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Monica Franklin
Monica Franklin is nominated for Caught Doing Great Service for her customer service. While in the process of generating an urgent purchase order to pay a vendor, Monica stepped in at the end to push the process through to completion. She made sure to personally connect with each approver in the process to push things through quickly so that ...

Shae Cronin
Shae continues to be pivotal to effective OSP operations. He prepares the organization for virtually all external presentations, has negotiated a first-in-the-nation apprenticeship program (from conception to MOU and ongoing implementation), and has been instrumental in establishing the innovation and continuous improvement unit. Shae’s commitment to DGS and OSP is evident in his willingness to listen to individuals’ challenges, ...

Darrell Jones
Darrell has always been a go-getter. He’d rather jump right in and get things done than sit back and delegate. He is a conscientious Building Manager who has had numerous successes fixing issues in the 301 W. Preston St. building at the State Center Complex in Baltimore. He is easy to get along with and continues to build relationships ...

State of Maryland Fuel Site #118 – State Highway Administration (SHA) Finzel Salt Dome located at 1336 Beall School Road, Frostburg, MD is currently out of services.  This site will remain out of service until further notice.  

Published: 12/18/2024

 
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Wes Moore today signed an executive order to deliver process improvements and efficiencies to Maryland’s procurement system, promote accountability and transparency, and strengthen the state’s commitment to its socioeconomic procurement programs. The executive order, signed during the final meeting of the Board of Public Works for calendar year 2024, represents the most robust and transformative procurement reform effort ...

Starting on January 1, 2025, statewide fuel program customers will use BPO number 001B5600092 topay bulk fuel and DEF invoices. Any bulk fuel invoices prior to January 1, 2025, will be paid with theold BPO number 001B2600177. Any DEF invoices prior to January 1, 2025, will be paid with the oldBPO number 001B2600127. Consigned fuel and maintenance are still under ...

Tyler Kurtz The Catonsville multi-service center has a green roof. Green roofs provide shade, help reduce the roof surface temperature and the surrounding air. While my team members care for the landscaping throughout the facility, it is easy to overlook the lawn on the roof that no one sees and constituents can’t complain about. However, my team has such pride in ...

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore today announced that the Maryland Department of General Services launched a state-of-the-art capital grants management system, replacing a cumbersome, manual-reliant process with a modernized digital platform. Designed by Submittable, the new platform will manage all grants authorized beginning in 2017 and will deliver increased efficiencies and accessibility for future capital grants administration.​
“Today, we continue our work ...

Ofc. David Townes, Lt. Carlos, Sgt. Shanell Johnson, Sgt. Derrick Layton, Officer Keith Calloway and Security Officer Jamal HendersonOn June 24, 2024, at approximately 1044 hours, members of the Field Operations Bureau—PFC David Townes, Lt. Carlos Gomez, Sgt. Shanell Johnson, Sgt. Derrick Layton, K9 Officer Keith Calloway, and Security Officer Jamal Henderson—demonstrated exceptional teamwork and professionalism in response to a ...

Jonathan Swiderski The Office of State Procurement has nominated Jonathan for doing a job well done for the Architecture and Engineering Request for Proposals (RFP) Mussel Hatchery project. This project was his first RFP, presenting many challenges along the way that would trip up even the most seasoned Procurement professional. There has not been a similar project completed in the past ...