{"id":11935,"date":"2026-01-22T10:04:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T15:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/alumninews\/?p=11935"},"modified":"2026-01-22T10:04:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T15:04:47","slug":"lynch-04-appointed-deputy-administrator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/alumninews\/2026\/01\/22\/lynch-04-appointed-deputy-administrator\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynch \u201904 appointed deputy administrator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsa.gov\/about-us\/newsroom\/news-releases\/gsa-administrator-appoints-michael-lynch-as-deputy-administrator-01202026\"><strong>announced the appointment<\/strong><\/a> of Michael Lynch as Deputy Administrator, effective Jan. 20, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/alumninews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/01\/Michael_Lynch-150x170-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/alumninews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/01\/Michael_Lynch-150x170-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11936\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cSince joining GSA, Mike has demonstrated exceptional business acumen, strong leadership, and a clear track record of results,\u201d<strong>&nbsp;said GSA Administrator Ed Forst<\/strong>. \u201cIn addition to serving as the agency\u2019s chief operating officer, Mike will lead the development and execution of GSA\u2019s performance culture, oversee the delivery of our automation initiatives, and champion the agencywide artificial intelligence strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As deputy administrator, Lynch will serve as a key partner in implementing the programs GSA uses to measure performance and deliver results for the American people. In this role, he will help ensure GSA continues to operate as the engine of the federal government, supporting agencies with efficient, effective and innovative services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced the appointment of Michael Lynch as Deputy Administrator, effective Jan. 20, 2026. \u201cSince joining GSA, Mike has demonstrated exceptional business acumen, strong leadership, and a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":194,"featured_media":11936,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"w_featured_image_url":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/alumninews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/01\/Michael_Lynch-150x170-1.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/alumninews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/alumninews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/alumninews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/alumninews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/194"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/alumninews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11935"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/alumninews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11937,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/alumninews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11935\/revisions\/11937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/alumninews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/alumninews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/alumninews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/alumninews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}