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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.
CXO Briefing
Debt Defaults are Not Shutdowns, But Both Raise Money Fears
Question number one that companies in the government market want answered is how payments for their work on contracts will, or will not, happen in a debt default situation. No one knows for sure.
- By Ross Wilkers
Emerging Tech
Navy Finalizes $248M Simulation R&D Award with Small Business
Work supports an integrated battlespace simulation and test department that also acts as a Navy center of excellence.
- By Ross Wilkers
CXO Briefing
State Department unveils $10B enterprise IT services solicitation
The contract known as "Evolve" seeks technology modernization services in support of diplomatic goals.
- By Ross Wilkers
CXO Briefing
Microsoft, Lockheed Form New Cloud Collaboration Pact
The world's largest defense company has both internal initiatives and work with military customers in mind for this partnership.
- By Ross Wilkers
IT Modernization
Interior Unveils $1B Cloud Solicitation
Data center consolidation and the movement of more core technology services are top priorities for the department in this acquisition.
- By Ross Wilkers
Emerging Tech
Judge Declines to Halt Booz Allen's EverWatch Acquisition
This antitrust case remains an unusual event in the government technology and services landscape.
- By Ross Wilkers
CXO Briefing
GSA Sketches Out Timeline for Alliant 3's First Glimpse
The General Services Administration's updates for industry include timing for Alliant 3 as well as a higher ceiling for the current Alliant program.
- By Ross Wilkers
Emerging Tech
Veteran-owned Firm Wins $341M ICE Cloud Services Award
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency makes this award nearly a year after it started the procurement all over again.
- By Ross Wilkers
CXO Briefing
GSA Puts Polaris Contract Back in Motion
A much-debated aspect of this government IT solutions procurement appears to have been changed.
- By Ross Wilkers
CXO Briefing
Justice Seeks to Stop Booz Allen's Everwatch Acquisition
The department's antitrust lawsuit says the transaction unfairly eliminates competition for providing signals intelligence modeling and simulation services to the National Security Agency.
- By Nick Wakeman and Ross Wilkers
CXO Briefing
General Dynamics' $11B DOD 'Fourth Estate' IT Protest Denied
Barring more action, this lets Leidos proceed on its work for the 10-year Defense Enclave Services award and consolidate IT systems for 22 DOD agencies.
- By Ross Wilkers
CXO Briefing
GSA's New Thinking for Evaluating Polaris Bids
After collecting industry feedback, the General Services Administration will give a new proposal due date and open the bid submission portal.
- By Ross Wilkers