PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
COUNCIL AND
CONTRACT SERVICES
ASSOCIATION TO MERGE
Leading Trade Groups
Join Forces to Represent
Federal Government
Services Industry
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 12, 2007
Contact: Carrie Lake,
703-624-7300 or
703-875-8144,
lake@pscouncil.org.
Arlington, VA—Today, the
memberships of the
Professional Services
Council (PSC) and the
Contract Services
Association of America
(CSA) approved plans to
merge into one unified
association. The two
associations have long
shared a common mission
to represent the
interests of, and
advocate for, the
federal government
services industry, and
their merger strengthens
the execution of that
vision.
“In light of the common
missions and objectives
of the two
organizations, continued
industry consolidation,
and the growing policy
and other challenges
associated with the
federal government
marketplace, the PSC and
CSA memberships agree
that it is in our
collective best interest
to combine our resources
and capabilities into a
single, unified entity,”
said Jim O’Neill, PSC
Chairman and President
of Northrop Grumman
Information Technology.
“This merger offers real
synergies” said Mike
Shelton, CSA Chairman
and President, EMCOR
Government Services,
Inc. “Joining forces
strengthens our
industry’s voice and
solidifies the
association’s position
as the advocate for and
voice of the government
services industry. It
will also be an advocate
led by an extraordinary
team with deep
experience and unique
credibility in the
field.” O’Neill and
Shelton will serve as
co-chairmen of the
merged organization
through the 2008
transition year.
The combined entity will
retain the name
Professional Services
Council (PSC).
Current PSC President
Stan Soloway will be the
president and chief
executive officer of the
combined entity. PSC Sr.
Vice President Alan
Chvotkin will be the
Executive Vice President
and Counsel of the
merged entity and it is
anticipated that Colleen
Preston, CSA Sr. VP for
Public Policy, will
round out the leadership
team. Soloway and
Preston are both former
Deputy Undersecretaries
of Defense and Preston
also served as Counsel
to the House Armed
Services Committee.
Chvotkin previously
served as Counsel to the
Senate Armed Services
and Small Business
Committees and was later
an executive with both
Sundstrand Corp. and
AT&T.
The combined entity will
represent more than 330
small, medium, and large
businesses that provide
federal agencies with
services of all kinds,
including information
technology, logistics,
operations and
maintenance,
engineering,
international
development,
environmental services,
facilities management
and more. Together, the
association’s members
employ hundreds of
thousands of people and
operate in every state.
The merger will be
effective on or about
January 1, 2008.
Bringing the industry’s
two leading associations
together will enable:
-
Efficient and
effective
utilization of
industry-wide assets
and support for the
benefit of the
membership
-
Enhanced advocacy
capabilities and
effectiveness for
the benefit of the
industry
-
Policies, governance
and an operational
structure that
represent the full
range and diversity
of the
industry—including
company sizes as
well as industry
segments
-
Staffing that
capitalizes on the
respective strengths
of each legacy
organization.
