Mid 1960’s

• 1965 -- The National Council for Technical Service Industries (NCTSI) was born
• Service Contract Act was passed

Early 1970’s

• 1971 -- CSA worked to get government agencies to publish their commercial industrial inventories as required by OMB Circular A-76 and to properly implement Circular A-76
• 1974 -- Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Created

Late 1970’s

• 1979 -- Eliminate any moratorium on outsourcing

Early 1980’s

• 1980 -- Defeated HR 4717 which would have killed OMB Circular A-76
• 1982 -- Prompt Pay Act was enacted

Late 1980’s

• 1986 -- NCTSI was changed to Contract Services Association of America
• 1987 – Gary D. Engebretson, Named President
• CSA’s Partnership with The Boon Group
• CSA’s Newsletter ServiceScope was created
• CSA-PAC was created
• 1988 -- New committee structure Legislative, Procurement, Membership,
  Privatization/A-76 Labor Relations, Public Relations, & Support Services
• 1989 – CSA’s Code of Ethics was adopted

Early 1990’s

• 1990 -- CSA adopts a new membership category – Associate Members
• 1992 – Committee was downsized from 11 to 8 standing committees
• 1994 – Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act
  

Late 1990’s

• 1996 – Clinger-Cohen Act
• 1997 – FAR Part 15 Rewrite
• 1998 – CSA’s Launches its Website www.csa-dc.org
• Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act

Early 2000

• 2001 -- CSA’s Magazine “Linkage” was launced
• 2002 – OMB Circular A-76 Rewrite
• 2003 – Services Acquisition Reform Act
• 2004 – Gary Engebretson retires after serving 17 years as President. Christopher Jahn is CSA’s New President
• 2005 – CSA’s 40th Anniversary