President Trump nominated Emily Murphy to be the next administrator of the General Services Administration Friday evening.  The move had been much-anticipated, but had likely been delayed over controversy with the Trump hotel in Washington, D.C. and the collapse of a deal to create a new headquarters for the FBI.  Murphy is no stranger to GSA, or to GSA Schedule contract holders.  She has served at the agency in an advisory capacity since late January and previously served as GSA’s first Chief Acquisition Officer in the early 2000’s.  She went on to work with several tech start-ups and then served as Senior Counsel on the House Small Business Committee for many years.  She frequently championed small business Schedule contract holders from that post.  Murphy will bring a strong common sense mentality to GSA and will likely work closely with Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Alan Thomas, who she worked with at the agency previously.  She must now be confirmed by the Senate, a process that could take some time as Senators may use the nomination as an opportunity to express displeasure with the GSA-related issues noted above.  Still, it is good for the agency to have a nominee and the agency should be well-served by an administrator who already knows much about it.