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Professional Services Council
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To federal contractors, the Trump administration feels a bit like an unbaked souffle. Lots of broken eggs and a hot oven, but nothing fully risen yet. Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president of the Professional Services Council, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin that leaders at his organization are hoping to see some of the Obama administration rules rolled back.
February 13, 2017 -
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The new Trump administration has thrown off policies on immigration, border control, trade, federal employment, the environment and oil and gas transport. But we've seen nothing on information technology, on which the government spends more than $80 billion a year. Dave Wennergren, executive vice president for operations and technology at the Professional Services Council, shares more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
January 30, 2017 -
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Wave after wave of reform of the security clearance backlog system has crashed on bureaucratic rocks. Now government agencies and companies with a need for cleared people are awaiting the launch of the National Background Investigation Bureau. David Berteau, CEO of the Professional Services Council, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer his take on NBIB.
January 16, 2017 -
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A fight over the congressional budget in 2018 is expected after President-elect Donald Trump takes office and enacts his campaign promises, says the former president of the Professional Services Council.
January 09, 2017 -
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Tony Scott, the federal chief information officer, said in an exit interview that the update to Circular A-130 and the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) are among the most significant accomplishments during his almost two-year tenure, which will end Jan. 17.
January 06, 2017 -
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Comments were due last week on a Defense Department rule concerning government use of unclassified contractor information. It may have been mistletoe and egg-nog time, but that didn't prevent the Professional Services Council from weighing in. Alan Chvotkin, PSC's executive vice president and counsel, fills in Federal Drive with Tom Temin on all the details.
January 03, 2017 -
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A group of defense organizations are crying foul over a new rule that cracks down on how companies can portray research funds given to them by the the Pentagon.
December 21, 2016 -
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Cybersecurity problems are metastizing. The Presidential Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity came out with a report just days before the alleged Russian election hacking and the breach of 1 billion Yahoo accounts. became news. With what these and other cyber incidents present as a challenge, Dave Wennergren, vice president of operations and technology at the Professional Services Council, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 19, 2016 -
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Congress is getting ready to vote on a defense authorization bill for 2017. The conference report, seeking to reconcile the Senate and House versions, has lots of stuff of interest to contractors. Alan Chvotkin, counsel and executive vice president of the Professional Services Council, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.
December 05, 2016 -
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Even though there's a big and mysterious transition about to take place, and Congress is nowhere near a final budget for 2017, the day-to-day business has to go on somehow. David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, shares the latest on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
November 23, 2016 -
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President-elect Donald Trump's suggested hiring freeze on the federal workforce could have major implications for federal contractors. With possible plans to cut the size of the federal workforce through attrition and retirements, some contractors say industry may have to shoulder more of the workload, since the capability requirements won't change even as government shrinks.
November 22, 2016 -
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Defense Department Comptroller Mike McCord said the prospect of a continuing resolution into the new year is one of the biggest challenges DoD will face. House Republicans seem poised to act on a continuing resolution that would keep the government funded through current spending levels until March.
November 17, 2016 -
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Results of more than 300 interviews of federal technology and acquisition experts for the Professional Services Council’s 2016 Vision conference predicts little new spending, but a lot of moving around of existing money.
November 16, 2016 -
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Federal IT experts say it’s unclear what a Trump administration will focus on when it comes to technology policies and programs.
November 10, 2016
