David Berteau
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The Professional Services Council plans to submit comment to the Defense Department on how they can shorten their procurement and acquisition lead time.
March 12, 2018 -
Each component within the Homeland Security Department applies standards differently when determining whether contractor personnel are fit to work on behalf of the agency.
February 28, 2018 -
David Berteau says contractors need to be more active in helping their federal counterparts fight for program funding in budget talks.
February 12, 2018 -
The Trump administration’s 2-in, 1-out regulations initiative stymied the advancement of new acquisition rules.
January 29, 2018 -
GAO has put security background checks on the high-risk list. David Berteau joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to share the industry reaction.
January 29, 2018 -
Several industry organizations have resource centers to help industry prepare for a government shutdown.
January 19, 2018 -
Now contractors are asking what their obligations are this year, and the Defense Department is even going to verify compliance.
January 15, 2018 -
If Congress passes the budgets Federal News Radio has been hearing about, it could trigger sequestration.
November 20, 2017 -
The Defense Department says it wants to begin a new era of open communications with industry, seeking input to improve defense acquisitions.
October 23, 2017 -
David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, has narrowed the 1,266 pages of the NDAA down to four essential things they need to know.
September 25, 2017 -
A new sequestration update determined defense discretionary spending would need to be cut by $72.4 billion in fiscal 2018 based on the House appropriations bills.
August 21, 2017 -
Budget experts say it's only prudent for federal contractors to start preparing now for a possible government shutdown on Oct. 1.
August 14, 2017 -
The backlog in federal security background checks seems impervious to efforts to cut it down, especially with no CIO at the Office of Personnel Management.
August 14, 2017 -
The House passed a "minibus" of 2018 spending bills before leaving town for a month-long recess. Budget experts say the possibility of sequestration isn't the only reason why the minibus has little chance of survival.
August 02, 2017 -
For federal contractors, summer vacations can be problematic. That's because the start of summer also brings the last fiscal quarter and the scramble to use funds before they run out. It's a more concentrated issue this year because of how late Congress approved the 2017 budget. David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, provides an overview of the next 11 weeks on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
July 06, 2017