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Nick Wakeman
Editor-in-Chief, Washington Technology

Nick Wakeman is the editor-in-chief of Washington Technology and joined the publication in 1996 as a staff writer. He's a graduate of Bridgewater College and earned a masters degree from American University. When he isn't writing about government contractors, he's thinking of cooking large pieces of meat over fire and dreaming of ways to embarrass his two sons.
Follow him on Twitter: @nick_wakeman
Contracts
ManTech wins $261M AF engineering, IT solutions contract
The work will focus on air dominance, weapons systems engineering, and network solutions.
- By Nick Wakeman
Companies
Arcfield adds small satellite skills with new acquisition
The buyer is also adding more work in sensor and ground network development.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
NTT Data loses shot at CDC data center support award
DMI weathered a series of protests before finally prevailing to take over the $27 million contract.
- By Nick Wakeman
Companies
CGI forms joint venture with service-disabled small business
The new entity will offer systems integration, managed services and consulting work to defense and civilian agencies.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Army releases draft for enterprise payroll system
The Army is collecting comments from industry on its plan for the recompete of a contract to help run the system that handles base pay, benefits, bonuses and re-enlistment functions.
- By Nick Wakeman
Opinion
For now, T4NG2 awards are protest-free
It is now nearly 30 days since the Veterans Affairs Department's made its selections for the $60 billion IT vehicle and the window is rapidly closing for disappointed bidders to make their objections.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Protests persist for FBI's long-delayed $5B IT contract
History looks to be repeating itself as the FBI keeps facing protests after each downselect phase and elimination of bidders.
- By Nick Wakeman
Companies
Booz Allen protest dismissed after T4NG2 award
But the door remains open for the company to raise objections again regarding this $60 billion IT vehicle from the Veterans Affairs Department.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Army decides to reset $100M IT services contract
The service takes a step back after a series of protests made it realize that the solicitation no longer met their needs.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
What can you do now to prepare for CMMC?
In the first of a series of videos, we talk to informed observers about what contractors should be doing ahead of the release of the CMMC draft rule and how they should approach what promises to be a massive and complex document for this new cybersecurity standard.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Air Force makes 13 more awards for $950M battle management tech program
The Air Force is looking to further research work on its piece of the Joint All-Domain Command and Control initiative to connect soldiers and systems.
- By Nick Wakeman
Companies
Maximus creates venture group to search for innovation
Company leaders tell investors the fund will make "small bets" on promising startups and pilot projects to test their technologies for usage in health and human services.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Ukraine war teaches the value of early collaboration
This conflict's biggest lesson might be found in the need to build more of a "connective tissue" between the commercial satellite industry and the military before the next war.
- By Nick Wakeman
Companies
Multiple priorities drive investments across the defense market
Increases to both global threats and the national debt create a complex business environment.
- By Nick Wakeman
Companies
How Vibrint will push toward $500M revenue mark
CEO Tom Lash says the rebranded company's keys to growth include focusing on national security agencies and investments in technologies like cloud computing and artificial intelligence.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Jacobs renews its fight to keep $2.8B contract
Special Operations Command chose Peraton for IT systems and infrastructure support work over the incumbent.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Protests could delay Polaris awards
The small business IT contract faces challenges to how bidders can revise their proposals to update their past performance and experience examples.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Federal Transit Administration seeks bids on $670M grant oversight contract
The multiple-award contract will support FTA’s main infrastructure grant program that distributes money to state and local governments.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
A reader's guide to the upcoming draft CMMC rule
Market observers have advice on what to read and how to comment when the Defense Department releases its proposed cybersecurity rule for the industrial base.
- By Nick Wakeman
Podcasts
WT 360: How artificial intelligence can help make better proposals
Artificial intelligence is both a powerful tool and a new one that companies need to master, so proposal specialist Bruce Feldman is here to explain how AI can speed up the bid writing process and make it more efficient.
- By Nick Wakeman