Professional Services Council
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The Chief Information Officers Council soon will allow agencies to hire technology fellows under a new initiative to help the government compete with the private sector for IT talent. The Technology Fellows Program, part of the 25 Point Plan to Reform Federal IT Management, will give agencies fast-track hiring authority.
May 14, 2012 -
The Pentagon says the way it buys certain commercial products has been abused for more than a decade. The Defense Department asked Congress to include new rules for buying commercial-of-a-type products, which are commercial in nature, but the military is the only or largest customer by far. Industry was pleased to see the House Armed Services Committee not include the change in the Defense authorization bill.
May 14, 2012 -
On the heels of the announcement that Dan Gordon will step down as OFPP administrator, experts evaluate his legacy and discuss the process and pitfalls of naming a successor.
November 02, 2011 -
Alan Chvotkin is the vice president of the Professional Services Council.
October 27, 2011 -
The gap between government and contractor pay has continued to widen, according to a recent survey from the Human Resource Association of the National Capital Area and the Professional Services Council.
October 03, 2011 -
The President said in a speech today that federal contractor executives are getting paid too much from the government.
September 19, 2011 -
The Defense Department will focus its energies on trying to make its IT systems so hard to penetrate that adversaries won\'t bother trying. The Pentagon barely mentions offensive capabilities in its new cyber strategy.
July 15, 2011 -
The Professional Services Council details likes and dislikes of procurement language in the 2012 DoD Authorization bill.
July 14, 2011 -
OMB will tell agencies to focus on management support service contracts and reduce spending by $6 billion. OMB said contracting for management support services grew at a faster rate than other types of contracting. The initiative is part of the administration\'s Campaign to Cut Waste.
July 07, 2011 -
Today’s guests on the Federal News Countdown: –Stan Soloway, President and CEO, Professional Services Council –Lisa Mascolo, former Managing Director, US Federal Client Service Group—Health & Public Service, Accenture Lisa Mascolo’s stories #3 750,000 in…
July 01, 2011 -
The Buy American Act was originally passed in 1933 to protect American jobs and companies.
June 29, 2011 -
Stan Soloway, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, explains to what extent industry would hurt from a partial government shutdown.
April 08, 2011 -
The Defense Department is looking to standardize the procedures its components use in source selection under competitive acquisitions. New DoDwide procedures issued this month will take effect in July.
March 16, 2011 -
The Defense Department\'s efficiencies initiative isn\'t just about internal DoD processes, the Army\'s acquisition chief said Wednesday. The service wants its vendors to help find ways to reduce costs and take on risk in the process, he said.
March 10, 2011 -
The Professional Services Council held a conference to provide information about preparing for a government shutdown.
February 24, 2011