Off the Shelf

This week on Off the Shelf , host Roger Waldron interviews Deloitte Managing Director Roger Sion, leader of the Enterprise Contract Vehicle G0-to-Market team in Deloitte’s Government & Public Services Sales Excellence organization. Sion shares his insights regarding the state of the interagency contracting market. He highlights the current role the portfolio IT GWACs and governmentwide profess...

This week's Off the Shelf is dedicated to cainine-assisted warrior therapy and the impact assistance dogs have on veterans suffering from physical limitations and/or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).    Paws for Purple Hearts is a non-profit organization dedicated to training assistance dogs for placement with individual veterans or veterans care facilities.  On this week's show, Danielle Sto...

Alex Canizares, partner at Perkins Coie , joins Off the Shelf for a discussion of the evolving cybersecurity framework and what it means for government contractors. Cybersecurity has become a foundational performance requirement for government contractors. In a wide-ranging discussion Canizares first addresses the cybersecurity basics starting with what is controlled unclassified information and m...

This week on Off the Shelf , Bill Greenwalt, visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute , and Moshe Schwartz, president of Etherton and Associates , discuss the national security threats and how the Department of Defense (DoD) is responding to deliver the capabilities to meet the challenges facing our nation.   Greenwalt and Schwartz discuss the DoD ‘s changing mindset, focusing on conte...

This week on Off the Shelf , Tim Cook, executive director of the Center for Procurement Advocacy (CPA) and Tom Sisti, counsel for the CPA and executive vice president of the Coalition for Government Procurement (CGP) give a Congressional update, outlining the key timelines and milestones for funding the government as we approach the end of the fiscal year. They also discuss the latest on the proce...

This week on Off the Shelf , Sonny Hashmi, Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Commissioner, provides an update on the state of FAS, including outlining the ongoing realignment of the organization. Hashmi addresses the new organizational approach breaking down stove pipes to better respond to customer agency needs and industry partner engagement.  He also discusses the latest on implementation of Tr...

Mark Fox, director of Federal Sales at Amazon Business , joins Off the Shelf this week for a discussion on procurement transformation, e-commerce, and the role data management can and does play in supporting the federal mission. Fox shares his insights on the critical role data transparency and management play in transforming supply chains and the procurement functions. The ability to collect and...

This week on Off the Shelf , Bill Gormley, president of the Gormley Group , provides an update on the MAS program, including processing Economic Price Adjustments (EPA) and other modifications. Along these lines, Gormley shares the latest on the handling of price negotiations across the MAS program. He also discusses where the federal market is heading regarding purchasing channels, access to the...

This week on Off the Shelf , Tom Voshell, vice president, Federal Program Office at Coupa Software provides his insights and analysis regarding data management and cyber security with a focus on the Department of Defense’s upcoming release and implementation of an updated version of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC 2.0). Voshell discusses the underlying DFARs provisions and NIS...

This week Peter Hutt, partner at Covington & Burling LLP , joins Off the Shelf for an in-depth discussion of the False Claims Act, including the basics of the law and its impact in the government contracts market. Hutt lays out the history of the law, including liability standards, potential damages and penalties, and the role of qui tam plaintiffs/relators. Each year DOJ releases key statisti...

This week on Off the Shelf , Larry Allen, president of  Allen Federal Business Partners , gives his thoughts, observations, and insights on a host of procurement hot topics. Allen discusses the long winding road of Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) implementation across the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program. He talks about the prospects for GSA’s IT GWACs (Polaris and Alliant) and OASIS+, and...

Jason Miller, executive editor of Federal News Network , joins Off the Shelf for a wide-ranging discussion of the key procurement events/trends over the first half of 2023. Miller discusses the current state of transactional data reporting and the slow roll towards implementation, and shares his thoughts on the impact of the Polaris bid protest decision limiting the use of Section 876 for “unprice...

Jeff Koses, senior procurement executive at the General Services Administration, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to give an update on GSA’s key acquisition policy priorities, See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Brian Friel, co-founder of BD Squared, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf for a wide-ranging update on the leading governmentwide, Best-in-Class IDIQ contract programs. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jonathan Aronie, partner at Sheppard Mullin, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf, for a reflective and personal conversation. He shares stories and thoughts about his six-month journey battling acute leukemia. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Charlotte Phelan, assistant commissioner of the, Office of Enterprise Strategy Management at GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf for a discussion of the role, responsibilities, and priorities of her office in supporting FAS’s government-wide contracting programs. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ht...

This week on Off the Shelf, host Roger Waldron leads a wide ranging discussion of the key technologies, including wearables, artificial intelligence, and machine learning that can be used to monitor and enhance warfighter performance. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Robin Bourne, Subject Matter Expert, Federal Acquisition at the Gormley Group joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to give an update on GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Joanne Woytek, program manager of NASA SEWP, joins host Roger Waldron to give an update on NASA SEWP V over the last fiscal year and provides her outlook for the second half of FY23. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Tiffany Hixon, assistant commissioner for the Professional Services and Human Capital Category at the Federal Acquisition Service, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss Professional Services Category procurement trends. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Members of the Booz Allen Hamilton Pacific Leadership team join host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf for a wide-ranging discussion of the company's services and support across the Indo-Pacific region. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Bill Gormley, president of the Gormley Group, gives an update on inflation's impact on contracting, with a focus on the challenges facing MAS contractors. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

 Tim Cook, executive director of the Center for Procurement Advocacy , and Tom Sisti, executive vice president and general counsel of the Coalition for Government Procurement , join host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the key trends and takeaways from the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

Jason Workmaster, a member at Miller & Chevalier, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the key provisions in the 2023 NDAA and how they impact government contractors.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller takes a look back at the key procurement events and trends of 2022, and what's ahead in 2023. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .