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Nick Wakeman
Editor-in-Chief, Washington Technology
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.
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Companies
Missteps doomed LinQuest's bid to keep $166M Space Force contract
The company blamed a time crunch for misunderstanding some of the evaluation notes it received on its recompete bid.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Space Force seeks next-gen satellite monitoring system
The service branch wants to work with civilian and commercial satellite providers to create a space-based global environmental monitoring system.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
CIO-SP4 protests drive yet another extension
With 17 protests active, no other option exists other than to continue on with the current CIO-SP3 vehicle.
- By Nick Wakeman
Podcasts
WT 360: Our EIC Frank Konkel on Google's government cloud and AI push
Frank Konkel, editor-in-chief for GovExec's publications including us, jumps in to break down both what Google's cloud can now do for federal agencies and the tech giant's larger public sector ambitions.
- By Frank Konkel, Nick Wakeman and Ross Wilkers
Opinion
Google fires employees who protested Israel cloud contract
The company says 28 employees crossed the line by occupying offices and disrupting others' work when raising their objections to the contract.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Early protests attack PACTS III solicitation
Several small businesses are challenging aspects of how the Homeland Security Department is running the $8.4 billion professional services contract vehicle.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Deloitte backs off SHARKCAGE protest
Accenture can now begin working on the $789 million Navy cybersecurity contract after Deloitte withdrew its challenge.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Space Force's new commercial strategy emphasizes partnerships
The introduction to the document emphasizes the desire for a deeper and more integrated relationship with the industry to confront growing threats in space from near-peer adversaries.
- By Nick Wakeman
Companies
Vibrint, pureLiFi form networking tech partnership
Their collaboration centers around secure light-based connectivity for intelligence agencies that do not use traditional wireless methods inside their secure facilities.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Leidos books $267M Army C5ISR recompete
The company has supported the branch's Communications Electronics Command since 2011 and in the fielding of more than 9,000 systems to date.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Two more join the T4NG2 protest fray
The $61 billion IT vehicle now has 16 protests at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and most of the complaints continue to focus on the Veterans Affairs Department's self-scoring methodology.
- By Nick Wakeman
Companies
Bluestone forms partnership with ECS vets to find acquisition targets
Bluestone Investment Partners is joining forces with former ECS Federal executives George Wilson and Tom Weston to look for a company to buy and then build.
- By Nick Wakeman
Companies
How Groundswell leans on tech partnerships in its wins
At its launch, Groundswell chose a few commercial applications to focus on and cites that approach as helping capture several contracts exceeding $100 million and aiding the pursuit of a $1 billion prize.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
T4NG2 protests grow to 14 with more possible
A dozen companies have gone to the court with questions over how the Veterans Affairs Department evaluated proposals for the $61 billion technology modernization contract vehicle.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Protesters take issue with Air Force's plan to redo $865M award
The Air Force wants to re-evaluate pricing, but the protesters say it doesn't go far enough to fix the problems they see with the communications support contract.
- By Nick Wakeman
Companies
Epiq Solutions buys software-defined radio firm
Epiq is using this acquisition to deepen its portfolio of software-defined radio products for defense and intelligence agencies.
- By Nick Wakeman
Companies
SixGen hires former DOD CISO as new chief executive
Jack Wilmer moves over from Core4ce and brings deep experience from across the cybersecurity realm, as well as a background in mergers and acquisitions.
- By Nick Wakeman
Companies
Accenture Federal, Google open AI center of excellence
The partnership is focused on helping agencies modernize their citizen services.
- By Nick Wakeman
Companies
Concurrent Technologies promotes pair in leadership team restructure
The company is also saying good-bye to its chief operating officer, who will move into a senior adviser role.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Our next Power Breakfast to spotlight VA procurement practices
The April 12 event will also include insights on small business opportunities at the Veterans Affairs Department and an industry roundtable discussion on the competitive landscape and technology initiatives.
- By Nick Wakeman