The state of interagency contracting
This week on Off the Shelf, Alan Thomas, founder of Alpha Tango Strategies, examines the state of interagency contracting and the role of Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity…
A small business policy and regulatory update
This week on Off the Shelf, Ken Dodds, executive vice president and general counsel at the Coalition for Government Procurement provides a small business policy and regulatory update. Ken…
Making the Most of Generation Z’s “Brazen” Behavior
How to optimize the unique perspective—and demands—of your youngest employees, especially in sales and customer service training. The post Making the Most of Generation Z’s “Brazen” Behavior appeared…
Where federal contract spending is headed in 2025
Whether there’s a fiscal year budget or a continuing resolution the government never stops spending. So contractors can never stop selling. It’s helpful to know the most promising…
Modernizing federal contract management
By moving to digital contract lifecycle management and applying artificial intelligence and robotic process automation, federal agencies are indeed making their acquisitions better, faster and smarter. We talked…
Why contractor pricing misconduct seems to endure perpetually
A defense contractor this month agreed to pay nearly a billion dollars to settle criminal fraud and other federal charges. Not some fly-by-night, but rather the legacy contractor…
Some governmentwide plans the GSA is cooking up
The General Services Administration both creates procurement trends and tries to keep up with them. Balancing the legitimate interests of the government, and taxpayers and industry has been…
The Navy only ‘thinks’ it has a schedule for new submarine delivery
The first Columbia class submarine is due for delivery to the Navy in 2027. It plans to spend more than a hundred billion dollars for a dozen of…
An expert’s take on B2G content
Chris Parente, Story Tech Consulting Chris Parente of Story Tech Consulting joins host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center for a wide ranging discussion on B2G…
A look inside the latest White House artificial intelligence memo
Just days ago, the White House came out with a national security memorandum devoted to artificial intelligence. It’s a catch-all for trying to keep the United States ahead…