http://www.vsadc.com/bulletin/ en nwalters@vsadc.com Copyright 2010 2010-02-16T21:12:20+00:00 Capitol Decisions Principal Honored for Health Care Work Capitol Decisions Principal Honored for Health Care Work #When:21:12:20Z Carol McDaid, a Principal at Capitol Decisions Inc., VSA’s sister firm, has been awarded the 2010 Award of Excellence for Public Service by the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare. 2010-02-16T21:12:20+00:00 Remembering Charlie Wilson Remembering Charlie Wilson #When:14:39:35Z Mark Tavlarides, a VSA Vice President specializing in foreign affairs, remembers former Rep. Charlie Wilson as an insightful expert on Pakistan. Click the headline above to read this appreciation published by Legal Times. 2010-02-16T14:39:35+00:00 /assets/files/Year-end_2009_lobbying_receipts_1-20-2010__final_.pdf /assets/files/Year-end_2009_lobbying_receipts_1-20-2010__final_.pdf#When:22:08:39Z Van Scoyoc Associates Inc., and its sister firm of Capitol Decisions Inc., reported that 2009 was a record year for lobbying revenue, reflecting intensified activity in the Federal Government.  Click the headline above to read details. 2010-01-20T22:08:39+00:00 IRS’s “Gutsy” Move? IRS’s “Gutsy” Move? #When:14:26:03Z Jeff Trinca, a VSA tax expert, says he has never seen the IRS do anything as “gutsy” as its proposed new rules for tax preparers.  Read the whole story in BNAsoftware. 2010-01-07T14:26:03+00:00 Looking for a Preview of President Obama’s Education Plans? Looking for a Preview of President Obama’s Education Plans? #When:19:39:15Z VSA Vice President Vic Klatt is quoted in a new Education Week story on how the Race to the Top program in last year’s stimulus bill may preview the President’s approach to a reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act. “There’s no program quite like it. It encompasses pretty much the whole Obama Administration agenda,” Mr. Klatt says. 2010-01-04T19:39:15+00:00 The Value of Washington Representation The Value of Washington Representation #When:14:49:55Z Several Oklahoma entities, including the City of Clinton, a client of VSA’s sister firm Capitol Decisions Inc., have discovered the value of Washington representation, according to an article in The Oklahoman. 2009-12-22T14:49:55+00:00 Washington Metro Hires Van Scoyoc Associates Washington Metro Hires Van Scoyoc Associates #When:19:59:37Z The Washington Examiner reported recently on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s choice of VSA as its new Federal Government relations firm.  Click the title above to read the story, or click here to read a fact sheet about Metro, serving the nation’s capital with the second largest rail system and sixth largest bus system in the country. 2009-12-10T19:59:37+00:00 San Diego County Picks Van Scoyoc Associates as its New Washington Lobbyist San Diego County Picks Van Scoyoc Associates as its New Washington Lobbyist #When:15:04:00Z After a thorough selection process that winnowed through eight applicants and three finalists, San Diego County’s Board of Supervisors selected Van Scoyoc Associates to be the County’s new Federal lobbyist. Click here to read the story in the San Diego Union-Tribune. Or click here for the North County Times version. 2009-12-09T15:04:00+00:00 Van Scoyoc Associates Ranked Fourth in New Health-Care Lobbying Revenue Van Scoyoc Associates Ranked Fourth in New Health-Care Lobbying Revenue #When:14:58:29Z Roll Call newspaper has calculated that Van Scoyoc Associates had the fourth largest increase in health-care revenue since 2008 among Washington lobbying firms. 2009-12-09T14:58:29+00:00 VSA client in the news VSA client in the news #When:15:00:45Z Medicines for Malaria Venture, a client of VSA Vice President Mark Tavlarides and a leader in the worldwide fight against malaria, is the topic of a story in The Hill newspaper. 2009-12-02T15:00:45+00:00