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.


  • 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.
    January 26, 2023
  • Brian Friel, Co-Founder of BD Squared, LLC, joins host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf for a wide-ranging discussion of the federal procurement market, including the impending re-competes of major governmentwide contract vehicles.  
    January 19, 2023
  • Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf to discuss how federal procurement is being impacted by a cavalcade of current and proposed contract compliance requirements.
    January 13, 2023
  • Gormley Group President Bill Gormley joins host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf to discuss transactional data reporting, eCommerce and the government-industry dialogue at the Coalition for Government Procurement’s recent fall training conference.
    January 13, 2023
  • Tim Cook, executive director of the Center for Procurement Advocacy (CPA) and Tom Sisti, vice president, and general counsel of the Coalition for Government Procurement discuss key developments in acquisition policy programs.
    November 14, 2022
  • Jason Workmaster, a member at Miller & Chevalier, joins host Roger Waldron on this week’s  Off the Shelf for a discussion of the current legal and policy issues in government contracting.
    November 14, 2022
  • Bill Gormley, president of the Gormley Group, joins host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf for an in-depth discussion of the top procurement issues impacting the General Services Administration.
    November 14, 2022
  • Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller joins host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf to discuss the evolution of eCommerce, the impact of inflation on government contractors and the state of commercial…
    November 14, 2022
  • Baker Tilly’s Jeff Clayton, Leo Alvarez, and Julia Smith host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf, for a wide-ranging discussion of compliance, procurement, and market trends impacting companies engaged in the federal marketplace.
    September 27, 2022
  • Stephanie Halcrow, president of the Halcrow Group and senior fellow at George Mason University’s Center for Government Contracting and Moshe Schwartz, president of Etherton and Associates, joins host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the…
    September 27, 2022
  • Jeff Koses, senior procurement executive at the General Services Administration, joins host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf to discuss the acquisition workforce, transactional data reporting, and sustainability in procurement.
    September 2, 2022
  • Michael Parrish, chief acquisition officer and Phil Christy, deputy executive director, from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction (OLAC) join host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf…
    August 26, 2022
  • Deborah Haywood, vice president of Government Solutions at McKesson Medical Surgical, joins host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf to discuss the imperative of medical supply chain resilience, the role of the national…
    August 19, 2022
  • Ben Hall, chief executive officer of Golden State Medical Supply, Inc., joins host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf for a wide-ranging discussion focusing on key contracting programs and purchasing trends in the federal generic pharmaceutical…
    August 16, 2022