Professional Services Council
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Like the line in the famous Joni Mitchell song, Stan Soloway, former Pentagon procurement chief, has seen life from both sides now, or at least federal acquisition. Soloway recently stepped down after 15 years as CEO of the Professional Services Council, a trade group representing hundreds of defense contractors. He joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss why the Defense Department and everyone connected to it is wondering what happens next.
February 17, 2016 -
Stan Soloway, former president of the Professional Services Council, joins host Mark Amtower to discuss the state of professional services contracting, the Defense Authorization bill, the 1102 workforce and more. February 15, 2016
February 11, 2016 -
Cloud, cybersecurity and agile development —those are what federal chief information officers and their staffs will be dealing with in 2016. But all three fronts are changing. The Professional Services Council recently completed research interviews on the 2016 federal IT trends. Heading the effort was Kim Pack, the vice president of business capture specialists Wolf Den Associates. She told Federal Drive with Tom Temin how the whole forecast is put together.
January 07, 2016 -
If cloud computing is so great, how come federal agencies don't do more of it? The White House has been pushing cloud for nearly a decade. Turns out, CIOs still face a lot of challenges to cloud usage. The Professional Services Council, in a new report, spells them out together with some advice and examples of cloud success. Federal Drive with Tom Temin discussed all of this with the PSC's Executive Vice President Dave Wennergren.
December 17, 2015 -
The Professional Services Council’s 51st annual Vision Forecast found Defense Department and civilian agency spending on technology spending to increase over the next few years.
November 20, 2015 -
Dave Mader, the acting deputy director for management and controller at OMB, said negotiations with Congress are going well to get agencies funded before the current continuing resolution ends Dec. 11.
November 18, 2015 -
Creating more government innovation won't come without some creativity, some agency and industry experts say. Adam Tarsi, chief of staff of DoD's Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office, said agencies should widen their approach and position itself as an incubator for startup companies.
October 29, 2015 -
Paul V. Lombardi will be inducted Nov. 5 into the Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards' Hall of Fame.
October 27, 2015 -
The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards honor those in the industry that do their jobs really well. The awards are co-sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council. The executive-of-the-year award goes to a company leader who has contributed to their business the community and the industry. Vencore President and CEO Mac Curtis is a finalist for the award in the more than $300 million in sales category. He spoke to In Depth with Francis Rose.
October 27, 2015 -
The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards honor many of the individuals and businesses among the region's government contractors. The awards, sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council, celebrate high achievers. Between now and Nov. 5, Federal News Radio is featuring the finalists for this year's GovCon Awards in a series of radio interviews and photo galleries. Click the links in each photo to listen to our Federal Drive and In Depth interviews with the finalists.
October 16, 2015 -
The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards honor many of the individuals and businesses among the region’s government contractors. The awards, sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council, celebrate high…
October 16, 2015 -
The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards honor many of the individuals and businesses among the region's government contractors. The awards, sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council, celebrate high achievers. Heidi Gerding, the president and CEO of HeiTech and a finalist for this year's Executive of the Year award in the $75 million or less in sales category, spoke to In Depth with Francis Rose about the awards.
October 15, 2015 -
The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards honor many of the individuals and businesses among the region's government contractors. The awards, sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council, celebrate high achievers. Lisa Wolford, president and CEO of Constellation West and a finalist for this year's Executive of the Year award in the $75 million or less in sales category, tells In Depth with Francis Rose how her company is helping agencies to perform better.
October 14, 2015 -
The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards honor many of the individuals and businesses among the region's government contractors. The awards, sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council, celebrate high achievers. Between now and Nov. 5, Federal News Radio is interviewing the finalists for this year's awards. Joe Martore is president and CEO of CALIBRE Systems, Inc., a finalist for this year's Contractor of the Year award in the $75 million-to-$300 million in sales category. He tells the Federal Drive with Tom Temin more about his company and its nomination.
October 07, 2015 -
The rate of mergers and acquisitions in industry isn't just impacting the Defense Department, but civilian agencies as well.
October 05, 2015