Financial services company Wells Fargo Securities will host a conversation with David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, during an investor call on Thursday to obtain his insights on the implications of the partial government shutdown.

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The Professional Services Council has called on Congress to end a partial government shutdown by advancing full-year appropriations for remaining federal departments and agencies. PSC President and CEO David Berteau sent a letter dated Friday to House and Senate leaders expressing concern about the impact of funding lapse on some agencies, U.S. citizens and contract […] More

Advanced Concepts and Technologies International sponsored the Professional Services Council’s two-day 54th annual Vision Federal Market Forecast Conference that started Monday at Fairview Park Marriott in Falls Church, Va. “It is a pleasure and honor to support PSC’s engaging and informative conference,” ACT I CEO Michael Niggel said in a statement released Tuesday. Niggel added that the event […] More

The Professional Services Council has raised concerns about rule changes proposed by the Defense Department to performance-based and progress payments for defense contracts. PSC said Monday it intends to submit written feedback on the proposal before Oct. 23. Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president and counsel of PSC, noted at a public meeting last week that the rule […] More

Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has sponsored a recent Professional Services Council event that featured discussions on government procurement trends that affect industry. ACT I said Wednesday CEO Michael Niggel introduced Lesley Field, acting administrator at the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, at PSC’s Federal Acquisition Conference where she spoke about the Office of Management and Budget‘s efforts to help […] More

Federal officials see reason for optimism throughout the acquisition process, but are concerned about ongoing budget issues, according to the 9th biennial Acquisition Policy Survey released by the Professional Services Council and Grant Thornton Public Sector on Wednesday. The survey interviewed 65 government employees working in acquisition and comprised five areas: workforce, budget, communication and collaboration, […] More

A Sparton–Ultra Electronics joint venture has received $70.3 million in subcontracts to produce sonobuoys for the U.S. Navy. The subcontracts are part of ERAPSCO‘s five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract and covers sonobuoy requirements for the government’s 2018 fiscal year, Sparton said Tuesday. ERAPSCO plans to distribute the production funds to Ultra Electronics USSI and Sparton De Leon Springs businesses. Work […] More

The Professional Services Council has released its annual report on federal acquisition laws and regulations in 2017. David Berteau, PSC president and CEO, said in a statement the annual report includes a summary of the council’s comments on government procurement measures and related regulations as well as whitepapers and testimonies submitted by PSC in 2017. […] More

Julian Setian, president and CEO of government services integrator SOS International, has been appointed to serve on the Professional Services Council’s executive committee. Setian has served on the PSC’s board of directors since 2017 and led SOSi over the past 15 years, the company said said Wednesday. He is also the board chairman at SOSi subsidiary Exovera, a media […] More

The Professional Services Council has notified government contractors of the potential impacts of a government shutdown on their staff and operations. PSC said Friday those impacts include the unavailability of agency contacts to accept deliveries or offer guidance to contractors; lack of contractor personnel’s access to needed facilities on government sites; potential delay in government […] More

The Professional Services Council has appointed new members and re-elected several executives to its 2018 executive committee and board of directors. Carey Smith, president of Parsons’ federal business unit, was re-elected secretary of the board of directors during the trade group’s annual meeting held Thursday, PSC said Monday. Smith will join Ken Asbury, president and […] More

Andy Green, president of technical solutions division at Huntington Ingalls Industries, has been elected to the Professional Services Council’s board of directors. Green is one of the 11 newly elected members who will serve three-year terms on the trade group’s board starting Jan. 1, PSC said Monday. He will work with other new and re-elected […] More