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Ross Wilkers

Senior Staff Reporter

Ross Wilkers
Ross Wilkers covers the business of government contracting, companies and trends that shape the market. He joined WT in 2017 and works with Editor-in-Chief Nick Wakeman to host and produce our WT 360 podcast that features discussions with the market's leading executives and voices. Ross is a native of Northern Virginia and is an alumnus of George Mason University.
Companies

Space, energy and cyber venture rounds to highlight

The venture arms of Lockheed Martin and RTX, plus the intelligence community's In-Q-Tel organization get mentions in this listing.

Breaking News Companies

Alliant 3's award process starts to roll

The General Services Administration is taking an "Anything IT Anywhere" approach for this new iteration of the massive government-wide technology vehicle.

Companies

Leidos seeks to be the government's 'beta tester' for artificial intelligence

“We want to look at it, understand it, exploit it and be able to serve our customers with it, no matter which model of AI they want to embrace," CEO Tom Bell tells Wall Street.

Companies

ASRC Federal wins $473M FAA engineering recompete

The company has held this contract that supports the National Airspace System since 2017.

Companies

Amentum signs lease for Reston headquarters campus

Amentum's decision comes only a few months after Booz Allen Hamilton also chose Reston, Virginia for its headquarters.

Companies

Valiant Solutions acquires network engineering provider

The Bluestone-backed company is pushing to have a presence in all phases of the cyber lifecycle that include system design and accreditation.

Companies

ASGN hires former Idemia executive to lead federal business

ASGN is adopting the new name of Everforth for the next iteration of its strategy, which includes digital modernization and national security tech as priorities.

Companies

Veritas Capital's ninth fund grows to $15.3B

The firm cites continued investor interest in the U.S. government market and other highly regulated industries.

Companies

Clarity Innovations hires Hobbs as chief executive

The Capitol Meridian Partners-backed company is entering the next phase of its strategy following a rapid expansion push that included a merger.

Companies

SAIC's board stays with Reagan, names him full-time CEO

Jim Reagan will lead the next iteration of Science Applications International Corp.'s effort to reinvigorate organic growth.

Companies

Operations, tech and talent leadership moves across the market

Also included in this listing: one of the market's most active investors makes a series of promotions in its senior ranks.

Companies

Venture moves in space and manufacturing to highlight

Axiom and Stoke lay out what they want to do next with their newfound investment, while Perseus Materials gets the backing of Lockheed Martin's venture arm.

Companies

SAIC plans partial pivot away from enterprise IT

In talking with investors, SAIC’s chief financial officer Prabu Natarajan lays out how the company sees those opportunities and gives an update on its CEO search.

Companies

Analytical Mechanics Associates hires Poist as CEO

AMA is prioritizing IT and visualization in the current iteration of a strategy that has kept engineering, science and mathematics at the core since its 1962 inception.

Companies

Peerless hires new president for QED subsidiary

Peerless originally acquired QED to establish a greater footing with the Army.

Companies

Tharros gets backing from Blue Delta

The 16-year-old company supports the National Vulnerabilities Database, a cornerstone repository for cyber researchers to assess exploits.

Companies

By Light acquires another simulation, training tech outfit

By Light is pushing toward a more architecture-centric and agile approach for its offerings in modeling, simulation and training.

Contracts

GSA makes initial cut of choices for Polaris' woman-owned track

No one has been eliminated from the government-wide IT vehicle, which has a new group of 55 "apparently successful" bidders.

Companies

Constellis hires former C3 AI, CAE exec as CEO

Dan Gelston will lead the next phase of Constellis' push to incorporate technology into its portfolio of security, training and risk management services.

Podcasts

WT 360: All about the landscape of government-wide contracts in 2026

Leo Alvarez and Dylan Schreiner, respectively principal and GovCon senior manager at Baker Tilly, break down how these vehicles are at the heart of contract consolidation activities and the opportunity set for companies.