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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
Operations, finance and growth leadership moves across the market
One of the GovCon market's main publicly-traded companies hires a new chief human resources officer and three board appointments also feature.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
How CACI aligns with the Pentagon's change in software direction
In talking with Wall Street, CACI International CEO John Mengucci breaks down how the company sees opportunities in the Defense Department's push for agile software acquisition.
- By Ross Wilkers
Podcasts
WT 360: All about termination reversals and GSA’s consolidation push
Jeff Shapiro, government contracting advisory and regulatory assurance partner at CohnReznick, explains what happens after agencies try to undo contract terminations as well as questions raised by the General Services Administration’s push to expand its procurement power.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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."
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Lockheed to acquire Amentum product unit for $360M
Amentum's Rapid Solutions team manufactures communications and other tactical systems for national security programs.
- By Ross Wilkers
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."
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
Companies
Lockheed promotes Scott to finance chief
Now-former CFO Jay Malave is leaving the defense giant after three years there.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Ross Wilkers
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.
- By Natalie Alms, Ross Wilkers and Jessie Bur
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.
- By Ross Wilkers