2013
THE PSC ANNUAL REPORT
THE PSC 2013 ANNUAL REPORT In 2013, chaotic budgeting processes buffeted government and industry alike, affecting every agency’s ability to execute their programs in a timely and efficient manner. That chaos cascaded through our industry and our local economies. Our industry struggled with unprecedented crises—such as the acts of Edward Snowden and Aaron Alexis, and the highly visible contract execution challenges of healthcare.gov—which harmed the public perception of our industry. From contractor security clearances to contract fulfillment, our continued positive relationship with our partners in the federal government required a constant, thoughtful, and vigilant industry-wide voice—PSC was that voice. Driving optimal efficiency and smart business policies and practices has always been our mission. But when chaos surrounds the whole of government, the challenges associated with doing so become increasingly daunting. In 2013, PSC was a constant advocate for strategies that aided the government’s quest for value in the services it procures. PSC was the voice communicating the effects of draconian funding measures on mission and the truth surrounding this year’s most impactful events. Whether through our ability to successfully hold off damaging legislation or regulations, or the ability to have a meaningful, positive impact on other legislation or policies, the list of areas in which we engaged during 2013 is substantial. From combating the improper use of lowest price technically acceptable buying strategies to protecting unclassified data, from cyber policy to the Defense Department’s “Better Buying Power 2.0,” and from human capital challenges to USAID’s proposed process for vetting implementing partners, PSC’s policy leadership has never been more needed or more relevant. On the legislative front, PSC was frequently invited to be the lead industry advocate at hearings on legislation of major consequence, involving the impacts of crisis budgeting, strategic sourcing, information technology acquisition reform, and driving innovation in government. Behind the scenes, our legislative and executive branch colleagues sought out PSC for our expertise and institutional knowledge as they tangled with complex and controversial issues.
An unprecedented amount of substantive media coverage of PSC positions further buttressed our advocacy with appearances on CNBC, NPR, Fox News, CNN, Bloomberg Television, and numerous print media citations, columns and op-eds. As one publication put it, PSC is clearly “the commanding voice” on business and acquisition policy affecting the government contractor community. Beyond the media and the government, PSC served as a critical resource to our members, industry and the financial sector through frequent topical programs, conferences, seminars, members-only market and policy briefings, and dozens of public speaking engagements. Our signature effort in 2013 was the PSC Leadership Commission, comprised of members of the PSC Board of Directors. Led by Robin Lineberger (Deloitte) and Ellen Glover (ICF, and PSC’s 2014 Board chair), the Commission published a universally praised report on innovation and service delivery in government. The report has generated not only interest and discussion across government, but real opportunities for follow-on activity. From OMB to GSA and DHS, actions are already underway to implement the Commission’s recommendations. Throughout 2014, PSC will enact the industry-focused Commission recommendations, including a survey of bid protests and potential reforms. In 2013, our industry faced many challenges, and in each, PSC was the dominant industry voice of insight and reason. As we face another challenging year in 2014, we will continue our proactive, responsive, thoughtful and aggressive advocacy and will continue fulfilling our mission to be the most effective and respected champion and resource for this remarkable community. Thank you, as always, for all you’ve done to support our work this year.
Stan Soloway PSC President & CEO
Our continued positive relationship with our partners in the federal government required a constant, thoughtful, and vigilant industrywide voice—PSC was that voice.
As one publication put it, PSC is clearly “the commanding voice” on business and acquisition policy affecting the government contractor community.
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2013
JANUARY 1–31
SEQUESTRATION JAN 27
JAN 31
JAN 1
JAN 31
2013
Congress moved to the brink of requiring, and eventually required deep spending reductions across all federal agencies
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PSC published a white paper on the potential impact of sequestration on federal contractors, followed up with hundreds of hill meetings, press interviews, educational programs and online resources for members.
JAN 1 PSC launched Online Sequestration Resource Center
JAN 27 2013 PSC Leadership Summit
JAN 9
JAN 22
BBP 2.0
Statement on IT Investment Strategy
PSC convened a meeting of industry executives to discuss feedback to DoD’s Better Buying Power 2.0 initiative.
PSC submitted written congressional testimony on how federal agencies can better manage IT investments.
We kick off each year with our Leadership Summit, which brings together the C-Suite executives from many member companies to set the course for PSC throughout the year and identify critical upcoming policy challenges.
