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.


  • 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…
    July 18, 2023
  • 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…
    July 5, 2023
  • 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…
    July 5, 2023
  • 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,
    June 7, 2023
  • 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.
    May 30, 2023
  • 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.
    May 16, 2023
  • 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…
    May 16, 2023
  • 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.
    May 5, 2023
  • 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.
    May 2, 2023
  • 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.
    April 10, 2023
  • 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.
    April 10, 2023
  • 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.
    March 28, 2023
  • 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.
    March 28, 2023
  •  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…
    February 24, 2023