PSC Overview
Priorities
Membership
u More than 450 member companies and 8,000 government contractors working in the federal marketplace.
28% Associate Members
72% Regular Members
u PSC Members provide a wide range of services and solutions to the federal government.
u PSC members provide solutions to mission challenges in all 86 federal agencies.
Value
Advocacy & Policy Leadership
PSC Advocacy Takes Shape as:
• Legislative Advocacy
• Congressional Testimony
• Regulatory Monitoring & Commenting
• Agency Collaboration
• Coalition Building
• Media Outreach
PSC's core mission is to provide policy leadership that drives an open, competitive, and thoughtful federal acquisition process. We engage with government leaders and customers to communicate our industry concerns and thought leadership. Through research, direct advocacy, collaboration, and policy recommendations, PSC is your voice on the Hill and in the agencies.
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Business Intelligence
PSC’s business intelligence provides members with:
• Access to policy changes in acquisition
• Updates on the market’s trends, challenges and opportunities
• SME-based visibility into customer concerns and requirements
PSC focuses on providing members with access to business intelligence that you simply cannot get anywhere else.
PSC not only taps the shared resources of decades of member knowledge, but also commissions studies, reports, investigations and resources that put true business intelligence into the hands of corporate decision-makers.
Resources include:
• On-Demand Webinars & Videos
• Congressional Bill Tracker
• Market and Policy Briefings
• Publications & e-newsletters
• Reports and Surveys
• Reverse Industry Days
Resource centers include:
• COVID-19
• Cybersecurity
• Govt. Shutdown
• Section 889
• Security Clearance
V ision Feder al Mar ket For ecast
Member executives of PSC —through market research and an extensive interview process— gather, collate, and analyze information for the annual Vision Federal Market Forecast.
Qualitative and quantitative analysis from 300+ PSC member volunteers who participate in the forecasting process.
Insights provided by hundreds of government executives, think tank experts, Congressional staff and Wall Street analysts who take part in non- attribution interviews.
Provides a forum for the federal marketplace to obtain a concise, quantifiable assessment of the budgets, programs, priorities, and issues in a rapidly changing environment.
Provides government customers the opportunity to express their current and future needs.
Benefits of Joining a Study Team
• Access to major decision-makers across the federal government (civil and defense) through our forecast study process
• In-depth information on government requirements including forecasts, budget trends, reform initiatives, drivers, and potential business opportunities
• Professional development
To join a team click here!
• Six months lead time on forecast information and analysis before public release at the Vision Conference
• Networking with your industry peers and competitors
• Access to a forecasting activity
Government-Wide Research Teams
• Acquisition Trends
• Industry Outlook
• Federal IT Management and Budget
• Macro Economic /DoD Topline
• Customer Experience Defense Research Teams
• Defense Services
• International Defense
• DoD IT & C4ISR
• Defense Platforms Teams
Civilian Research Teams
• Department of Agriculture
• Department of Homeland
Security
• Department of Treasury
• NASA
• Military Health System
• Department of Commerce
• Department of Justice
• Department of Veterans Affairs
• Social Security Administration
• Department of Transportation
• Department of Energy
• Department of State
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Civilian Services
• Department of Health and Human Services
Executive Events & Networking
PSC events provide members the opportunity to:
• Understand your customers better
• Mature your relationships with competitors/teaming partners
• Widen your position within the market
• Raise your own thought leadership
PSC goes beyond simple social gatherings and tailors programming providing interaction between industry executives and senior government officials in a candid environment. We strive for quality in our events and programs, so you will always find substance in our networking.
Executives know that our events gather the highest caliber executives and officials, so you can be sure you are interacting with the most influential decision makers.
Members can also access on-demand webinars, conference replays and virtual meetings here.
You can see other events at our event calendar here.
