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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
Army gets moving again on bundled recompete of professional services, IT vehicles
The Army opens registration for an industry day on its Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services contract, which brings together staff augmentation and technology support work.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
CACI to acquire space tech outfit for $2.6B
The purchase of Arka Group represents the largest-ever by CACI International, which is adding more space-based sensor systems and hardware.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Intel's government hires and more leadership moves across the market
This is our final roundup of key executive hires and promotions across the market for 2025.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
HawkEye 360 closes acquisition with backing from $150M Series E round
The commercial satellite operator is adding a business whose tools are designed to handle large and complex sets of radio frequency data.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
Navy seeks bids for $350M 'Seabed to Space' tech recompete
This multiple-award effort supports intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems on afloat vessels worldwide.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Radiant closes $300M Series C round to aid small nuclear reactor production
The five-year-old startup is designing its portable microreactor to meet increasing electricity demand and help mitigate stresses on the grid.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
TMMG receives private equity backing
Artinia Group has lined up two other partners for this investment in TMMG as the 17-year-old company seeks to further expand across U.S. ship fleet readiness programs.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
ISACA to take over CMMC authorization program
The group's new official title is Cybersecurity Assessor and Instructor Certification Organization.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Arcfield enters the seas via acquisition
This is purchase number three for Arcfield since its formation in 2021 and with the backing of Veritas Capital's fund for the middle tier.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
A trio of C-level moves to note at Booz Allen, Leidos and SAIC
Booz Allen Hamilton's chief financial officer is heading to a new industry altogether, while Leidos and Science Applications International Corp. detail their tech and growth chief hires.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
Commerce awards $150M advisory support pact
The Commerce Department lists customer experience management and enterprise architecture as key areas it wants industry support in developing strategies for.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
NextPoint Group gets Godspeed's backing
The 21-year-old company works on software development and other IT-related efforts for defense and intelligence agencies.
- By Ross Wilkers
Podcasts
WT 360: How GovCon is crossing the bridge from 2025 to 2026
Stephanie Kostro, president of the Professional Services Council, joins Nick and Ross to unpack the trends and topics of GovCon in 2025 that will carry over into 2026. The post-shutdown catchup and prospects of another funding lapse among them.
- By Nick Wakeman and Ross Wilkers
Companies
A pair of CEO transitions and more leadership moves across the market
Other key promotions and hires featured in this listing include roles focused on business development, artificial intelligence, operations and health portfolio leadership.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
NRC chooses 6 for $502M IT support pact
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission uses this blanket purchase agreement to bridge its technology resources with larger business strategies.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
K2, Pryzm, South 8 and VATN detail their newest capital rounds
Venture activity featured in this listing centers around satellite manufacturing, acquisition management software, battery technology and autonomous underwater vehicles.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
Leidos wins $455M Air Force cloud architecture job
This piece of the service branch's Cloud One Next initiative concentrates on access to cloud computing services via automated, on-demand and self-service means.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
FGS hires CACI vet Combs as chief executive
The defense technology services provider is pushing to expand its portfolio across intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud computing, engineering, multimedia and IT services.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
Library of Congress opens the bidding for $150M IT contract
The multiple-award contract also focuses on agile processes for modernizing network, database and web-based applications.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
ManTech acquires data science, predictive analytics specialist
Elder Research has been working in the defense and intelligence communities since 2005.
- By Ross Wilkers