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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.
Contracts

Pentagon halts $15B Advana recompete draft solicitation

DOD was previously looking to bring in new vendors to support its Advana data-analytics platform through a potential 10-year, $15 billion Advancing Artificial Intelligence Multiple Award Contract.

Contracts

Navy chooses 7 for $240M training support contract

Awardees will aid the Navy's largest shore command, which bases 24,000 uniformed and civilian personnel around the world.

Companies

GovCIO to acquire Iron Bow's telehealth subsidiary

GovCIO will inherit a $1.4 billion Veterans Affairs Department contract and has plans for further software and artificial intelligence investments in that program.

Companies

Rune Technologies fetches $24M in Series A capital

The company emerged out of stealth mode only months ago and is pushing the development of its operating system for military logistics operators.

Companies

Noblis' venture arm backs generative AI company

The nonprofit firm’s vehicle for investing in startups takes it to a company that works with organizations on adopting artificial intelligence and stay within their security and regulatory guardrails.

Companies

On-ramp bidding begins for $1.8B DOD readiness support contract

The General Services Administration and Defense Department are focusing this search to add more companies to the contract's major system support pool.

Contracts

Veterans Affairs chooses joint venture for $276M data program contract

A joint venture of ThunderYard and Booz Allen Hamilton will work with VA on providing an ecosystem of data management tools to health care and benefits providers.

Companies

York adds software, antenna offerings via acquisition

The small satellite maker moves to further round out its portfolio as the Defense Department pursues its Golden Dome missile defense vision.

Companies

Booz Allen gives big boost to its venture arm

Technology remains in the core for Booz Allen Ventures, which is widening its scope to include companies involved in manufacturing and the U.S.' reindustrialization efforts.

Podcasts

WT 360: All about messaging and its relationship to business performance

Dustin Siggins and Katie Helwig, public relations and GovCon practitioners respectively, go over the past decade in corporate culture shifts and how external messaging connects directly to communications with government customers.

Companies

Hadrian secures $260M in Series C capital

The five-year-old company views artificial intelligence and robotics as necessary to automate defense component manufacturing and make it happen at scale.

Contracts

GSA's vision for procurement is about having 'one wallet'

Stephen Ehikian, the General Services Administration's acting leader, compares how GSA wants to approach consolidated common goods and services purchasing to how bulk retail operates.

Companies

CASE acquires IT services provider

The AE Industrial Partners-backed company adds more work in areas like blockchain and digital forensics.

Contracts

DOD seeks industry feedback on acquisition reform push

Small businesses are especially being asked to weigh in on action items stemming from President Trump's executive order on the matter.

Companies

Firestorm Labs fetches $47M in Series A capital

Lockheed Martin's venture arm makes another investment in the three-year-old drone maker, which added Booz Allen Hamilton's venture arm in this round.

Companies

Sphinx acquires language translation tech provider

Sphinx is using this transaction to gain a pair contract vehicles and an avenue for advancing its cyber software product line.

Contracts

FAA adds SAIC to 10-year technical, engineering contract

Science Applications International Corp. will continue its incumbency on the contract that covers systems engineering, software development and other services.

Companies

Firefly files for initial public offering

The eight-year-old maker of launch vehicles and other spacecraft gives a deeper look at its business for the first time, as is required before the listing completes.

Podcasts

WT 360: Adaptation is essential for companies to thrive in today’s market

Aaron Myers -- partner for aerospace, defense and government advisory at Aprio -- goes over how contractors should balance change with staying true to themselves in a customer landscape full of demands to do business differently than before.

Companies

Sales, defense and tech leadership roles across the market

Plus one company in the upper quadrant of our 2025 Top 100 realigns its executive reporting tree upon a major departure and a second hires an executive to steer Golden Dome pursuits.