Off the Shelf

Hosted by Roger Waldron of the Coalition for Government Procurement, Off the Shelf interviews federal contracting experts from both inside and outside of government on the issues that matter most.


  • Karla Smith Jackson, assistant administrator for the Office of Procurement at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, joins host Roger Waldron's on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss her management priorities for NASA procurement.
    December 5, 2024
  • Michael Gruden, counsel at Crowell & Moring, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf for a wide-ranging discussion on cybersecurity and the CMMC journey. 
    November 8, 2024
  • Luke Levasseur and Evan Williams, counsel at Mayer Brown, join host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf for an in depth discussion of the bid protest process. 
    November 4, 2024
  • Alpha Tango Strategies founder Alan Thomas joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Offf the Shelf, Alan Thomas, to discuss the state of interagency contracting and the role of Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (MAIDIQ) contracts.  
    November 4, 2024
  • Ken Dodds, executive vice president and general counsel at the Coalition for Government Procurement, joins host Roger Waldrop on this week's Off the Shelf to give a small business policy and regulatory update.
    November 4, 2024
  • Jeff Koses, senior procurement executive at the General Services Administration (GSA) joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf for a discussion of the agency's current procurement policy priorities.  
    September 18, 2024
  • Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss key procurement policy developments across the federal market.
    September 17, 2024
  • Tony Celeste, head of Ingram Micro Public Sector LLC and Promark Technology Inc., joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf for a wide-ranging discussion of significant trends shaping the federal IT market. 
    August 27, 2024
  • This week on Off the Shelf, Al Montoya and Spencer Roberts with the Veterans Health Administration join host Roger Waldron to discuss the agency's key strategic priorities. 
    August 1, 2024
  • This week on Off the Shelf, Joy Sturm, partner at Hogan Lovells, joins host Roger Waldron to discuss the proposed BIOSECURE Act that would reshape biotechnology supply chains serving the federal government.  
    July 18, 2024
  • George Washington University Law School Professor Steve Schooner joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf for a wide-ranging discussion of green acquisition and the role of sustainability policy in the federal procurement market. 
    July 7, 2024
  • Jason Workmaster, Member at Miller & Chevalier, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf, to discuss recent legal developments in federal procurement.
    June 30, 2024
  • The Gormley Group’s Sean Nulty and Andrew Sisti join host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf  for a deep dive into current trends shaping the contract negotiations and administration under GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program.
    June 28, 2024
  • Tim Keeler, partner, and co-head of the International Trade team at Mayer Brown, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the inter-agency structure, purpose, and scope of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
    June 24, 2024