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Nick Wakeman

Editor-in-Chief, Washington Technology

Nick Wakeman
Nick Wakeman is the editor-in-chief of Washington Technology and joined the publication in 1996 as a staff writer. He's a graduate of Bridgewater College and earned a masters degree from American University. When he isn't writing about government contractors, he's thinking of cooking large pieces of meat over fire and dreaming of ways to embarrass his two sons. Follow him on Twitter: @nick_wakeman
Contracts

DHS still deep into PACTS III evaluations

The potential $8.4 billion small business contract cleared the protest hurdle several months ago, but the Homeland Security Department is still working through all the proposals and has not set a date for awards.

Contracts

ManTech secures $1.4B cyber task order

The company will support the ICON framework for sharing intelligence across the national security community.

Companies

Why successful application modernization can be so hard to do

For this industry roundtable, executives cited misaligned expectations and a lack of strategic planning as problems even as there still are opportunities for success.

Contracts

CIO-SP4 court challenges swell to 26 companies

The protesters are continuing to challenge the evaluation process and past-performance scoring for this $50 billion IT contract.

Contracts

SEWP, GSA and DOD leaders to talk contracting at our next Power Breakfast

Join us for an exclusive morning of insights on government procurement strategies on Friday, Dec. 6.

Companies

SixGen purchases software development specialist

SixGen has now completed three acquisitions in six months with the support of its private equity owner Washington Harbour Partners.

Companies

General Dynamics IT secures $330M in Army training awards

The company will help train 500,000 soldiers across Pacific and Airborne Corps missions by using advanced simulation environments.

Contracts

OASIS+ clears its final pre-award protest hurdle

A combination of denied protests and corrective actions means that every small business category of the massive professional services contract could be open for business by the end of this calendar year.

Companies

Unanet adds AI tool through GovPro acquisition

Unanet brings in an artificial intelligence capability to its portfolio of offerings that help companies respond to solicitations.

Contracts

More OASIS+ protests fall short

The Government Accountability Office has denied three more challenges to the government-wide contract's small business awards, leaving just two more to be resolved.

Contracts

Dell, Iron Bow agree on Army pricing allegation settlements

A whistleblower kicked off a Justice Department investigation into allegations that Dell and Iron Bow worked together to overcharge the Army for IT products.

Companies

Booz Allen's venture arm invests in deepfake prevention company

Booz Allen Ventures is one of several investors in Reality Defender, which uses artificial intelligence tools to spot deepfakes and other synthetic media.

Companies

ManTech hires pair of intelligence business execs

Gavin Greene will focus on business development and Joseph Schneider will run program operations.

Companies

AeroVironment builds out defense tech portfolio with BlueHalo acquisition

The combination creates a larger player in uncrewed systems, technologies to counter them and space offerings.

Contracts

Bid protests return to a long-term decline

The Government Accountability Office reports an 11% drop in cases for fiscal year 2024 after all the protests surrounding the CIO-SP4 vehicle fueled a spike in 2023.

Contracts

SSA seeks new data center space in western US

The Social Security Administration is planning a flexible, task order-based contract for colocation data center services.

Contracts

GAO starts to move on OASIS+ protest rulings with 2 denials

More decisions are due within the next two weeks on four remaining protests involving the government-wide professional services vehicle.

Opinion

Understanding stakeholders and missions matters more than ever as the market faces change

The second Trump administration will bring new priorities and new ways of doing business, but supporting the customer should remain your top priority.

Contracts

Modification trips up ManTech’s protest over Army award

The fight is over after the Army amended the task order and lowered its value below the threshold for protests.