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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

CACI details the tech and talent legs of its strategy

Investor day presentations like this newest one from CACI are an opportunity to go deeper into a company's strategy. Here are some main takeaways from two key portions of the event.

Companies

How LMI incubated its own generative AI tool before going to market

LIGER emerged out of the company's technology studio and while data scientists built it, the grander goal was for everyone to use it.

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AeroVironment to acquire BlueHalo in $4.1B transaction

BlueHalo's strategy and vision since its inception can be seen through its tagline "Transforming the Future of Global Defense" and now it becomes a major building block for a large defense technology company.

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Enlightenment unveils fifth fund with $825M raised

Enlightenment Capital's reveal of its newest investment vehicle coincides with a rebrand of the workflow and regulatory software provider it acquired in the spring.

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NCR's federal arm wins $335M commissary tech support recompete

The effort covers grocery and household good stores at military facilities that have point-of-sale systems and software.

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WT 360: Where Amentum wants to go next following its big merger

Steve Arnette, chief operating officer at Amentum, explains how this new version of the company sees itself in the global government services landscape and what it means to have a “technology-enabled growth strategy.”

Companies

For Your Information hires Sami as president

This woman-owned small business completed a merger in 2021 and is now charting the next phase of its strategy.

Contracts

DOD adds trio to $48B tech research vehicle

The Defense Department now has 44 companies that support the preservation and sharing of information and knowledge related to military technology.

Companies

Kepler promotes Conrad to lead US subsidiary

Kepler is pushing to grow the reach of its optical data relay network across federal agencies.

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Launch, the Moon and satellites mark the week in space investments

Each of these companies are in varying stages of maturity as a business, but all have high-profile backers behind them.

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Integral Federal acquires agile development specialist

By purchasing Pragmatics, Integral is pushing closer to its goal of $200 million in annual revenue by 2025.

Contracts

General Dynamics wins $5.6B info sharing support contract

The Mission Partner Environment works to help partnership and coalition participants communicate and collaborate.

Companies

Tria Federal's path in the middle tier centers on 2 core markets

The Sagewind Capital-backed company is acquiring Softrams and undertaking a reorganization to set itself up for the future, as Tria Federal's chief executive explains.

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Godspeed collects $675M for its third fund

The backer of Crimson Phoenix, SilverEdge and Special Aerospace Services unveils this new vehicle for more investments.

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Undersea drone startup fetches $16M to aid hiring, manufacturing push

Lockheed Martin Ventures, RTX Ventures, SAIC Ventures and In-Q-Tel are the GovCon names involved in this investment round.

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ICF hires former Labcorp exec to lead corporate development

Dr. Eric Hakimov will work with other senior ICF leaders on investments and strategies across its key growth markets.

Contracts

Marine Corps picks 10 for $164M installation command support contract

Nine new companies are joining a program that supports at least 31,000 personnel across the world.

Contracts

Space Force awards 12 seats on 'Hemisphere' advisory contract

The service branch hires a pool of companies to help it manage all phases of program lifecycles that include technology development and anomaly resolution, among others.

Companies

ManTech stands up defense advisory board

This is the company's second such panel of former government officials tasked to help guide strategies with a certain client set.

Companies

HHS eyes wider scope for small biz professional services recompete

The current iteration focuses on support for the National Institutes of Health, while the new version will be for the entire Health and Human Services Department.