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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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Companies

Noblis extends space portfolio with acquisition

FTS International brings a suite of space engineering and orbital analysis services to Noblis.

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.

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.

Companies

AEVEX enters water with $600M BlackSea acquisition

The cash-and-stock agreement expands AEVEX beyond drones into surface and underwater autonomous systems.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.