2025: A look back at the year in federal procurement
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February 24, 2026 · 45 min
About this episode
Bill Gormley and Alan Thomas recap the 2025 year in federal procurement and discuss future trends.
This week on Off the Shelf , Bill Gormley, president of the Gormley Group , and Alan Thomas, founder of Alpha Tango Strategies, recap the 2025 year in federal procurement and look ahead to 2026. Gormley and Thomas cover a host of topics, including the impact of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the RFO, consolidation efforts at GSA, the cancellation of CIO-SP4, and the GSA Reseller Request for Information (RFI). They also share their thoughts and analysis on the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) with the formal rulemaking looming in 2026. Finally Gormley and Thomas discuss the establishment of the Office of Centralized Acquisition Services (OCAS) in GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service. 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
Guests: Bill Gormley, Alan Thomas
Topics covered
- federal procurement
- government efficiency
- GSA consolidation
- CIO-SP4 cancellation
- acquisition services
- FAR overhaul
Keywords
- federal procurement
- government efficiency
- GSA
- CIO-SP4
- acquisition services
- FAR overhaul
- 2025
- 2026
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Gormley Group, Alpha Tango Strategies, Department of Government Efficiency, GSA, CIO-SP4, GSA Reseller Request for Information, Office of Centralized Acquisition Services, GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service
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