PSC Supports Provision to Protect USAID Funding from Waste, Fraud and Abuse

The Professional Services Council and its Council of International Development Companies have expressed support for a common sense provision in the House Foreign Operations Appropriations bill to ensure taxpayer dollars are protected by ensuring appropriate reviews occur before limiting competition to host-country entities. The House State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee approved the bill July 19. The full House Appropriations Committee will consider the bill today.

SmartContracting Daily Intel for July 8, 2013

In today's news...

Bloomberg "Capital Gains": The Edward Snowden Effect

http://bloom.bg/11wkWm5

DevEx: Is USAID's 'go local' strategy hurting US small business?
http://bit.ly/183tksF

Washington Technology: Tight budgets challenge prime-sub relationships (subscription)

http://bit.ly/12mIHae

Federal News Radio: Sequestration snarling 2014 budget process

http://bit.ly/1aTo3Yq

Federal News Radio: DoD's revised cyber policy to shift toward governmentwide standards

http://bit.ly/13Gr3oa

Federal Times: Competition for $450 million DoD cloud contract to start in August

http://bit.ly/15rECXi

SmartContracting Daily Intel for July 1, 2013

Happy Monday! And Happy July! In today's news...

Washington Post: They said the sequester would be scary. Mostly, they were wrong.

http://wapo.st/13m9xFo

Washington Post: Tracking the predicted sequester impacts

http://wapo.st/12zJuZi

Defense News: With Contractors Under Fire, One Exec Questions DoD Leaders

http://bit.ly/14KbPuy

SmartContracting Daily Intel for June 27, 2013

In today's news...

The New York Times: Mandatory Federal Cuts Hurt Private Sector, Too

http://nyti.ms/10nocgV

The Atlantic: Unsexy Ways to Cut Defense Spending

http://bit.ly/13ahttt

Washington Business Journal: DOMA decision: How will the feds implement same-sex benefits? 

http://bit.ly/17Fa48n

Federal Times: Unions find surprise ally in fight against outsourcing: Republicans

http://bit.ly/10YUyB5

SmartContracting Daily Intel for May 31, 2013

Happy Friday! In today's news...

Federal Times: White House wants new caps on contractor pay 

http://bit.ly/18E2lUP

USA Today: ANALYSIS: Why cyberwarfare is the great equalizer

http://usat.ly/1386ttS

Federal Times: Agencies should plan for up to 10% cut in FY15, OMB says

http://bit.ly/18COpNj

                Related memo: http://1.usa.gov/16vWhAj

Federal News Radio: Marine Corps prepares to cut cord on NMCI

http://bit.ly/1435o7G