President Biden Revoked COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Workers 

On May 9, 2023, President Biden signed an executive order (EO) on "Moving Beyond COVID-⁠19 Vaccination Requirements for Federal Workers", which revoked two earlier EOs that established COVID safety protocols for federal contractors (EO 14042) and federal employees (EO 14043). You can access this latest order here. To learn more, see the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force website here. 

DoD Issued Class Deviation 2020-O0010, Revision 2 on Progress Payment Rates 

Click here to access DPC’s May 8, 2023, Class Deviation 2020-O0010, Revision 2 regarding DoD progress payment rates. 

[Recording Available] Homeland Security Task Force Meeting with Jaclyn Rubino, DHS 

On April 26, PSC hosted Jaclyn Rubino, Executive Director, Strategic Programs Division, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer at the Department of Homeland Security. Ms. Rubino briefed and sought member input on a recently developed industry engagement 2 pager focused on educating and encouraging program managers and requirements owners to engage with industry. See the recording and PDF of reference material here. 

NIST Released a Discussion Draft of CSF 2.0 

On Monday, April 24, 2023, the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) released a Discussion Draft of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 Core, which identifies potential Functions, Categories, and Subcategories (also called cybersecurity outcomes) of the CSF 2.0 Core. NIST published this document to increase transparency in the CSF 2.0 process, encourage discussion, and inform further development of the CSF 2.0 Draft. NIST welcomes feedback on this draft at any time; you can send your comments directly to cyberframework@nist.gov. 

CISA Published Zero Trust Maturity Model Version 2.0 

On April 11, 2023, CISA published Zero Trust Maturity Model 2.0 that “provides a gradient of implementation across the five distinct pillars to facilitate implementation, allowing agencies to make minor advancements over time toward optimization of zero trust architecture.” If you have any questions regarding this updated guidance, please send those inputs to Krista Sweet, VP for Civilian Agencies at ksweet@pscouncil.org. 

DoD Issued Software Modernization Implementation Plan 

On April 11, 2023, DoD released its Software Modernization Implementation Plan. Click here to read DoD’s press release and here to access the executive summary of the DoD Software Modernization Implementation plan. Please contact Christian Larsen, PSC Senior Associate, for any follow-on actions at larsen@pscouncil.org. 

2023 Vision Federal Market Forecast: Defense Team Positions Still Available! 

It’s not too late to join a Vision Study Team! Gain a competitive advantage in the challenging Federal marketplace by participating in the Vision Federal Market FY23 Forecast program as a study team member. 

• Participate in exclusive, face-to-face meetings with government agency planners and decision makers, think tank experts, and Wall Street analysts to discuss issues facing the federal market, future programs and budgets. 
• Be the first to discover details on the direction of the market and where future money and opportunities exist, before the forecasts are revealed at the November Vision Conference. 
• Work with seasoned professionals within your customer space. 
• Expand your professional network.  

Consider joining one of the following Vision Defense teams: 

• Macro-Economic and Topline Defense 
• Defense Services 
• DOD IT and C5ISR 
• Defense Platform 

For more details, Michelle Jobse, Director, Vision Market Forecast (jobse@pscouncil.org). 

GovCon Award Applications Now Open! 

Applications for the 2023 Greater Washington GovCon Awards are NOW OPEN! Click here to find awards details, past winners, and to submit your application for one of seven categories. This is your opportunity to participate in our Region's premier event honoring the leadership, innovation, and commitment to excellence of the people and businesses in the region’s government contracting community. Presented by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and PSC, the Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards winners will be announced at an evening gala on November 1st. The deadline to apply is June 2. 

Help Us Build the PSC Member Community

We organize a recruitment webinar quarterly to introduce and inform prospective companies about the value of PSC. As word of mouth and member-to-member recruitment are important aspects of member expansion, your support is critical to our success. We encourage you to recommend members to the association, so we can invite engage and invite them to join PSC. If you know of any companies, that may be interested in joining PSC, please contact membership@pscouncil.org.