Professional Services Council
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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 -
When agencies use the Defense Contract Audit Agency for cost audits, contractors wait for two years or longer for contract closeouts.
October 09, 2017 -
George DelPrete, the director of the Federal CIO Survey from the PSC and Grant Thornton, said those questioned online offered a different viewpoint than those surveyed in person.
October 05, 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 survey from Grant Thornton and the Professional Services Council highlights continued challenges federal CIOs face.
September 25, 2017 -
Last week was filled with developments affecting federal contractors, including progress, if you can call it that, on the budget front and people moving closer to key administration positions.
September 11, 2017 -
The White House’s American Technology Council is seeking comments on its draft plan to move agencies off legacy IT.
September 05, 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 -
The Trump administration recently announced cuts in federal regulations, a move one industry insider calls a significant initiative for government contractors.
August 01, 2017 -
To many people in business and industry, federal regulation looks like a runaway train always gathering more steam. Except now the Trump administration is trying to slow things down a bit. Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president and counsel at the Professional Services Council, offers his take on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
July 31, 2017 -
For federal contractors, trying to get a bead on future federal procurement policy is like peering into fog. The House Armed Services Committee has flip-flopped on a couple of issues. The Defense Department seems to disagree with the White House. Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president and counsel at the Professional Services Council, offers his take on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
July 20, 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