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The Professional Services Council (PSC) has commented on the recent provisions in the Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The organization sent a letter to the House and Senate Armed Services Committee regarding the government’s processes and procedures for acquiring services from the contractor community, PSC reported on Monday.

The Professional Services Council (PSC) has announced its approval for the recent passage of FY21 Continuing Resolution by the U.S. Senate, PSC reported on Wednesday. The Council has also urged President Trump to sign the “Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act,” which would fund the government through Dec. 11th, 2020. 

The Professional Services Council (PSC) has commented on the extension of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Section 3610, Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 and Other Extensions Act that was released on Sept. 21, 2020. PSC recently requested that Congress extend Section 3610, noting its success during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Professional Services Council (PSC) has addressed the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council to provide clarification on the Interim Final Rule, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. PSC has submitted comments concerning prohibitions on contractors’ use of products and services from certain Chinese telecommunications firms including Huawei and ZTE.

The Professional Services Council (PSC) has published a letter to Congress, requesting an extension of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act designed to assist the federal contractor community during the COVID-19 crisis, PSC reported on Thursday.

The Professional Services Council (PSC) has appointed four veteran federal government services leaders, Byron Bright, Carl De Groote, Ronald Hahn and Olivier Jeannot, to the PSC Board of Directors to provide input on priority issues for the association, the council announced on Monday. 

Leaders from the Professional Services Council have expressed their support for the $738 billion fiscal 2020 defense policy bill’s provisions on certification requirements for federal procurement officials, Nextgov reported Monday.

Carey Smith, president and chief operating officer of the Parsons Corporation, has been elected as vice chair, beginning on Jan. 1st, 2020, for Professional Services Council's (PSC) board of directors, Parsons announced on Tuesday. 

The Professional Services Council released a study stating that there has been a 17 percent decline in traditional shared services in the federal government last fiscal year, FCW reported Tuesday. PSC implemented the input of federal acquisition and technology officials as part of the study.

The Professional Services Council (PSC) welcomes the proposed Federal Acquisition Regulation rule to limit civilian agencies’ use of the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) source selection process for certain services contracts, PSC announced on Wednesday.