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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
Supply chain, operations and health leadership moves across the market
Plus an engineering and design firm promotes a new business line executive for its federal portfolio.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
ASRC Federal wins $495M background check support recompete
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency sticks with the incumbent for this iteration of the program, which emphasizes DCSA's transition to a continuous vetting approach.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Castelion, Muon Space complete Series C funding rounds
Both startups are using their newfound capital to accelerate production of their hypersonic weapons and satellites.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Vantor appoints Cocos to lead US government biz
Vantor’s strategy centers around providing a broad set of spatial intelligence offerings that are tied to its Earth imagery satellites.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
Army, DHA tee up on-ramps for $11B in tech services contracts
The Army has one opportunity ready for industry to pursue, while the Defense Health Agency has a message for 8(a) companies about an upcoming window.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
United Launch Alliance's new CEO and more leadership moves across the market
Key promotions and hires in finance, growth and technology also feature in this listing.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
Peraton wins $953M DISA comms infrastructure recompete
The Defense Information Systems Agency is emphasizing on-demand communications capabilities for this iteration of the program.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
Air Force awards 24 places on $920M aircraft equipment modernization contract
The Next Generation Aerospace Ground Equipment contract's scope covers design, development, integration and testing work.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
Navy chooses 29 for $400M operational exercise support contract
The Navy set up the contract to hire a pool of companies that can help design and build out exercises that primarily focus on cyberspace operations.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
CISA contemplates whether to hire security software buying help
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a sources sought notice that describes its desire to bring in a company that can help manage enterprise license and materials purchases.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
L3Harris promotes Mehta to CEO in abrupt leadership change
Chris Kubasik, L3Harris’ CEO since June 2021, has left the company following a code of conduct investigation.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Noblis extends space portfolio with acquisition
FTS International brings a suite of space engineering and orbital analysis services to Noblis.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
Air Force leans on ESOP legislation to sole-source $992M contract
This contract is part of a Defense Department pilot program that allows for certain follow-on awards to stay with the incumbent, if they are fully-employee owned.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
FAA brings in AT&T for network modernization program
The Federal Aviation Administration is developing a potential 15-year contract with AT&T to support the overhaul of the air traffic control system.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
AEVEX enters water with $600M BlackSea acquisition
The cash-and-stock agreement expands AEVEX beyond drones into surface and underwater autonomous systems.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
NASA insourcing push to cost Amentum 3% of revenue in 2027
NASA is taking over more technical and operational work from contractors like Amentum, which laid out both the financial impacts of that to investors and explained where it still has plenty to do for this customer.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
DHS wraps up Oracle's Cumulus cloud contract
The Department of Homeland Security has two more hyperscaler awards to finalize before it can move ahead on a separate competition for this enterprise cloud program.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
How OneGov is changing CACI's contractor role
CEO John Mengucci tells investors the government's direct licensing push means less revenue but more profit for integrators.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Financial, operations and growth leadership moves across the market
One of the market's most active private investment firms adds a new operating partner and a semiconductor maker brings in its newest public sector head, among other key hires and promotions.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Boeing's sale of Insitu and more transactions to note
Acentra Health and Precise Systems move on acquisitions with their private equity backers as FedTec becomes part of a larger, more global enterprise.
- By Ross Wilkers