David Berteau
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For years, Congress and White House administrations have tried to make chief information officers business leaders with a proverbial seat at the top management table.
November 05, 2018 -
Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said the rule on performance-based payments and progress payments wasn’t adequately coordinated within the Pentagon before the public comments process began.
October 09, 2018 -
The report identifies five macro forces that influence 10 risk archetypes, each of which represents a threat to the stability and security of the defense industrial base.
October 08, 2018 -
David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a wide ranging interview on a variety of topics, including who the PSC serves and what it does for its members. October 1, 2018
October 01, 2018 -
For maybe the umpteenth time, the Pentagon has tinkered with the setup for procurement. That could mean chaos, according to David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council.
September 10, 2018 -
The Senate managed to pass several appropriations bills last week, putting it on rough par with the House. But the Defense Department's initiative known as Deliver Uncompromised could really affect contracting.
August 29, 2018 -
Congress is further along in the annual appropriations process than it usually is at this point in August, but that doesn't mean contractors should drop planning for the possibility of a government shutdown.
August 15, 2018 -
Agencies got a big boost in appropriations midway through the fiscal year, making it harder than usual for them to write contracts to spend all of their appropriated funds.
August 13, 2018 -
Professional Service Council's CEO David Berteau joins Federal Drive once again with his analysis of the benefits for contractors found within 2019 NDAA legislation
July 30, 2018 -
Information about Other Transaction Agreements is so hazy that no one is quite sure of the total dollar amount DoD has spent on OTAs over the past three years.
July 24, 2018 -
The Professional Services Council and Grant Thornton’s biennial survey of federal acquisition workers found budget uncertainty and oversight requirements temper their optimism.
July 19, 2018 -
The president and CEO of the Professional Services Council said Congress will need to pass additional legislation to appropriate funding.
June 18, 2018 -
Contract obligations are down across the board by about 13 percent, the president and CEO of the Professional Services Council said.
May 07, 2018 -
The Trump administration is also considering a move of another Office of Personnel Management program, HR Solutions. Multiple sources say the administration wants to move HR Solutions to the General Services Administration.
April 09, 2018 -
The former assistant defense secretary shared his reaction to the search engine's employee protest of DoD partnership.
April 09, 2018