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Ross Wilkers
Senior Staff Reporter
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
ASRC Federal wins $473M FAA engineering recompete
The company has held this contract that supports the National Airspace System since 2017.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Peerless hires new president for QED subsidiary
Peerless originally acquired QED to establish a greater footing with the Army.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers