Professional Services Council
-
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 -
Homeland Security started a procurement innovation lab which hosted workshops for the contractor associations.
September 24, 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 -
OFPP has asked ACT-IAC to help find and share examples of agencies who are being innovative in federal procurement.
August 27, 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 -
The Trump administration is drafting an executive order to authorize the transfer of the governmentwide security clearance program from the Office of Personnel Management and National Background Investigations Bureau to the Pentagon.
August 07, 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 -
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 -
Several trade industry groups have urged congressional reform to speed up the security clearance process for federal employees and contractors.
July 17, 2018 -
Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president and counsel at the Professional Services Counsel, spoke on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the implications.
July 16, 2018 -
Things are moving fast as summer rolls on and mid-term elections near.
July 02, 2018