Hosted by Roger Waldron of the Coalition for Government Procurement, Off the Shelf interviews federal contracting experts from both inside and outside of govern...
The keys to effective implementation of artifical intelligence
Nelly Wilson, Google’s global head of AI Services for Weather and Climate joins Off the Shelf for a fascinating discussion on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how to implement it.
Wilson discusses the impact of AI as the biggest technology shift since the creation of the
internet.
She explains how AI will transform business operations and how it can be applied to all aspects of a business, including production, analysis, HR, accounting, sales, and engineering.
AI will drive workforce enhancements and operational efficiencies and Wilson highlights the key
management practices and considerations that drive effective AI implementations.
She discusses how to implement AI successfully at scale, and shares key insights regarding data integrity and portability, interoperability, and security.
Finally, Wilson shares real life use case examples of AI implementation and highlights the path to successful AI implementation.
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The evolving federal procurement market
Alan Thomas, founder of Alpha Tango Strategies, and Bill
Gormley, president of the Gormley Group, join host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf for an engrossing discussion of the evolving federal procurement market.
The discussion highlights the consolidation of procurement functions at the General Services Administration (GSA) pursuant to the president’s executive order.
Thomas and Gormley, both former senior executives at GSA, share their insights on the role of GSA, the management opportunities, and considerations of consolidating federal
procurement for common products and services with GSA’s Federal Acquisition
Services (FAS).
They also provide historical context to GSA’s role in federal procurement and how the consolidation will reshape the federal market. As part of that discussion, Thomas and Gormley share their thoughts regarding consolidation opportunities and implementation strategies for GSA and FAS.
Other topics covered include right-sizing GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule program, the impending rewrite of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and the
state of the IT GWACs.
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Leadership during challenging times
Christine Harada, former senior advisor in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy during the Biden administration, joins Aileen Black on this week's Leaders and Legends.
Harada is currently the senior advisor of Project Redword at Advanced Energy United and is a dynamic executive leader with over 25 years of experience bridging the public and private sector.
That experience coupled with her educational background in aeronautics,astronautics, and business from MIT, Stanford, and Wharton, positions her as a versatile leader.
On today's program, Harada will discuss the challenges of leadership during today's changing times. She offers sage advice on approaches to keep teams focused on the mission.
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Opportunities for acquistion reform
This week on Off the Shelf, Ken Dodds, executive vice president, and general counsel for the Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement, shares his thoughts on opportunities for acquisition reform.
Dodds discusses the opportunities to streamline GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), including potential reform of the underlying statutory authority to focus on best value results for customer agencies.
He also highlights the opportunity to put commercial back in commercial contracting by eliminating over 100 clauses from commercial item contracting.
Finally Dodds talks about small business contracting opportunities and the roadmap for reform.
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An assessment of the broad national security landscape
This week on Off the Shelf, Moshe Schwartz, president of Etherton and Associates, provides a briefing on select provisions in the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and the broad national security landscape driving defense acquisition policy.
Schwartz outlines the traditional defense challenges, new challenges, and the budget constraints shaping overall defense policy.
Additionally, Schwartz highlights key provisions from the FY 2025 NDAA that focus on supply chainrisks, industrial base, and the defense contracting process.
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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.
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