
Amtower Off-Center
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 week experts join Mark for a lively discussion of current issues facing the government contractor community.
Latest episodes

Jun 26, 2023 • 43min
A discussion of the current GovCon landscape
This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower is joined by contracts guru Larry Allen, to discuss the current GovCon landscape.Topics include:
Three GSA audit issues to watch out for
End of FY spending and the possibility of a shutdown at the beginning of FY 24
GSA OASIS+ RFP hitting the street and Alliant 3 RFP due out in Q1 24
Is POLARIS dead?
Will SEWP VII expand in scope?
Q4 marketing and outreach to ensure your pipeline stays full.
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Apr 25, 2023 • 43min
An expert's take on ChatGPT
Digital marketing pioneer and Evalueserve Vice President Geoff Livingston, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss artificial intelligence and ChatGPT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apr 25, 2023 • 42min
All things Zero Trust
Hansang Bae, Public Sector chief technologist for Zscaler, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss zero trust, and why its adoption has been so slow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 29, 2023 • 44min
The key rules of government contracting
GovCon guru and attorney Alan Chvotkin, partner at Nichols Liu, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to share his key rules of government contracting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 22, 2023 • 43min
All things AFFIRM
Mark Krzysko, president of the Association for Federal Information Resources Management, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center, to discuss what his organization is doing for the GovCon community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 15, 2023 • 43min
An inside look at the federal SmartPay program
David Shea, director of the Office of Charge Card Management at the General Services Administration joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the federal SmartPayprogram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 13, 2023 • 47min
Mergers & acquisitions in GovCon
Kevin DeSanto, managing director and co-founder of KippsDeSanto, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss how mergers and acquisitions in GovCon have been impacted by the pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 31, 2023 • 44min
Top tech issues in the federal market
Washington Technology Editor in Chief Nick Wakeman joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the state of NITAAC & CMMC, mergers and acquisitions, and CIO-SP4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 19, 2023 • 42min
The RIVA story
This week on Amtower Off Center, Naveen Krishnamurthy, CEO of RIVA Solutions, joins host Mark Amtower for a wide ranging discussion covering:
The RIVA Story
Building the staff- recruiting and retention
RIVA’s culture
Mentor-mentee program
Charity events- RIVA Karma
Naveen’s visibility & involvement
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Jan 12, 2023 • 46min
The top issues affecting federal contracting officers
Skyway Acquisitions CEO Kevin Jans joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss RFP, CPARS and other issues affecting government contracting officers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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