue.

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The Department of General Services announced today that it will save the State more than $2 million annually by closing its Fresno, Los Angeles and Oakland fleet garages and its San Diego fleet office, and eliminating preventative maintenance in its Sacramento garage within one year.

L.A. State Building Authority public meeting scheduled for Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 2 p.m. in the Ronald Reagan State Building, 300 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles in the auditorium- 1st Floor.  Meeting Announcement

Futhering California's energy and environmental goals, the California Department of General Services today announced that two Caltrans district headquarters buildings have been awarded LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

In a move that will save taxpayers $6 billion dollars over the next 35 years, Governor Jerry Brown today called off the previous administration’s “short-sighted” proposal to sell and leaseback 11 state properties. Read the Governor's press release

In an effort to cut the state’s passenger vehicle fleet in half, Governor Jerry Brown today directed all state agencies and departments to immediately halt new car purchases and turn in taxpayer-funded cars that are not essential to state business.

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Developer, State to share in profits of future development
The Department of General Services today announced that Majestic Realty Company has been chosen to lease and develop 150 acres of state-owned property in Chino; guaranteeing the State a new revenue stream to support the General Fund for years to come.

The California Department of General Services (DGS) has recognized nine state employees and 11 agencies for their outstanding effort and commitment in steering an increasing amount of commerce to California small businesses and companies operated by disabled veterans.

The CA Dept. of General Services offers a wide range of alternative fuel vehicles to travelers on state business.