This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower is joined by Evan Weisel, principal and co-founder of W2 Communications for a discussion on thought leadership in GovCon.

Topics discussed include:

• What constitutes thought leadership for pur market
• Thought leadership examples including white papers, case studies, data-based research and more
• How to consistently leverage thought leadership
• Developing a thought leadership playbook for company SMEs and execs

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This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower is joined by Kaamil Khan, president of Makpar Corporation, a small IT services firm.

Topics discussed include:

• Khan's journey to become president of the family owned business, leveraging his law degree and a natural talent for BD
• Makpar's experience with my LinkedIn training and the benefits thereof
• Kahn's experience in the ACT-IAC Voyager program and the benefits of the program
• How Makpar is navigating the current GovCon environment
• -Kahn's use of AI in his role as president

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This week on Amtower Off Center, Kevin Plexico, SVP of Deltek, joins host Mark Amtower for a deep discussion on the current state of government contracting.

Topics include:

• YTD contract activity vs FY 24, and how it has impacted spending
• The impact on SIs, VARs, small contractors and others
• Regulatory changes and the future of GWACs
• The new Deltek Clarity study (available free) which deals with many aspects on BD, capture and bidding
• What the "big beautiful budget bill" could mean to contracting

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This week on Amtower Off Center, Nick Wakeman, editor in chief of Washington Technology, joins host Mark Amtower for a wide-ranging discussion on the state of the GovCon market as reflected by the WashTech 2025 Top 100 contractors.

Topics discussed include:

• First year-over-year decline in prime contracts since 2016 sequestration
• A recap of CGI's Stephanie Mango's interview with Nick on the state of GovCon
• How SERCO has used strategic acquisitions to move up
• The growing gap between DOD and civilian contracting
• Candid comments of where the market may be heading

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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:

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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:

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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.

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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:

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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:

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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:

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