Alan Chvotkin

This new rule gives contractors a way to rate the government

Federal contractors get plenty of feedback from the government. But outside of protests, the notion of a 360-degree evaluation doesn’t exactly operate…

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Commerce’s CATTS procurement exemplifies all that’s wrong with federal small business contracting

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(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)FILE - This April 19, 2019 file photo shows a sign for the Department of Defense at the Pentagon in Washington. The Biden administration’s nominee for top Pentagon policy adviser was met with sharp criticism from Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday, including accusations that he has been too partisan to be confirmed for the job. Colin Kahl, who served as national security adviser to then-Vice President Joe Biden during the Obama administration, faced repeated questions on his previous support for the Iran nuclear deal and how he would approach that issue now. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Contractors assess the Defense Department’s latest small-business strategy

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GSA leadership, IG continue to butt heads over schedule price reasonableness

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Federal contracting glides on with contractors untroubled by political breezes

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Developments around the corner for defense contractors affected by COVID

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Did the government actually reach its annual small business contracting goals?

Reports are surfacing that maybe the government did not reach its annual small business contracting goals, as the Small Business Administration has boasted.

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POTUS pick to lead OPM accused of ‘lacking commitment to federal merit system’

President Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Personnel Management is accused of ‘lacking commitment to federal merit system,” one of D.C.’s industry experts…

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Alan Chvotkin, the executive vice president and counsel at the Professional Services Council, is leaving after 19 years at the association.

Chvotkin to leave PSC after 19 years

Alan Chvotkin, the executive vice president and counsel at the Professional Services Council, helped grow the association over the last two decades as agencies spent more on services than products.

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