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Nick Wakeman
Editor-in-chief

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
Federal court system eyes expanded push to the cloud
The judicial branch wants to speed up its movement of applications and data.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Navy to move ahead on $914M aircraft services program
The service branch's choice of Vertex Aerospace has been upheld after two bid protests.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Protest ruling details why DISA chose Leidos for $11B IT contract
The Government Accountability Office highlights some of General Dynamics' own business decisions in structuring its bid.
- By Nick Wakeman
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Top 100
TOP 100: Accenture again chooses change with Novetta acquisition
Company No. 13 on our 2022 Top 100 rankings is taking another opportunity to challenge the way it does business.
- By Nick Wakeman
Companies
How and where newcomers are entering the market
GovTribe's Market Disruptor Report shows the pace of companies winning their first federal prime contract is picking up in 2022 compared to the end of last year.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
AECOM challenging $215M no-compete contract
The Health and Human Services Department used an exception in procurement rules that allows agencies to award certain contracts without competition.
- By Nick Wakeman
Opinion
The James Webb telescope can teach us more than just space
Project management lessons from this program serve as an instruction manual on how to leverage mistakes and mitigate risks.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Leidos wins DIA data architecture contract
The Defense Intelligence Agency is seeking to make data more accessible to users and automate time-consuming processes.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Guidehouse scores redo of Secret Service contract
The agency must look into an organizational conflict-of-interest allegation and make a new evaluation.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Round 3: Army energy contract hit by yet another protest
The Army Corps of Engineers reworked the solicitation for services related to stable and dependable energy supplies and made a new award, which led to a new challenge from a disappointed bidder.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Air Force to rework $256M electronic warfare contract
Bidders will be allowed to submit new proposals.
- By Nick Wakeman
Podcasts
PROJECT 38: Why a Top 100 company changed its name after 33 years
CEO Paul Dillahay explains to Editor Nick Wakeman why NCI Information Systems became Empower AI and how the multi-year journey leading up to that new name transformed the Top 100 company.
- By Nick Wakeman
Top 100
Maximus moves up the Top 100 with acquisitions, awards
The company's transformation journey also includes leveraging demand for services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
General Dynamics IT grows student aid work with $122M award
Under this new Education Department contract, General Dynamics will move an award eligibility determination system to a cloud environment.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Inside the rejection of Booz Allen's $1.4B DHA protest
A significant price gap existed between Booz Allen and the field, but the company was eliminated so early on that the difference didn't matter.
- By Nick Wakeman
Top 100
Diversity remains elusive for Top 100
Many Top 100 companies have made diversity and equity a priority, but women and minorities are still dramatically under-represented in the C-suite.
- By Nick Wakeman
Companies
Small firm fights off protest, secures its biggest win
Brillient Corp. weathered two rounds of bid protests and can now finally brag about this company-record victory.
- By Nick Wakeman
Top 100
Amy Gilliland on building a 'company with a soul'
During our Top 100 celebration, General Dynamics IT's president singled out support of employees as critical to business success.
- By Nick Wakeman
Top 100
Introducing the 2022 Washington Technology Top 100
Our annual report ranks the largest government contractors in the federal market.
- By Nick Wakeman
Top 100
User guide to our Top 100
An inside look at how we created the 2022 Top 100 rankings and what you can learn from them.
- By Nick Wakeman