GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service is back in the live training business, hosting the Federal Acquisition Training Symposium May 10-11 in Huntsville, Alabama.  The event acknowledges that both GSA customers and contractors must receive regular training in order to get the most out of GSA’s acquisition tools.  It has been difficult for the agency to train users on a large scale since the end of the GSA Expo era four years ago.  While individual and virtual training have been used to try and fill the resulting needs, contractors, too, have had to play a role to guide buyers on proper contract use.  The training symposium includes show space where contractors can display their latest solutions, albeit on a smaller scale than previous Expo’s allowed.  Nevertheless, having customers, contractors, and GSA officials in one place makes for some excellent networking opportunities.  The Training Symposium has tremendous potential and GSA leaders are to be applauded for trying to provide an opportunity for its customers to obtain critical knowledge.  See more at gsafas2016.com.