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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
Ridgeline, System High to join forces
The new, larger company will bring together data privacy, managed attribution and protection offerings under one roof.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
EnCharge AI collects $100M in Series B capital
This chipmaking startup's network of backers includes In-Q-Tel and RTX Ventures, a fact worth highlighting given their connections to potential government end users.
- By Ross Wilkers
Podcasts
WT 360: Tariff talk is for GovCon too
Larry Sher, a government contracts attorney and partner at Winston & Strawn, lays out what government contractors should understand regarding how the prices of imported goods and services matter to them and their customers.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
K2 Space closes $110M Series B round
The three-year-old startup will work to scale up its manufacturing capacity and team ahead of a planned Space Force mission for 2026.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
Bowhead wins $103M Army classroom support contract
The Army Training and Doctrine Command is using this contract as a means for shifting into a digital training environment.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
Naval Research Lab seeks bids for $244M radio frequency tech contract
The Navy wants to enhance its ability to use radio frequency systems in transmitting energy.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Four promotes Stewart to chief executive
David Stewart will lead the technology distributor's new phase of its strategy as a portfolio company of Sverica Capital Management.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Leidos eyes missile defense, border security tech as growth avenues
In talking with Wall Street, CEO Tom Bell said the company has "prepared some big ideas" in both areas for the new Trump administration and other senior stakeholders to consider.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
PSI wins $156M Veterans Affairs testing recompete
Planned Systems International conducts tests and manages projects related to the rollout of the new Oracle Cerner electronic health record.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
SMX acquires budget management tech provider
CBEYONData started in 2010 to help agencies implement new processes and tech tools for their business functions.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Pyramid hires former HUD CIO Chow as chief executive
David Chow joins the company in a year that marks its 30th in business.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Onebrief captures $50M in Series C capital
Founded in 2019, Onebrief is pushing to further develop its software for military staff in their planning and other operational activities.
- By Ross Wilkers
Podcasts
WT 360: NextgovFCW’s Natalie Alms on GSA and Musk’s moves there
Natalie Alms, who covers federal technology policy and tech workforce matters at our partner publication NextgovFCW, jumps in to update us on General Services Administration happenings that involve Elon Musk.
- By Natalie Alms and Ross Wilkers
Companies
Tech, BD and energy leadership moves across the market
This edition of our weekly executive movement list begins with one company's realignment and ends with a pair of appointments involving boards of directors.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
DMI sells part of its commercial portfolio
The OceanSound Partners-backed contractor makes this divestiture following a trio of acquisitions that concentrated on government work.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Cisco acquires Booz Allen cyber spinout
Booz Allen Hamilton retained a minority stake in SnapAttack, which was started to bring together threat intelligence and mitigation processes.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Peerless Technologies acquires spectrum tech specialist
Peerless is using this transaction to also further expand the research-and-development posture of its innovation center.
- By Ross Wilkers
Contracts
Leidos wins $149M Air Force IT sustainment contract
Project Night Owl focuses on how the Air Force works in a secure cloud environment based on Microsoft's Azure offering.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Govplace gets new private equity owner
Jay Sunny Bajaj's DigiCap firm completes its first acquisition in the federal market.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Parsons acquires environmental cleanup tech provider for $36M
Parsons is looking to enhance its offerings for government and infrastructure customers looking to remove hazardous and toxic materials.
- By Ross Wilkers