GSA has formed strategic alliances and partnerships with a number of leading national and international organizations to study the federal workplace

Among the numerous alliances that the office participates in are:

• Advanced Building Systems Integration Consortium;
• American Institute of Architects;
• American Planning Association (APA);
• APA Federal Planning Division;
• Building Owners and Managers Association International;
• CoreNet Global;
• Federal Facilities Council;
• Federal Real Property Association;
• Gartner Group/MIT Workplace Industry Consortium;
• International Facilities Management Association;
• International Telework Advisory Council;
• Mid-Atlantic Telework Advisory Council;
• National Association of State Facilities Administrators;
• WorkPlace Consortium;
• The Workplace Network; and 
• The WorldWide Workplace Web

Many initiatives and projects in GSA owe their beginnings or have received support from the partnerships and alliances with these organizations. GSA has been able to leverage the expertise and resources of these groups and its members to gather the latest information and data in the areas of:

• Alternative Financing;
• Integrated Workplace;
• Performance Measurement;
• Security;
• Sustainable Development;
• Telework;
• Urban Planning;
• Workplace Design and Construction; and
• Workplace of the Future.

GSA has applied the research and knowledge gained through these groups to its own initiatives, as well as sharing the information with the federal real estate sector with the goal of providing a better workplace for the federal employee. This report will summarize each of these groups and provide a summary of the research, knowledge, and information gained from the partnership.