The Strategic Sourcing of Professional Services PSC, along with The Coalition for Government Procurement, TechAmerica and ACT-IAC, hosted an important discussion on the future and impact of strategic sourcing. Speakers included OFPP Administrator Joe Jordan, the Federal Acquisition Service’s Mary Davie, other senior government officials and a panel of industry experts.
2013
FEBRUARY 25–MARCH 15
MAR 12
MAR 12 Crisis Budgeting Congressional Testimony
FEB 25
MAR 1
Market Insights: PSC Perspectives on Services Markets for Small and Mid-Tier Firms PSC’s inaugural Market Insights event focused on small and mid-tier business issues affecting all companies. A number of changes in federal policies, from redefinition of certain size standards to an expansion of the use of set-asides, present many challenges and opportunities for our members.
PSC delivered congressional testimony about the detrimental effects of sequestration, a potential shutdown, and consecutive continuing resolutions before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
PSC-PAC hosted a table at Rep. Connolly’s St. Patrick’s Day Fundraiser
MAR 1 FEB 27 FITARA Testimony PSC delivered congressional testimony about reforming federal information technology acquisition before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Revised FITARA introduced with many PSC recommendations included
MAR 1 Contractor vs. Federal Employee Cost Comparisons Testimony
MAR 12
PSC delivered an oral presentation to OMB calling for fair and comprehensive cost comparisons between federal employees and contractors.
PSC Dialogue Series Breakfast with Stuart Bowen, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR)
MAR 15 Service Contractor Magazine - Spring Conference Edition
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2013
APRIL 7–JUNE 1
APR 24
APR 7
Joint Ventures in the Federal Marketplace
JUN 1
PSC, Venable LLP, Republic Capital Access LLC, Aronson LLP and Federal Strategies Group LLC explored how joint ventures have become an effective tool that federal contractors are using to leverage more resources, greater capacity, increased technical expertise and access to established markets and distribution channels.
JUN 1 Reports emerged that Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee and NSA contractor stole and leaked NSA documents
APR 7
PSC defended the role of contractors and highlighted that contractors pose no unique security threat.
Marketview 2013: The PSC Spring Conference Over 230 PSC members and government officials gathered in Tampa, Florida for Marketview 2013. Two days of conference sessions generated great dialogue and gave attendees a wide look at the federal market landscape.
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APR 18
JUN 1
Navigating Contracting in the New Budget World Senior executives examined how the federal government’s fiscal problems affected current and future government contracts, and discussed strategies for operating in the new budget environment.
APR 23 PSC-PAC Event for Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger
APR 24 8th Annual PSC and Houlihan Lokey Market Meets Market - Expanding Boundaries: Strategies to Address Federal Market Realities
MAY 1
Sequestration: Impact on Small Business
House & Senate NDAA advanced including PSC-supported language
PSC participated in a congressional roundtable event and outlined the consequences of sequestration on small businesses.
2013
J U N E 4 – J U LY 2 5
JUN 12 JUN 12 The PSC Board of Directors heard from Sen. Mark Warner at their semi-annual meeting in June
JUL 25 JUL 10 JUL 10
JUN 4 PSC Dialogue Series Lunch with Dan Tangherlini, GSA Acting Administrator
JUN 16 JUN 12 PSC-PAC event for Sen. Mark Warner
JUN 15 Service Contractor Magazine - June Edition
PSC submitted comments on Cybersecurity Executive Order implementation
Stan Soloway and Dan Gordon evaluated the future of MACs and GWACs at the Multiple Award Government and Industry Conference (MAGIC)
The Affordable Care Act: Questions for Contractors PSC gathered industry experts from our membership to discuss the specific impacts of the PPACA on federal contractors.
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2013
AUGUST 1–SEPTEMBER 19 SEP 19
SEP 19 The PSC CIDC Meets with Sen. Tim Kaine
SEP 9
SEP 19 SEP 16 SEP 12 SEP 11 AUG 1
SEP 9
PSC-led ARWG delivered comments on House and Senate NDAA
Leadership Commission Report
AUG 1 PSC re-launched the online Shutdown Resource Center
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PSC released a report assessing and making recommendations regarding the intersection of human capital, acquisition, and innovation.
PSC Chief Financial Officers Forum
SEP 10 PSC-PAC hosted an event for Rep. Gerry Connolly
The PSC Senior Executive Series is an invite-only, C-suite programming series. The 2013 CFO Forum focused on profit policy and profitability, two huge challenges in our industry.
