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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

Army gets moving again on bundled recompete of professional services, IT vehicles

The Army opens registration for an industry day on its Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services contract, which brings together staff augmentation and technology support work.

Companies

CACI to acquire space tech outfit for $2.6B

The purchase of Arka Group represents the largest-ever by CACI International, which is adding more space-based sensor systems and hardware.

Companies

Intel's government hires and more leadership moves across the market

This is our final roundup of key executive hires and promotions across the market for 2025.

Companies

HawkEye 360 closes acquisition with backing from $150M Series E round

The commercial satellite operator is adding a business whose tools are designed to handle large and complex sets of radio frequency data.

Contracts

Navy seeks bids for $350M 'Seabed to Space' tech recompete

This multiple-award effort supports intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems on afloat vessels worldwide.

Companies

Radiant closes $300M Series C round to aid small nuclear reactor production

The five-year-old startup is designing its portable microreactor to meet increasing electricity demand and help mitigate stresses on the grid.

Companies

TMMG receives private equity backing

Artinia Group has lined up two other partners for this investment in TMMG as the 17-year-old company seeks to further expand across U.S. ship fleet readiness programs.

Companies

ISACA to take over CMMC authorization program

The group's new official title is Cybersecurity Assessor and Instructor Certification Organization.

Companies

Arcfield enters the seas via acquisition

This is purchase number three for Arcfield since its formation in 2021 and with the backing of Veritas Capital's fund for the middle tier.

Companies

A trio of C-level moves to note at Booz Allen, Leidos and SAIC

Booz Allen Hamilton's chief financial officer is heading to a new industry altogether, while Leidos and Science Applications International Corp. detail their tech and growth chief hires.

Contracts

Commerce awards $150M advisory support pact

The Commerce Department lists customer experience management and enterprise architecture as key areas it wants industry support in developing strategies for.

Companies

NextPoint Group gets Godspeed's backing

The 21-year-old company works on software development and other IT-related efforts for defense and intelligence agencies.

Podcasts

WT 360: How GovCon is crossing the bridge from 2025 to 2026

Stephanie Kostro, president of the Professional Services Council, joins Nick and Ross to unpack the trends and topics of GovCon in 2025 that will carry over into 2026. The post-shutdown catchup and prospects of another funding lapse among them.

Companies

A pair of CEO transitions and more leadership moves across the market

Other key promotions and hires featured in this listing include roles focused on business development, artificial intelligence, operations and health portfolio leadership.

Contracts

NRC chooses 6 for $502M IT support pact

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission uses this blanket purchase agreement to bridge its technology resources with larger business strategies.

Companies

K2, Pryzm, South 8 and VATN detail their newest capital rounds

Venture activity featured in this listing centers around satellite manufacturing, acquisition management software, battery technology and autonomous underwater vehicles.

Contracts

Leidos wins $455M Air Force cloud architecture job

This piece of the service branch's Cloud One Next initiative concentrates on access to cloud computing services via automated, on-demand and self-service means.

Companies

FGS hires CACI vet Combs as chief executive

The defense technology services provider is pushing to expand its portfolio across intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud computing, engineering, multimedia and IT services.

Contracts

Library of Congress opens the bidding for $150M IT contract

The multiple-award contract also focuses on agile processes for modernizing network, database and web-based applications.

Companies

ManTech acquires data science, predictive analytics specialist

Elder Research has been working in the defense and intelligence communities since 2005.