Conferences
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SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE! VIEW OPTIONS AT WWW.PSCOUNCIL.ORG/SPONSORSHIPS
Leadership Summit
FEB 5-6 | Washington, DC
Law Enforcement Conference
FEB 23 | Arlington, VA & Virtual
Strategic Planning Forum
MAR 14-15 | Virtual
www.pscleadershipsummit.org
www.lawenforcementconference.org
Federal Acquisition Conference
JUNE 22 | Arlington, VA & Virtual Defense Conference
OCT 19 | Arlington, VA & Virtual Development Conference
www.fedacquisition.org
www.pscdefenseconference.org
www.pscouncil.org/planningforum
Annual Conference
APRIL 16-19 | The Greenbrier in WV & Virtual FedHealth Conference
MAY 24 | North Bethesda, MD & Virtual
www.pscconference.org
www.fedhealthconference.org
NOV 15 | Arlington, VA & Virtual Vision Federal Market Forecast Conference
NOV 29-30 | Arlington, VA & Virtual Annual Members Meeting & Holiday Reception
DEC 7 | Arlington, VA
www.developmentconference.org
www.visionforecast.org
www.pscouncil.org
Branding and Exposure
PSC offers unique and targeted channels to amplify your presence to a wide range of audiences:
• Annual Partnerships
• Conference Sponsorships and customized packages
• Advertising in the PSC Service Contractor Magazine
• Sponsored Content and Advertising in the PSC Daily or PSC Weekly Highlights enewsletters
To learn more about sponsorships and advertising with PSC, visit here.
Engagement
Engagement by Issue or Customer
Acquisition & Business Policy Council
Government-wide, major acquisition policy issues
Technology Council
Government-wide, technology issues from cyber to cloud, from commercial innovation to speed to market
Defense & Intelligence Council
Civilian Agencies Council
Leads PSC’s activities relating to the intelligence community, the military services, and the defense agencies, including shaping upcoming procurements in the defense and intelligence sector.
Meets and focuses on the acquisition policies and strategies of the civilian agencies including the Homeland Security, Veterans Affairs, HHS, and Energy departments and agencies where PSC member companies are active.
Council of International Development Companies
The Council of International Development Companies (CIDC) meets monthly to create a dynamic and sustainable advocacy platform for U.S. development companies to pursue thought leadership and high-level dialogue with USAID.
Foundation Research
Vision Federal Market Forecast
The Vision Federal Market Forecast is the ONLY non-profit federal market forecast that addresses the defense, civilian, and federal IT markets.
Insights from hundreds of government executives, think tank experts, congressional staff and Wall Street analysts who take part in nonattribution interviews.
Concise, quantifiable assessment of the budgets, programs, priorities, and issues in a rapidly changing environment.
Two ways to engage:
• Participate on a research team and conduct executive level interviews
• Attend the conference
Investment
Investment
Available to for-profit companies or firms engaged in the business of furnishing professional or technical services to the federal government. Dues are based on Gross Annual Revenue (GAR) and are calculated according to the categories outlined below. If your revenue is between $3M and $60M, calculate your dues as GAR X 300. For example: if your Annual Revenue is $40M your dues formula is 40 X 300 = $12,000
Team and Contact Information
PSC Team
President & CEO
David Berteau
EVP, Government Relations
David Broome
EVP, Policy
Stephanie Kostro
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Membership
Joe Carden, CAE
Vice President, Government Affairs
Cate Benedetti
Vice President, Intl. Development
Paul Foldi
Vice President, Civilian Agencies
Krista Sweet
Vice President, Defense and Intel
Lauren Ayers
Director, Media Relations
Senior Associate, Public Policy
Christian Larsen
Senior Associate, Public Policy
Sebastian Herrick
Director, Vision Market Forecast
Michelle Jobse
Pheniece Jones Manager, Vision Market Forecast
Donald Baumgart
Associate, Research and Analysis
James Millar
Events
Vice President, Finance
Robert Piening , CPA, CGMA
Vice President, Events
Andrea Ostrander
Director, Marketing
Cassie Katz Associate, Membership
Laila Hammonds
Associate, Digital Marketing
Daniel Bodie
Director, Operations
Melissa Phillips, CMP
Office Manager
Karen Holmes
Director, Events
Jean Tarascio
Associate, Events
Natalia Gray
Your Membership Team
Joe Carden
Senior Vice President, Membership & Marketing carden@pscouncil.org
Cell: 202-302-7784
Matt Busby Director, Membership busby@pscouncil.org
703-778-7556
Laila Hammonds Membership Associate lhammonds@pscouncil.org
703-778-7554
Problem? Questions? membership@pscouncil.org