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The perils of congressional procrastination (8/27/2010)
Delays in annual appropriations have become an all too familiar congressional ritual and this year is no different. When Congress returns from summer vacation, members are unlikely to finish their budgetary work before the October election recess. As a result, agencies face at least one continuing resolution, if not more, to keep the government operating after Oct. 1 until Congress decides to approve an omnibus spending package to cover the remainder of the fiscal year. In his September Washington Technology column, PSC President and CEO Stan Soloway explains how budgetary uncertainty wreaks havoc with internal planning and mission execution of federal agencies, resulting in chaos for agency’s customers and implementing partners in the private and nonprofit sectors.

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Contractor Political Campaign Activism Unleashed? (2/15/2010)
Although 2010 is a midterm election year, the Supreme Court’s January 21 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling that loosened certain campaign finance rules for organizations is unlikely to open the floodgates to federal contractor funding this year. In his February Government Services Insider, PSC Executive Vice President and Counsel Alan Chvotkin writes that comfort with existing regulations and the ongoing legal review of the court’s decision means that federal contractors are likely to hold off taking advantage of the court’s decision until new regulations are finalized and companies know just how those regulations will affect compliance with a myriad of other laws and their government contracts.

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