Market Insights: Navigating More Spending & Policy Shifts Our second program of the 2013 Market Insights Series focused on the incredible impacts of austerity budgeting. We highlighted the key budget and policy actions that will shape the professional services market for businesses of all sizes.
PSC Dialogue Series Lunch with Ambassador Patrick Kennedy, Under Secretary of State for Management
SEP 16
SEP 19
Aaron Alexis Navy Yard Tragedy
DHS Acquisition Reform
PSC corrected misreporting that contractors are subject to less comprehensive background investigations than federal employees.
PSC delivered congressional testimony highlighting the findings of the PSC Commission and their relevance to DHS acquisitions.
SEP 20 PSC-PAC hosted an event for Rep. Jim Moran
2013
OCTOBER 1–NOVEMBER 6
OCT 6
OCT 1 PSC corrected erroneous reports about the development of healthcare.gov and provided insight into the real issues with the site’s development
OCT 6 The 2013 PSC Annual Conference Over 500 industry and government executives gathered for the most important federal contracting event of the year.
OCT 29 General Counsels Forum
OCT 1 The Federal Government Shutdown
OCT 11
PSC repeatedly highlighted the impact of the shutdown on federal contractors, provided a valuable information resource center on its website, and called for an end to the shutdown and further budget uncertainty.
PSC quickly convened 300+ industry leaders for a strategy teleconference on the government shutdown
OCT 6 2013 Services Sector Review released
OCT 15 Service Contractor Magazine - Annual Conference Edition
Our third Senior Executive Series Forum event was a high-level, tailored, peer-group discussion focused on how company general counsels are re-evaluating and updating the terms and conditions of their business arrangements.
NOV 6
NOV 1
NOV 5
NOV 6
Senate DATA Act reintroduced with many PSCrecommended improvements included
PSC led industry opposition to the SUSPEND Act
Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards Five PSC members picked up top honors at the 2013 GovCon Awards Gala.
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2013
NOVEMBER 20–DECEMBER 17
DEC 17 Service Contractor Magazine - December Edition
DEC 17 Board of Directors/Annual Membership Meeting & Holiday Reception
DEC 4 DEC 4 CIDC Conference
NOV 20 Stan Soloway honored with GCN IT Executive of the Year Award
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The first annual Council of International Development Companies (CIDC) conference gathered over 170 executives to hear from a variety of USAID speakers, including USAID Administrator Raj Shah.
DEC 5
GSA CIO Casey Coleman addressed the annual membership and Board of Directors meeting, where new board members and executive committee members were elected, followed by our annual holiday reception. PSC members also raised $700 and nearly 100 pounds of food for the Arlington Food Assistance Center.
SCA for Executives Realizing the need for corporate-level SCA understanding, PSC implemented its first SCA for Executives program focused on the competitive advantage of compliance.
DEC 16 Summary & Analysis of NDAA & Budget Agreement distributed to members
DEC 17 PSC elected Ellen Glover of ICF International as the association chair for the 2014 year
PSC 2013 by the numbers COMMENTS 17 REGULATORY SUBMITTED
178K Website Page Views
80 Industry Leaders on the Board of Directors
40K Online Magazine Views
60 CONGRESSIONAL 9 TESTIMONIES 60 NEW MEMBERS IN 2013
16K Mailed Copies of Service Contractor Magazine
4500+ MEETING REGISTRATIONS 631 Media Citations
375 200+ HILL MEETINGS MEMBER COMPANIES
128% Membership Growth vs. Target 119 Contractors Trained to Comply with SCA Regulations 96 Corporate Conference Sponsors 96% Satisfaction with the Quality of the PSC Staff 90% Member Retention Rate
87%
BELIEVE IN THE VALUE OF PSC FOR THEIR MEMBERSHIP INVESTMENT
COMMITTEE AND TASK FORCE MEETINGS
52 Outside Speaking Events
EVENTS AND 50 PSC PROGRAMS 50 Market and Policy Briefings for Members 41 Years of Leading the Industry
30 24 AGENCY LETTERS
PSC-AUTHORED COLUMNS
20 Leadership Commission Members 18 Dedicated Staff Members Serving You 18 Meetings with Members of Congress
12 Cosponsored Events
8 PSC-PAC Supported Events 5P SC-PAC Hosted Events 5 Member GovCon Award Winners 4 Issues of Service Contractor Magazine 4 Dialogue Series Events 4 SCA Programs 3 New Staff for Increased Member Support 3 Senior Executive Series Forums 3 Conferences 2 Market Insights Events
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