Amtower Off-Center

By Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio

Hosted by nationally-known speaker and consultant Mark Amtower, Amtower Off-Center highlights the good, the bad, the ugly and the just plain silly of doing business in the government market. Every

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Amtower Off-Center episodes:

April 30, 2025The state of the SmartPay program
Shauna Weatherly, former govie and now founder and president of FebSubK,joins host MarkAmtower for an in-depth discussion on the current state of the SmartPay (government charge card) program.
Topics include:
The charge card program background from inception in the late 1980s
How it works and why it is so successful at what it does
What is happening now with the program, including consolidated buying at GSA
The "pilot" program RFI that went out the Thursday evening before Good Friday with responses due in seven days
A candid discussion of why the pilot the pilot may be happening and why it is totally unnecessary
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44min
February 28, 2025The Trump administation's executive orders and their impact on GovCon
This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower is joined by Nick Wakeman, editor in chief of Washington Technology for a wide-ranging, candid discussion of the new
administration's executive orders impacting the GovCon industry.
Topics include:
The order from GSA to investigate the"consulting" contracts of the top 10 OASIS contractors
Tthe temporary suspension of the government charge card program
The downsizing of federal agencies across the board and the impact on government programs
The impact of the Executive Order on DEI initiatives

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41min
December 19, 2024Managing the presidential transition
This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower is joined by GovNavigators co-founder Robert Shea for a very lively discussion on the upcoming administration.
Topics include:
Managing the transition
Major policy shifts
What are some of the priorities for DOD
DOGE and the impending efficiencies
OPM and Schedule F
Lots of great policy-nerd minutae
Potential impact of the set-aside program

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42min
December 14, 2024Breaking the standard
This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower is joined by Aubrey Gainfort, by day a federal contracting officer, and after work host of the Breaking the Standard podcast, which is nearing its 5th anniversary.
Topics discussed include:
Five things contractors need to do
Five things contractors should NOT do
How and why to start your own podcast
Ways to expand your knowledge of the federal market

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44min
November 22, 2024Tips on how to bid for government contracts
This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower is joined by Brian Lindholm, founder and managing principal at FedSavvy Strategies for a discussion on the myriad of sources available to government contractors for researching before bidding.
Topics include:
What open source intel is available to contractors
How to parse this data for useful items
Why should you be looking at protest decisions and what can you learn from them
The best use and format of black hat reviews

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43min
November 08, 2024The 2024 Fast 50 government contractors
Ross Wilkers, senior reporter for Washington Technology, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a follow-up interview, this time addressing the Washington Technology Fast 50 contractors. The list includes fifty companies that submitted financial data to WashTech to verify their growth over the past 5 years.
Topics include:
Types of firms on the list, including IT services, management consulting/advisory services, engineering, intelligent automation and areas of specialized expertise.
Companies discussed include ATI Government Solution, BryceTech, Amivero and B-Skies.

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43min
October 30, 2024An expert's take on B2G content
Chris Parente of Story Tech Consulting joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a wide ranging discussion on B2G content.
Topics discussed include:
The value of a content calendar
Developing your own/your company POV
Listening when customers and prospects talk as they are often telling you what they want to hear back from you
Where to share your content
Some caveats about using AI to generate content
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October 09, 2024Current trends in the GovCon market
This week on Amtower Off Center, Ross Wilkers, senior reporter with Washington Technology, joins host Mark Amtower for a wide-ranging discussion regarding current events in the government market.
Topics discussed include:
Market trends
M&A activity across the market
VC activity becoming even more strategic
Trends in the Top 100 contractors
The upcoming Fast 50 contractors

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42min
September 25, 2024The Trust Paradigm
Author, consultant and speaker Andy Fry joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a discussion of two of Fry's books: The Consultant's Code and The Trust Paradigm.
Topics discussed include:
The 4 pillars of consulting (intelligence, effort, likeability and intent) with a brief dive into each pillar.
Why trust is key, including
Why trust is important (more reasons than you might think)
The components of trust
The directions of trust
This is a wide ranging discussion that is important to anyone in business, not just consultants.

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43min
September 18, 2024Regulation changes & other issues in contracting
This week on Amtower Off Center, Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Mark Amtower to discuss current issues in contracting including upcoming changes in regulations.
Topics include:
The recurring issue of contractors failing to deliver on what was promised in their contracts
New OMB guidance is coming on the use of AI by KOs during the acquisition process
New environmental regulations for contractors are coming soon
The potential scenarios for another CR and potential shutdown

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44min

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