The Professional Services Council has called on the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve communication and provide industry at least four weeks to comment on the draft request for proposals for the potential $61 billion Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation 2 contract vehicle for information technology products and services. VA issued the draft RFP […] More

The Professional Services Council has welcomed the passage of the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act and an omnibus spending bill in Congress and identified several provisions in the measures that could have a potential impact on the federal contracting sector. PSC said Tuesday the NDAA and the Consolidated Appropriations Act contain provisions that […] More

Stephanie Mango, president of CGI‘s federal business arm and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, has been elected as an Executive Committee member of the Professional Services Council. Following the 2023 Executive Committee Leadership appointment, Mango will collaborate with other elected industry executives in supporting the council’s mission of promoting a level and competitive federal contracting marketplace, […] More

The Professional Services Council and 33 other organizations submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission their feedback on proposed rules on cybersecurity incident disclosures and risk management. PSC said Friday it also relayed comments on SEC’s proposed regulations on climate-related disclosures. For the cybersecurity aspect, PSC and other organizations called on SEC and other agencies […] More

John Heneghan, president of ECS Federal and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner; and Jennifer Warren, vice president of civil and regulatory affairs at Lockheed Martin, have joined the board of directors of the Professional Services Council. Heneghan and Warren will provide their industry expertise to a group responsible for overseeing policies aimed at ensuring that […] More

A survey of federal chief information officers and information technology leaders conducted by the Professional Services Council and Maximus has found that many agencies intend to shift from manual operations to business processes driven by automation, artificial intelligence and machine learning. The 2021 Federal CIO Survey report showed that agency officials highlighted the need for […] More

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 14, 2022 — Dave Dacquino, CEO of Serco Inc., and Dawne Hickton, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Jacobs’ critical mission solutions business, were added to the executive committee of the Professional Services Council while PV Puvvada, CEO of NetImpact Strategies, was appointed as one of the five new […] More

The Professional Services Council, which represents more than 400 U.S. federal contractors, has responded to the Office of Management and Budget’s request for information on what equity assessment practices the government could implement in agency procurement and contracting processes. PSC said Wednesday the agency should develop baseline measurements, clarify acquisition goals and collect aggregate performance […] More

David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, told Federal News Network in an interview posted Wednesday about the potential benefits of extending section 3610 through the end of September in the latest stimulus bill to federal contractors amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Section 3610 “basically authorizes programs across the government, civilian agencies, the intelligence community and the Defense Department to reimburse contractors for costs they incur, keeping skilled personnel and key workers on the payroll when they can either access the facility due to some restrictions, Covid-19, etc, or do the work remotely,” said Berteau, a two-time Wash100 awardee.

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A joint venture between Ultra Electronics and Sparton has landed a two-year, $71.3 million contract modification to manufacture and deliver up to 20,000 anti-submarine warfare acoustic sensors to the U.S. Navy.

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TYSONS CORNER, VA, December 29, 2020 — The board of directors at the Professional Services Council named Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), as chairman for 2021 and he will continue to lead the group that promotes fairness and competition in the federal contracting market, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 17.

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A new Professional Services Council survey has identified five themes based on interviews with more than 22 government officials from 10 federal agencies and one of those is operational resilience and adaptability of the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic. Government respondents in the 2020 Biennial Acquisition Policy Survey: A New Paradigm said procurement offices shifted to telework with minimal interruptions to business operations.

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