Garland LLC provides legal and business advice about government contracting and information technology.

Vendor-Lock In The Government’s Software Estate.

How Vendor-Lock has allowed software vendors to use their dominant position to impose a number of harmful, anticompetitive practices on the government.

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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"GP" Pal, CEO and founder of stackArmor, discuss their article about IT Modernization, and why the current methods are outdated.  


Michael Garland believes Federal Acquisition Regulation is too narrow to support new technology business models.

Michael Garland, principal at Garland LLC, explains the recent Section 809 Panel recommendation that “consumption-based solutions” are important for the future of cloud acquisition.

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Mike Garland is a frequent contributor to publications and has written a series of articles for Nextgov/FCW. His most recent article can be found here:

Is the government losing $500M a year in cloud savings?
June 6, 2024

Multiyear discounts enjoyed by commercial cloud customers aren't reaching the government because of federal spending laws.

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Mike Garland doesn’t just advise. He produces positive business results for both government and commercial IT companies.


Results For Government

Supporting all governmentwide IT category management initiatives due to FITARA, including OMB IT directives, with a special emphasis on best practices for software acquisition and management.

Results for Industry

Supporting your efforts to design the most efficient and legally sound market approach to the largest IT buying customer in the world.

About Garland


Garland Management Consulting brings years of IT business expertise and Government Procurement knowledge to broker better results for both Government buyers and commercial sellers of IT.

Mike Garland has been in the business of IT his entire career. In addition to being an attorney, Garland has had significant business and revenue responsibility. Some highlights include:

  • Selling Windows and OS/2 source code to IBM that replaced the IBM Personal Assistant Series in Europe
  • Completing a law degree with a focus on issues relevant for IT companies
  • Running Europe/Middle East/Africa for Primavera software, prior to sale to Oracle
  • Building a Federal IT product reselling business for PricewaterhouseCooper’s Washington Consulting Practice
  • Running the global Technology Procurement Service for BearingPoint
  • As a Senior Vice President, driving all North American IT product distribution for Siemens Enterprise Communications through multi-tiered sales channels
  • Completing Master of Laws Degree in Government Procurement from George Washington University School of Law

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Mike Garland with Ralph C. Nash Jr., the godfather of Government Contracts Law and Professor Emeritus of Law at George Washington University

With Ralph C. Nash Jr., the godfather of Government Contracts Law and Professor Emeritus of Law at George Washington University

Garland brings years of IT business expertise and Government Procurement knowledge to broker better results for both Government buyers and commercial sellers of IT.


Garland helps IT companies navigate complex sales rules and helps Government achieve better value for its IT budget dollars.


Thought Leadership


Mike Garland teaching at the George Washington University School of Business

Mike Garland was an adjunct Professor at the George Washington University School of Business where he taught Federal IT Procurement in the Government Contracts Master’s Program.

Garland created this 3-credit course at the request of George Washington University where it was offered in spring semesters.

The theme of the class was how to bridge the gap between commercial IT practices and the unique requirements of government contracting. Specific topics included:

  • Introduction to Government IT
  • Explosion of Distributed Computing
  • Foundational FAR Clauses
  • GWAC’s and the GSA Schedule 70
  • Contracting for Cloud Products
  • Software Licensing and Data Rights
  • Cyber-Security
  • Large Scale IT Services Procurements
  • FITARA and Category Management

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Business Leadership


Mike Garland has held senior level executive positions in virtually every revenue-generating position possible in the Information Technology industry:

  • Sr. Vice President Channel Sales - Siemens Enterprise Communications (IP Telephony)
  • Vice President BearingPoint - Technology Procurement Services  (IT Consulting)
  • Vice President Avaya Government Services  (IP Telephony)
  • Vice President Arrow Electronics North America  (Value Added Distribution)
  • IT Product Federal Sales Leader – PricewaterhouseCoopers Washington Consulting Practice
  • General Manager – GTSI (IBM Product Line)

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Having years of quotas and sales management responsibilities, Mike Garland has always focused on the fastest paths to revenue or cost savings.


Garland doesn’t generate abstract Power Point presentations – he generates results.


Government Advisory Services


The Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) and Category Management for Federal IT have created fundamental changes for IT procurement. 

Garland’s consulting work for the Government has supported the establishment of new $100M plus contracts to meet the objectives of Section 837 of FITARA.  In addition, Garland has been intimately involved in:

  • Rewriting the Schedule 70 solicitation to update the terms and conditions for software
  • Supporting the Software Asset Management System (SLMS) through the 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.
  • Providing leadership and content on a number of complicated topics like
    • Remote software support
    • Open Source software
    • Software Asset Management
    • Business Intelligence and Visualization software
    • Best Practices for Enterprise License Agreements

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Mike Garland with Anne Rung -  Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy at Whte House Office of Management and Budget

With Anne Rung - Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy at Whte House Office of Management and Budget

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Whether you represent Government interests and seek more innovative IT products and services for a better value, or your IT company feels stonewalled by the maze of procurement regulations, contact Garland Management Consulting today. Take the first step toward a better outcome.

Select Current & Past Clients


Agencies

  • Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  • Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
  • Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
  • General Services Administration (GSA)
  • Treasury Department (USDT)
  • Department of Justice (DOJ)
  • King County, Washington State

Companies

  • Alphabet
  • Accenture Federal
  • Alliance for Digital Innovation
  • Gartner
  • Grant Thornton
  • Octo
  • Pluralsight
  • Form.io
  • SIE Consulting
  • stackArmor
  • SDM Consulting
  • Zygos Consulting

Law Firms

  • Winston & Strawn
  • Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy
  • Joseph, Greenwald & Laake
  • Parr, Brown, Gee & Loveless