GACA_GSA Affliiated Custromer Account.pdf
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This is an instructional guide from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Pacific Rim Region describing the GSA Affiliated Customer Account (GACA) process. GACA is a specialized Gmail account system designed to enable secure sharing and collaboration in Google between GSA and government customers and business partners who do not use Google in their workplace. The collaborative data stored on GSA's Google Drive and Google Sites systems comply with the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2, ensuring that access and transmission occur via secure web pages using TLS 1.2 encryption standards.
The guide provides step-by-step instructions for creating a GACA account. Users must create a Gmail account at http://mail.google.com/mail/signup with a username formatted as "GSA." followed by first and last name (e.g., GSA.johnsmith@gmail.com), complete all required fields, and accept the Terms of Service. Following account creation, users must set up 2-Step Verification (two-factor authentication) using a smartphone capable of receiving text messages by accessing the account's Security settings and enabling the 2-Step Verification feature. The document notes that GACA is applicable only to government agency customers and business partners who do not currently use Google in their workplace; agencies and civilian partners already using Google have no need to create a GACA account.
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U.S. General Services Administration www.gsa.gov
Pacific Rim Region
GSA Affiliated Customer Account (GACA)
To enable similar sharing and collaboration in Google with our government customers and business partners, while also ensuring that this shared information is safeguarded and secure, GSA created a specialized Gmail account process called GACA – short for the GSA Affiliated Customer Accounts (GACA). Collaborative data stored on GSA’s Google Drive and Google Sites systems are compliant to the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2. This standard ensures that access and transmission occurs via a secure web page using the TLS 1.2 encryption standard.
Applicability – GACA is for those who work for our government customers and business partners who do not use Google in their workplace. Agencies and civilian partners that are using Google in their workplace do not need to create a GACA account.
How to create a GSA Affiliated Customer Account (GACA) in Gmail
The person who will be using the GACA account (the government agency customer or the business partner) must create a Gmail account at http://mail.google.com/mail/signup and follow the process below:
1. Create a Gmail account at http://mail.google.com/mail/signup o Enter the first name and last name o Enter the username: must start with “GSA.” then first name, last name - example:
GSA.johnsmith@gmail.com o Complete all required fields
2. Accept the Terms of Service and submit the request.
3. Set up 2-Step Verification (also known as two-factor authentication) using a smartphone that can receive simple messages.
o Click on the account profile picture (top right) o Click “Manage your Google Account” o Select “Security” on the left side navigation panel o In the “Signing in to Google” section, turn “2-Step Verification” to
“On” http://www.gsa.gov/ http://mail.google.com/mail/signup http://mail.google.com/mail/signup mailto:GSA.johnsmith@gmail.com
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