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Ross Wilkers
Senior Staff Reporter

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.
- By Ross Wilkers and Edward Graham
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
CASE acquires IT services provider
The AE Industrial Partners-backed company adds more work in areas like blockchain and digital forensics.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers