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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.
Contracts

OMB seeks details from agencies on their commercial buying, or lack thereof

A new White House budget office memo also outlines what agencies have to do if they want to go down the non-commercial contracting route and who has the approval power over it.

Companies

DOD, GSA switch out contractors for resource support program

Accenture's 2025 contract is cancelled as Leidos receives a new award to support 4.7 million services members and their families.

Companies

Delivery, tech and operations leadership moves across the market

A former USPTO chief information officer takes up a new private sector role and the air traffic control overhaul effort also features in this key hire and promotion listing.

Podcasts

WT 360: Noblis and its next 30 years

CEO Mile Corrigan discusses technology transition efforts and venture investments as federal agencies seek faster lab-to-field solutions.

Companies

AEVEX fetches $320M in IPO proceeds

AEVEX is the latest government contractor to tap into the public markets amid renewed investor interest in the defense industry.

Contracts

Gruenbaum heading for the exit from GSA

Laura Stanton will lead the General Services Administration’s acquisition shop on an interim basis.

Contracts

Optum's federal arm wins $1.6B military care contract

The Remote Health Reserve Program supports efforts by active duty, reserve and National Guard components to maintain a deployable force.

Contracts

State embarks on search for new content management software platform

The State Department is succinct with this line its request for information: “Custom-built or unproven solutions will not be considered.”

Companies

Kentro, Lynker elevate new CEOs from within

The now-former chief executives for both companies are staying involved as board chairs.

Companies

Citra, Turion detail their newest capital raises

Washington Harbour Partners led the Series A and B rounds for these startups focused on space, which is a priority area for the investment firm.

Companies

Lockheed boosts its venture investment fund to $1B

Lockheed Martin Ventures' core focus areas include quantum computing, autonomy, directed energy and computer chips.

Contracts

Air Force Research Lab cancels $10B vehicle

Air Force leaders will reassess the strategy for acquiring research-and-development support from industry.

Companies

AeroVironment's new CFO, COO and more leadership moves across the market

Key hires and promotions for human resources, technology and corporate development also feature in our new listing. A "WT Top 25" company's board adds two new members as well.

Opinion

Public offerings put GovCon in a new spotlight as SpaceX's listing looms

Think the recent run of initial public offerings over the past 16 months were big? Get ready for SpaceX to break all-time records, and its IPO is one all of GovCon should care about, even if your company does not launch anything at all.

Podcasts

WT 360: Arcfield and the modern era’s space races

Kevin Kelly, chief executive of Arcfield, joins to go over how the systems engineering outfit is looking at a landscape that involves large-scale initiatives like Golden Dome and making data centers work in space.

Companies

Hypersonics and space venture investment rounds to note

The venture capital arms of RTX, Booz Allen Hamilton and the U.S. intelligence community are among the participants in here.

Companies

HawkEye 360 files to go public

No details yet on how much the 11-year-old company is looking to raise from investors, but their financial profile and customer mix is on display for all to see.

Contracts

Space Force picks 14 for $1.8B object tracking contract

Established defense market giants and newer, mostly venture-backed startups are in the awardee pool.

Companies

AEVEX sets the size, specs of its public offering

The nine-year-old drone manufacturer is following the same path traveled by Voyager Technologies, Firefly Aerospace and York Space Systems as SpaceX's pending IPO looms as well.

Companies

XLA hires former Octo exec as CEO

James Vant spent 15 years at Octo and helped shape it to eventually be acquired by IBM.