A deep dive into government contracting

About this episode

Kevin Plexico joins Mark Amtower to discuss the current state of government contracting and its implications for various stakeholders.

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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Mark Amtower

Guest: Kevin Plexico

Topics covered

• government contracting
• contract activity
• regulatory changes
• Deltek Clarity study
• budget implications

Keywords

• government contracting
• contract activity
• Deltek Clarity
• GWACs
• budget bill

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Deltek, GWACs, Federal News Network, Hubbard Radio

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