About Garland

Garland is available as a consulting or testifying expert witness.

Mike Garland has been immersed in Information Technology and government contracts his entire career. Highlights from his career experience include:

Lead procurement strategist for all Cloud “Center of Excellence” acquisitions and advising on new and creative procurement approaches for evolving commercial offerings.
Negotiating and Driving FITARA and OMB Mandated Enterprise-wide Software Licensing Agreements for GSA
Creation of Original Researched and Written Acquisition Articles for GSA Acquisition Gateway
Completing Master of Laws Degree in Government Procurement from George Washington University School of Law
Publication of award winning history of IT Federal Procurement 1965-2015
Adjunct Professor for Federal IT Procurement, George Washington University
Member of American University Washington College of Law, GovCon Advisory Board.
Garland has held Executive VP Level or leadership positions in IT companies including: Avaya, Siemens, BearingPoint, PricewaterhouseCoopers, IBM, and Lockheed Martin

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Michael Garland provides expertise on government procurement and IT contracts.

The Government, private companies, and many DC area journalists rely on Garland’s expertise for clarification on complex issues surrounding government procurement contracts and IT.

As an expert witness, Garland brings years of IT business expertise and Government Procurement knowledge to fortify your arguments during litigation.

Expert Witness Experience

Mike Garland as seen on Government Matters news program.

Even the government hires Garland to help them with Information Technology contracting issues. Garland’s far-reaching knowledge applies to all aspects of government contracting, including simplifying complex issues that often confound the government and private companies.

A frequent speaker, published writer and TV commentator, Garland’s efforts have focused on gaining control of the IT market spend by Government while also developing market entry strategies for innovative companies. The common theme is expertise on government contracts for products or services - and the unique government regulations required for each.

In addition, Garland has been intimately involved in:

Providing expert witness testimony in a confidential dispute related to government contracting, employment and federal market definitions
Redrafting the GSA Schedule 70 solicitation to update the terms and conditions for software and cloud computing
Supporting Software Asset Management (SLMS) through business case and prototype development
Strategizing with the Enterprise Software Category Team on the development of its charter, implementation plans and "best in class "criteria
Advising the congressionally mandated Section 809 Panel on procurement issues related to information technology

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Direct Experience

Garland has a broad range of experience in government matters and has consulted on a wide array of government-oriented topics. He is potentially capable of performing expert witness duties in the following areas:

Procurement, Acquisition
GSA Schedule
Schedule 70
Price Reduction Clause
Transactional Data Reporting
TDR
NAICS codes
Acquisition Planning and Strategy
Market Research
Government Services Administration
Commercial Items
Anti-Deficiency Act
Anti-Kickback Act
Termination for Convenience
Allowable Cost
Federal Acquisition Regulation
FAR
Clinger-Cohen
Class Deviation
Competition
Christian Doctrine
CICA
Commercial Price
Commercial Practices
Cardinal Change
Buy American Act
Trade Agreements Act
TAA, Bundling
Blanket Purchase Agreement
BPA
Bid Protest
Best Value
Teaming Arrangements
Subcontracts
Special Item Numbers
Commercial Off-The-Shelf
COTS
Software License
Cloud
Software as a Service
Cost Accounting
Debarment
Defective Price
IDIQ
GWAC
Data Rights
8a
Export Control
False Claims Act
FCA
FedBizzOpps
FPDS
Firm Fixed Price
FFP
FCPA
FOCI
Fraud
Hubzone
Most Favored Customer
MAS program
Federal Schedules
GSA Solicitation
SEWP
OCI
Organizational Conflicts of Interest
Past Performance
Civilian Board of Contract Appeals
Set Aside
Small Business
PSC codes
Section 508
SDVOB.

Recent Appearance

Michael Garland believes government needs to get serious about IT modernization.

Michael Garland, principal at Garland LLC, and Gaurav "GP" Pal, CEO and founder of stackArmor, discuss their article about IT Modernization, and why the current methods are outdated.

Authorship

The government procurement landscape is always shifting, regardless of who is in office, and it tends to become more complex over time. Keeping pace with the industry, Garland builds upon his expertise by consistently contributing articles to relevant publications.

Mike Garland is a frequent contributor to publications and has written a series of articles for Federal Computer Week including the following:

Vendor locking in the cloud 4/14/22
How to fund security and modernize at the same time 5/21/21
Government needs a massive investment in FedRAMP 5/5/21
After Solar Winds, it's time for a National Software Security Act 12/16/20
Billions Wasted on Old Government Forms 8/20/20
Iowa and the maladministration of technology 2/6/20
Government needs to get serious about IT modernization 6/18/19
How a single update to acquisition law can support cloud adoption 3/18/19
The government needs to be more like Netflix 2/6/19
It's time to fix our cloud procurement problems 6/4/18
OMB’s Software Initiative 12/23/15
Why Acquisition Reforms Fall Short 5/30/15
Time to Kill the Cloud9/12/14
The Market of First Resort 2/21/14

We engaged Garland as an expert witness in litigation where expertise of the federal government contracting industry was critical. Garland’s responsiveness and deep knowledge of all facets of this industry were immensely helpful to our case.: Partner, AmLaw 50 Firm
Garland is one of the real thought leaders in public-sector procurement, and his years of practical experience in the business of Information Technology bring a deep understanding of the complexities involved in IT acquisition. He gets both what’s needed and what’s possible; we always look forward to his contributions to FCW.: Troy Schneider Editor, Federal Computer Week
Garland is like a unicorn. He’s a government procurement lawyer who has actually carried a revenue quota for IT companies. He has rare insight into the business of government IT from both the government and industry side.: Kevin Shelly Vice President, Public Sector, Mark Logic
Mike is a pleasure to work with: bold, insightful, articulate, multidisciplinary, thorough, knowledgeable, responsive.: Joe Weinman ICT Industry executive and author Cloudonomics and Digital Disciplines
Garland operates at the wonderful intersection of hugely pragmatic and wildly innovative. He consistently finds a fresh angle through which to view old problems. It is been my pleasure to share ideas for improvement with him over the past several years.: Kevin Youel Page Former Deputy Commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service, GSA
I’ve worked with Garland on and off for over ten years. Few people understand the business of commercial IT and the regulations and issues of the Federal Gov’t like Garland. He has a very deep and unique understanding: J. (Jay) Richard Jones Division Vice President, General Dynamics Information Technology(GDIT)
When FITARA legislation passed and OMB asked GSA for help to better align the Government’s massive software portfolio, we got Garland on-board as an advisor. His strong background in IT sales combined with his legal knowledge was invaluable. He was a key contributor to our initiatives.: Mark Day Retired: Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Information Technology Services, GSA

Garland untangles complex federal contracting regulations to help you make your most persuasive arguments in litigated disputes.