David Berteau

• That $15 wage proposal for federal contractors, will it help or hurt?

  For some contractors a $15-an-hour minimum wage is a moot issue. For others, it would have a lot of implications for profits and competitiveness.

  Pay

  May 04, 2021
• More than troops will be departing Afghanistan — also a slew of contractors

  Contractors supporting both the troops and a number of services in Afghanistan are trying to get answers about what's ahead now that they will soon return to the U.S.

  Contracting

  April 20, 2021
• Contractors are already organizing as they anticipate the next big spending bill

  With how services contractors are thinking about the proposed infrastructure bill, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, David Berteau.

  Contracting

  April 06, 2021
• When it comes to the Biden administration regulatory agenda, contractors are waiting for the shoes to drop

  Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the president and CEO of the Professional Services Council David Berteau for some insight.

  Contracting

  March 23, 2021
• Even federal contractors have something to like in the latest big spending bill

  So far in the big stimulus bill, contractors got an extension of section 3610, which gives them a sort of ongoing protection from the pandemic.

  Contracting

  March 10, 2021
• Warner, Rubio push to extend contractor pandemic relief authorities

  Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) are pressing Senate leadership to extend 3610 authorities through Sept. 30.

  Acquisition Policy

  February 26, 2021
• Something federal contractors thought they’d gotten rid of is popping up

  A form of contracting known as lowest-price technically acceptable, or LPTA, has long bugged federal contractors.

  Acquisition

  February 23, 2021
• Cabinet leaders are in, now for the sub-cabinet appointments

  Contractors are looking to see who will fill crucial sub-cabinet appointment slots. The latest from Professional Services Council president and CEO David Berteau.

  Contracting

  February 09, 2021
• Navigating the Biden administration’s new Buy American policy

  The Biden Administration has underscored a Buy American policy for federal procurement. It establishes an overseer at the Office of Management and Budget and clamps down on content in what agencies buy.

  Contracting

  January 26, 2021
• Contractors ponder their place in vaccine queue

  The government couldn't function for very long without contractors. Does that mean contractor employees, or at least certain ones, ought to be eligible for COVID vaccines?

  Contracting

  January 12, 2021
• By all indications, FY ’21 is going to be a bumpy ride

  Missing the guardrails by inches, the nation's careening political apparatus has managed to fund the government for fiscal 2021.

  Congress

  December 29, 2020
• Changes on the horizon for defense contractors

  Federal contractors are bracing for radical changes in policy and the threat of a short-term government shutdown as they look forward the coming transition.

  Contracting

  December 01, 2020
• What do federal contractors want out of the 2020 election winner?

  The election outcome will have big consequences for nearly every segment of the economy, including federal contractors and the rules they and the government operate under.

  Contracting

  November 03, 2020
• What the president’s new order on race training means for federal contractors

  The controversial White House directive banning what the Trump administration thinks is divisive diversity training - it applies to federal contractors, too.

  Contracting

  October 06, 2020