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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

PSC hires former Trump official Carroll as its new leader

Jim Carroll will join the 400-member company trade association on May 19 and succeed David Berteau, who has led it for the past nine years.

Companies

C Speed appoints McLaughlin as CEO

The former deputy Cyber Command leader succeeds Dave Lysack, who founded the radar tech company in 2006 and will move into a different role

Companies

IBM lays out what it knows (so far) from the push for contract cuts

Wall Street's questions to the CEO and chief financial officer of Big Blue centered on what the company sees in the shorter-term. Should the trend line continue for more cuts, their conversation with investors is poised to shift in another direction.

Companies

PCG-SMX joint venture wins $532M Navy IT contract

Work will support an ongoing business transformation initiative at a Navy research, development, test and evaluation infrastructure division.

Companies

General Dynamics is 'in the conversation' to find more contract savings

In talking with Wall Street, GD's technologies segment leader Jason Aiken describes the ongoing dialogue with federal agencies on the future of contracting and how they see themselves as not "strictly in the consulting business per se."

Contracts

SAIC wins $55M Space Development Agency integration contract

SAIC will take on systems engineering and related support work for SDA's emerging satellite network.

Companies

Lockheed to acquire Amentum product unit for $360M

Amentum's Rapid Solutions team manufactures communications and other tactical systems for national security programs.

Companies

Lockheed's CEO reacts to Trump's acquisition overhaul orders

In talking with Wall Street, Jim Taiclet highlights how many of the regulations and statutes that have evolved over decades look poised to be "really scrutinized and reduced."

Contracts

DOD opens proposal window for $510M data, analytics contract

The Defense Department structured this multiple-award effort to further enable the use of data in managing force structure and mission activities.

Contracts

ANALYSIS: A less burdened customer collective also means a more powerful one

Don't confuse the Trump administration's push for agencies to have a leaner acquisition framework as making everything easier for contractors. Keeping them as customers might just get harder.

Podcasts

WT 360: Our EIC Frank Konkel on GSA, Google and the government as a single whole customer

Frank Konkel, editor-in-chief for GovExec’s publications including us, jumps in to go over Google’s massive discounted offering to agencies and how that pact with the General Services Administration will not be the last like it.

Companies

Growth, operations and tech leadership moves across the market

A trio of board of directors additions also feature in this newest catalog of key hires, promotions and appointments.

Companies

Lockheed promotes Scott to finance chief

Now-former CFO Jay Malave is leaving the defense giant after three years there.

Companies

Shield AI acquires pilot analysis software suite

This is the defense tech unicorn's latest move to create more trust between human pilots and autonomy tools.

Companies

Scout AI emerges from stealth with $15M in seed capital

Booz Allen Hamilton's venture arm was a co-lead in the initial investment round, from which the company plans to further pursue its strategy of integrating artificial intelligence and robotics technologies.

Contracts

Trump orders structural changes to rules covering $1T in federal spending

The Tuesday mandate — which aims to streamline the way government buys goods and services — was accompanied by a second order requiring agencies to predominantly use commercial products, rather than custom-built.

Contracts

FirstNet seeks engagement, outreach support from industry

The winner of this five-year pact will also contribute to the network's roadmap and strategy for incorporating new technologies.

Companies

Claroty hires Sovada to lead public sector arm

Jen Sovada joins the cybersecurity company to lead sales and strategy for its government business.

Contracts

DOD seeks initial feedback on recompete of $48B tech research vehicle

The Defense Department specifically wants industry input on the future contract's structure and how it could widen the scope for one area of work.

Companies

APL promotes Van Wie to director

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory's next leader will be the ninth in the nonprofit's 83-year history.