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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

Tech, growth and operations leadership moves across the market

A handful of additions to boards of directors also feature in this listing of new key hires and promotions.

Companies

ARA hires L3Harris vet Gattle as chief executive

Antenna Research Associates has been owned by OceanSound Partners since 2024.

Contracts

Agriculture to go down LPTA path for software tool buy

The Agriculture Department gives small businesses less than a week to turn around quotes.

Contracts

Veterans Affairs previews timeline for enterprise AI services competition

A final solicitation for the potential three-year contract is just around the corner and will task the winner with rolling out artificial intelligence capabilities to 540,000 users.

Companies

B&A acquires secure communication tech developer

Intelligent Waves designs its products for agencies to use for modernization and edge communications initiatives.

Contracts

NOAA unveils first blueprint for mobile device management contract

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration wants a cloud-hosted offering to manage its inventory of devices that run off the Apple, Microsoft and Google operating systems.

Contracts

Space Force starts to craft satellite communications integration contract

The service branch gives industry an initial glimpse at its plan to hire a technical integrator for mission planning, resource management and other functions.

Podcasts

WT 360: Small businesses face ‘seismic’ change to their rules of the road

Stephanie Kostro, president of the Professional Services Council, explains to Nick and Ross why that word “seismic” reflects how the Small Business Administration wants to revamp government contracting’s rules for these companies.

Companies

Tech, growth and sales leadership moves across the market

One of the military's primary engine providers is also undertaking a transition at the very top, among other key promotions and hires to note.

Contracts

TSA preps industry for operational testing recompete

The Transportation Security Agency will use this $100 million-plus blanket purchase agreement to verify systems as effective and suitable for use.

Companies

Cherokee Federal, Expression Networks detail their transitions at the very top

Tom Watson most recently led Serco North America for seven years, while Tim Spadafore has only been with Expression Networks since the spring.

Contracts

Anduril now covers both halves of $1.5B DHS counter-UAS contract

Leidos is the only other company competing for work in both the product and services portions of the five-year counter-unmanned aircraft systems contract

Contracts

VA starts its search for health systems tech integrator

The Veterans Affairs Department wants a contractor to help establish enterprise integration and data capabilities for operating across different systems.

Contracts

DHS signs Cumulus cloud contract with Google

The Homeland Security Department has almost wrapped up awards for the hyperscaler-focused portion of this centralized cloud program with Microsoft's contract still under construction.

Companies

ITC Federal to buy Capgemini's US federal subsidiary

ITC Federal is bringing in a business that specializes in Salesforce and ServiceNow implementation efforts.

Companies

A pair of CEO transitions and more leadership moves to note

Key hires and promotions in functions such as business development, operations, talent and sales also feature.

Contracts

WT 360: Digital Infuzion and its shepherding approach to transformation

Hemant Virkar, founder and chief executive of Digital Infuzion, goes over how the company has extended beyond its initial healthcare roots and still leans on that heritage to help agencies on their modernization journeys.

Contracts

Accenture's federal arm wins $480M Army task management system contract

Pentagon and Army leaders see the future Joint Enterprise Task Management System as heavily leaning on artificial intelligence and eventually being able to cover 200,000 users.

Contracts

DHS starts the bidding for $441M biometric tech contract

The Homeland Security Department will use this contract to buy fingerprint, facial, iris, palmprint and multi-modal devices for component agencies.

Contracts

CISA tees up cyber hygiene recompete

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is setting up what it calls a “unified, scalable, and modernized mission support vehicle."