http://www.vsadc.com/bulletin/ en nwalters@vsadc.com Copyright 2012 2012-04-19T13:53:16+00:00 Intern Application Period Has Closed Intern Application Period Has Closed#When:16:02:10Z The period for applying to become a summer intern at Van Scoyoc Associates and its related firms is closed for 2012.  Many applications have been received, and those people selected to be interns will be notified in the near future. 2012-01-19T16:02:10+00:00 Lobbyists Adapt to Post-Earmark Era Lobbyists Adapt to Post-Earmark Era #When:13:53:16Z Two of VSA’s Vice Presidents, Kevin Kelly and Ed Long, are featured in a Roll Call article on how some lobbyists are successfully adapting to Congress’ moratorium on earmarks.  Click the headline to read the story. 2012-04-19T13:53:16+00:00 VSA Helps Newport, Calif., with Harbor Dredging VSA Helps Newport, Calif., with Harbor Dredging#When:21:27:42Z The City of Newport, Calif., a client of VSA, has recently signed a unique cost-sharing agreement with the Corps of Engineers that will allow the City to award a dredging contract this spring to clean up the Lower Newport Harbor for the first time since 2003.  Click the headline to read more. 2012-03-09T21:27:42+00:00 VSA’s Jeffery Trinca to Speak at Tax Forum VSA’s Jeffery Trinca to Speak at Tax Forum #When:16:21:12Z Jeffery Trinca, a VSA Vice President who specializes in tax issues, will be one of the distinguished speakers at a March 23 Georgetown University Law School presentation on “The IRS: What It Does and What It Needs.”  The event is being sponsored by the law school and Tax Analysts, the non-profit provider of tax news and analysis for more than 150,000 professionals.  To register to attend or to hear the event via Internet, click the headline above. 2012-03-01T16:21:12+00:00 VSA’s Bruce Thompson Explains President’s Tax Proposal to Bloomberg VSA’s Bruce Thompson Explains President’s Tax Proposal to Bloomberg #When:13:43:17Z VSA Vice President Bruce Thompson is rapidly becoming one of the most-quoted tax experts in Washington, as the government inches toward tax reform.  Click the headline to read more. 2012-02-23T13:43:17+00:00 The Importance of Congressional Relationships for Philathropic Organizations The Importance of Congressional Relationships for Philathropic Organizations #When:14:16:24Z VSA’s Jeff Hamond was invited to write an op-ed about building relationships between philanthropic organizations and Congress by the Council on Foundations.  Click the headline to read more. 2012-01-24T14:16:24+00:00 /assets/files/Leslee_K_Gilbert_joins_VSA_Jan_2012.pdf /assets/files/Leslee_K_Gilbert_joins_VSA_Jan_2012.pdf#When:15:28:35Z Leslee K. Gilbert, the departing Staff Director and Counsel for the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, is joining Van Scoyoc Associates as a Vice President. Click on the headline above to read more. 2012-01-17T15:28:35+00:00 An Unusually Busy 2012? An Unusually Busy 2012? #When:15:46:55Z “Stu” Van Scoyoc predicts an unusually busy 2012 in an article in The Hill newspaper.  Traditionally, the business of government tends to slow down during a Presidential election year, but not this time. 2012-01-03T15:46:55+00:00 VSA’s Bruce Thompson Featured in Bloomberg and Reuters Stories about Tax Reform VSA’s Bruce Thompson Featured in Bloomberg and Reuters Stories about Tax Reform#When:13:44:59Z Bruce Thompson, a Vice President at VSA and part of the firm’s newly beefed up tax practice, was quoted in both a Bloomberg story and a Reuters story about Congress moving toward tax reform.  Click here to read the Bloomberg story.  Click here to read the Reuters story. 2011-12-06T13:44:59+00:00 Top Tax Committees to Meet Jointly; Financial Industry Better Pay Attention Top Tax Committees to Meet Jointly; Financial Industry Better Pay Attention#When:15:57:54Z The two principal tax-writing committees in Congress will take a major step toward comprehensive tax reform this week. And the financial industry will be on the lookout for signs of potential changes in the tax treatment of their financial products, said Bruce Thompson, a tax expert and Vice President at Van Scoyoc Associates.  Click the headline to read more 2011-12-05T15:57:54+00:00