Is Procurement Really the Problem? Rethinking Government Buying, Data, and Technology

This week on Beyond the FAR, host Jessica Tillipman welcomes Dave Zvenyach, CEO & Co-Founder of MakeGov and former senior executive at the General Services Administration (GSA). Most recently, Zvenyach served as Director of Technology Transformation Services and Deputy Commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at GSA. Drawing on his extensive government experience, he explores the challenges of federal procurement data, transparency, and technology modernization. The conversation examines SAM.gov, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, FedRAMP, and whether procurement itself is responsible for government inefficiencies—or whether better collaboration, smarter technology, and more effective use of data offer a path forward.