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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.
Podcasts
WT 360: Our breakdown of the federal CIO’s departure, OneGov’s future and whatever CMMC will look like
NextGov/FCW’s executive editor Jessie Bur joins Nick and Ross to go around the world of Fed Tech, starting with the federal chief information officer’s pending exit and ending with the CMMC security standard’s murky future.
- By Jessie Bur, Nick Wakeman and Ross Wilkers
Companies
Tech, finance and growth leadership moves across the market
A trio of board appointments also feature in this listing, along with one company's designation of key executives for its Golden Dome pursuits.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
Selective Service System seeks software to aid the draft
If the military draft were to ever come back, this software would be used to quickly evaluate staffing and resource requirements.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Guidehouse hires Hernandez as finance chief, promotes Brown to transformation lead
Kelly Hernandez is returning to the GovCon industry, while Stuart Brown moves up to a new role tied with Guidehouse's $1.5 billion artificial intelligence investment.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
Argonne National Laboratory seeks help, resources for AI supercomputing center
The lab is casting its net far and wide for ideas on how to build, operate and finance the future National Genesis Mission Supercomputing Center of Innovation.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
Air Force picks 3 for $1.9B in aerospace program support work
The scope of work covers research, development, and test-and-evaluation activities.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
BTS and Quorum make M&A decisions, Capitol Meridian closes second fund
This roundup of three recent transactions across the market covers one acquisition, the receipt of external backing and resources for future investments.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Youngkin rejoins the private sector and more leadership moves across the market
Our newest listing of key executive hires and promotions also covers functions in technology, law, finance, business development and operations.
- By Ross Wilkers
Podcasts
WT 360: LMI’s approach to ‘commercial-grade, mission-ready technology’ and innovation cultures
Alex Adamczyk – vice president of sales, engineering and rapid prototyping at LMI – explains how Top 100 Company No. 73 seeks to blend its technology and business blueprints so it can bring innovations to agencies.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
ASRC Federal taps insider Manzo as next CEO
The former operating group president succeeds Jennifer Felix, who leaves after six years and having led the company to No. 36 on the Top 100.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Air defense, cloud and propulsion startup investment rounds to note
One of the blue chip defense hardware companies is also spreading its venture investment wings beyond the U.S.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
GSA is eyeing OneGov savings beyond software and tech, official says
GSA Deputy Administrator Mike Lynch noted that many of the roughly two dozen firms participating in the OneGov initiative “offer multiple products to federal government,” meaning that the strategy can ultimately lead to a broader range of cost savings.
- By Ross Wilkers and Edward Graham
Contracts
Lockheed wins $10.5B Special Operations logistics recompete
Special Operations Command uses this contract to help maintain its program support and enterprise management functions.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
US Geological Survey seeks enhanced AI function to watch for earthquakes
The U.S. Geological Survey has started its search for what is out there amid rapid advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning tools.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
Veterans Affairs starts search for cloud-based litigation review platform
The Veterans Affairs Department currently works with systems that do not share a common collection of facts, resulting in duplications of records and other issues.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Peraton appoints Omar as finance chief
Salim Omar previously was the company's senior vice president of corporate sector and finance.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
HTL moves ahead on next-generation radio efforts
Executives at the software-defined radio maker outline its approach to tech development and highlight one example of blending in commercial creations.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
HHS seeks small business support for future vendor management office
The Health and Human Services Department has started its work to find a contractor that can help oversee various software licensing agreements.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
TOP 100: LMI's commercial tech approach hinges on the business model
As Company No. 73 sees the world, bespoke problems that are unique to government do not get in the way of efforts to "capture all of the goodness" of de-risking the tech quickly.
- By Ross Wilkers
Podcasts
WT 360: Odyssey Systems and the landscape’s shifts in speed, decision authorities
Matt Kasberg, chief executive of Company No. 73 on our 2026 Top 100, explains how Odyssey Systems works with the defense acquisition community amid a period of so much change in that function.
- By Ross Wilkers