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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.
Companies
Peraton's sector president hires and more leadership moves across the market
Other key promotions and hires mentioned cover roles in technology, investment decisions, operations and large defense programs.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
HawkEye 360's public offering hauls in $416M
Add this commercial satellite operator to the list of GovCon companies that achieved their initial goals by tapping into the public markets for new capital.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Air Force wraps up awards for $866M advisory, assistance contract
The National Air and Space Intelligence Center hires four contractors to aid its work in looking at air, space, missile and cyber issues.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
DOD grows Scale AI agreement to $500M
Demand across the Defense Department has exceeded the scope of the original contract.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Astranis, Scout Space lay out next steps following capital rounds
Satellites and the technologies that help them safely maneuver in space feature in this summary of new venture capital activity.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
NextPoint Group acquires fellow software development provider
This represents NextPoint Group's first purchase with the backing of its private equity owner Godspeed Capital Management.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
DHS preps industry for communications equipment recompete
The Homeland Security Department has obligated $1.8 billion in order volume in the current iteration and is preparing a final solicitation for the next one.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Quantum Space, RealmOne detail CEO transitions
In both instances, a founder of the company is stepping back as a new leader takes the helm to shape the next phase of the strategy.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Sales, tech and talent leadership moves across the market
One of the industry's largest tech integrators makes a key hire to lead its manufacturing operations, which have grown amid a longer-term product content push.
- By Ross Wilkers
Podcasts
WT 360: NextGov/FCW’s Edward Graham on the world’s AI and robotics leadership race
Edward Graham, managing editor at NextGov/FCW, jumps in to take us through how a new White House memo on artificial intelligence security helps illuminate the competition between the U.S. and China.
- By Edward Graham and Ross Wilkers
Contracts
DIA tees up $800M data collection recompete
The Defense Intelligence Agency sets the date for when it plans to release a final solicitation for this multiple-award contract focused on technical functions.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
NOAA starts the bidding for ProTech 2.0's environmental monitoring domain
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is seeking to hire a pool of companies that can help it use satellite data for its forecasting and modeling operations.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Scout AI fetches $100M in Series A capital
The two-year-old company labels its flagship product as an "AI brain" and outs Booz Allen Hamilton's venture arm as a backer.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
York Space Systems to acquire terminal maker in $355M transaction
This is York Space Systems' second agreement to buy another company since its $629 million initial public offering in January.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Firestorm Labs wraps up $82M Series B round
Washington Harbour Partners, the venture arms of Booz Allen Hamilton and Lockheed Martin, and the intelligence community's In-Q-Tel organization are staying involved in the maker of portable drone manufacturing systems.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
GSA hits one-year mark for OneGov
The General Services Administration's effort to centralize brand name technology purchases has brought in 20 companies as participants so far.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
Army sets industry day for high-performance computing recompete
Defense Department communities involved in tech development and transition efforts all have access to the supercomputing systems, which are currently supported by BAE Systems Inc.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
True Anomaly fetches $650M in Series D round
The four-year-old space startup closes a new capital raise on the heels of its selection for a key Golden Dome-related contract.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
HawkEye 360 launches IPO roadshow, sets goals for listing
The 11-year-old commercial satellite operator is now officially at work in marketing its stock to potential institutional investors.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Growth and operations leadership moves across the market
A pair of key hires at venture-backed defense tech outfits feature and one of them most recently spent nearly three decades at a blue chip hardware giant.
- By Ross Wilkers