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Professional Services Council Commends Senate Passage of Bipartisan ARCA Act of 2025

Bill strengthens VA's ability to deliver technology and infrastructure improvements that will directly improve outcomes for veterans and the clinicians who serve them

Arlington, Va. (December 12, 2025) -- The Professional Services Council (PSC) today welcomed the Senate’s bipartisan passage of the Acquisition Reform and Cost Assessment (ARCA) Act of 2025, led by Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs Chairman Jerry Moran (R-KS) and co-sponsors Senators Mark Warner (D-VA), Angus King (I-ME), Jim Banks (R-IN), and Mike Rounds (R-SD). This important legislation will strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA’s) acquisition governance while also improving oversight and execution of major modernization efforts, including VA’s ongoing supply chain modernization initiative.

The ARCA Act establishes a new Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Innovation and consolidates major program offices, contracting authorities, and logistics and supply chain operations under a unified leadership framework. It defines “major acquisition programs” to enable better management and oversight and creates a Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation to improve transparency and lifecycle cost planning.

“PSC commends Chairman Moran and his co-sponsors for their bipartisan leadership in advancing meaningful, practical reform at the Department of Veterans Affairs,” said James Carroll, CEO of PSC. “The ARCA Act addresses long-standing structural challenges at VA and puts the Department in a stronger position to deliver technology and infrastructure that directly improve outcomes for veterans. With the dedicated leadership of Secretary Doug Collins, VA is now positioned to deliver best-in-class outcomes for our heroes.”

“Collaboration across the aisle was essential to moving this legislation forward,” Carroll added. “The senators’ commitment to strengthening VA acquisition systems and infrastructure will help reduce program risk, expand competition, and accelerate the delivery of needed, modern capabilities across the VA enterprise.”

PSC also highlighted the Act’s provisions to expand the contracting officer development pipeline and support innovation partnerships through appropriate use of Other Transaction Authority.

“This is the kind of bipartisan acquisition reform that strengthens the government–industry partnership,” said Stephanie Sanok Kostro, President of PSC. “PSC and our member companies are honored to work alongside VA as it implements these reforms.”

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The Professional Services Council (PSC) is the leading trade association and advocate for the government contracting industry, representing more than 400 member companies—ranging in size from start-ups to multinational organizations. These companies support federal agencies with mission-focused services and solutions and collectively employ one million American workers throughout the United States and around the world, contributing trillions of dollars to the U.S. economy. Learn more at: www.pscouncil.org.