The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee advanced a bill Wednesday that seeks to reduce the current backlog of more than 700,000 government security clearance applications, Nextgov reported Friday. The SECRET Act would
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Industry experts and former White House officials have urged government contractors to start discussing the effects of a potential federal shutdown in October with contracting officers, Government Executive reported Monday. David Berteau, president
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The Professional Services Council has asked the Office of Management and Budget to revise certain measures in its June 15 memorandum that seeks to reduce reporting requirements for federal agencies. Alan Chvotkin, executive
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The Professional Services Council has suggested modifications on a proposed Defense Department rule to control disclosure of unclassified technical data to the public in order to address potential overlap or clashes with existing rules as
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Tom Davis, a former congressman of Virginia, predicts a Republican-controlled Congress may push for new measures that could help government contracting firms, GovExec reported Friday. Charles Clark writes Davis and several industry
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Alan Chvotkin, Professional Services Council vice president and general counsel, expects the Affordable Care Act to influence the pricing and bidding process of future contracts, Federal News Radio reported Friday. Melissa Dawkins
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Since its inception in 2009, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) has served as chairman of the Senate’s contracting oversight panel. According to GovExec, that position could change hands after the election as industry
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Less than half of government contracting firms will provide additional compensation to employees with security clearances, according to a recent survey of companies. The Professional Services Council surveyed 100 organizations that derive
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The Defense Department has issued a rule that would penalize contractors with unsatisfactory business systems — such as accounting and estimating — by withholding a percentage of payment, The Washington Post reports.
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As negotiations over a stopgap spending measure have been put on hold because of a Senate recess, the federal government readies itself for a possible early March deep freeze, otherwise known as
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