Professional Services Council

Jim Carroll, former Trump official, to lead Professional Services Council

Carroll takes over for David Berteau, who headed the trade association for over nine years.

AI ASAP: Army wants OSD’s help to speed algorithm acquisition

“I can train algorithms literally overnight,” said Young Bang, the No. 2 civilian in Army acquisition — so even the streamlined Software Acquisition Pathway might not be fast enough.

HASC Wants To Stop Year-End Spending Sprees

To end annual panic spending to use up the budget, HASC wants to let DoD keep 50% of unspent Operations & Maintenance funds – if the appropriators allow it. A floor flight looms.

Amazon Vs. Trump: How A JEDI Protest & Impeachment Intertwine

If Amazon protests the Pentagon’s award of the $10 billion JEDI contract to rival Microsoft — and they almost certainly will — the president’s public feud with CEO Jeff Bezos will be central to their case.

Kendall To Overhaul ‘Chaos’ Of Pentagon’s $155 Billion Services Market

WASHINGTON: A plan to overhaul how the Pentagon buys services — a $155 billion annual business, bigger than weapons acquisitions — is now on the desk of the Defense Department’s top buyer. “It went to Frank Kendall this week,” Kenneth Brennan, deputy director of services acquisition for undersecretary Kendall, said. “He is the final signature” required to […]

McCain & McCaskill At SASC: A McNightmare Scenario For Pentagon?

WASHINGTON: Every election sets off a round of musical chairs on Capitol Hill. This year’s GOP sweep will shake up the Senate in particular, and there’s one plausible scenario that should make the Pentagon and contractors especially nervous, because it would put two champion attack dogs of oversight at the helm of the Senate Armed […]