Professional Services Council
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Government contractors are changing the way they are communicating with their clients and seeking more details for how to continue to meet mission needs.
April 07, 2020 -
It's taken a couple of weeks, but the White House and various agencies have more or less come up with policies for contractors trying to support the government during the virus crisis.
March 24, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, federal contractor associations wrote separate letters to the White House and lawmakers asking for more guidance for how industry should expect to work during the effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.
March 20, 2020 -
The Defense Department has set up a daily call with associations representing its vendors to take stock of how the coronavirus is impacting its industrial base while the White House has activated a 1950 law to give agencies procurement priority.
March 18, 2020 -
Vendors are waiting for the Defense Department to release more details, including the proposed acquisition rule, about how it will apply the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification starting this year.
March 18, 2020 -
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency will name a new permanent director after months of acting leadership.
March 16, 2020 -
The Homeland Security Department sent a letter to contractors explaining the steps the agency is taking to protect facilities and encourages communication with industry employees about telework options.
March 10, 2020 -
The Professional Services Council's Alan Chvotkin joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more information.
March 10, 2020 -
One backlog goes down, another one pops up. That's how it is in the background security clearance process.
February 25, 2020 -
The General Services Administration says the number of help desk calls about the beta.sam.gov website is at or below the levels that came in for the old site. Some contractors, however, say the new site continues to struggle and remains frustrating to many.
February 17, 2020 -
The General Services Administration named Julie Dunne and Tom Howder to lead the Federal Acquisition Service on a permanent basis. Both has been acting in the commissioner and deputy commissioner roles, respectively.
January 30, 2020 -
Procurement administrative lead time is a nice phrase for how bureaucratically long it takes from when the time an agency decides it might need to buy something, to when it awards a contract.
January 28, 2020 -
The Executive Vice President and counsel at the Professional Services Council, Alan Chvotkin, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for details.
January 14, 2020 -
Can Congress do the seemingly impossible, such as getting 2021 appropriations bills done before the end of the current fiscal year?
January 07, 2020 -
Defense contractors have to keep their eyes and ears open this week, says Alan Chvotkin at the Professional Services Council.
December 17, 2019