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Ross Wilkers
Senior Staff Reporter

Ross Wilkers is Washington Technology's senior staff reporter covering the business of government contracting, plus the 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 "Project 38" podcast featuring interviews with the market's leading executives and voices. Ross is a native of Northern Virginia and is an alumnus of George Mason University.
Acquisition
ManTech agrees on $4.2B sale to Carlyle Group
The all-cash transaction will end ManTech's current 20-year run as a public company.
- By Ross Wilkers
Acquisition
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
Acquisition
GSA to slow down process for Polaris IT vehicle
The agency will spend the time reviewing feedback on how joint ventures can bid.
- By Ross Wilkers
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Defense
Leidos takes $11B DOD 'Fourth Estate' IT contract
Leidos wins yet another one of the largest defense IT services and systems integration contract opportunities out there with the award of this $11.5 billion program at the Defense Information Systems Agency.
- By Ross Wilkers
Acquisition
State Department offers glimpse of $8B IT services contract
The multiple-award contract dubbed "Evolve" is the successor to the Vanguard contract held by Science Applications International Corp. since 2010.
- By Ross Wilkers
People
Roper named CEO of drone company Volansi
Will Roper, the former Air Force acquisition chief, has been named CEO of Volansi, a commercial drone manufacturing company.
- By Ross Wilkers
IT Modernization
DISA unveils $11B IT 'Enclave' services solicitation
The Defense Information Systems Agency puts its much-anticipated $11.2 billion 'Enclave Services' contract for broad IT services out for industry to bid.
- By Ross Wilkers
Cybersecurity
CBP taps CACI for $1.8B modernization contract
Customs and Border Protection awarded an $1.8 billion back-office IT modernization contract through the General Services Administration's assisted acquisition service.
- By Ross Wilkers and Mark Rockwell
IT Modernization
FBI needs more time to recompete $5B IT product contract
In a FedBizOpps notice, the bureau said it plans to extend by another year current Information Technology Supplies and Support Services contract, also known as ITSSS or "IT Triple-S."
- By Ross Wilkers
Acquisition
Court starts clearing out protests against Alliant 2 Small Business
The battle over the General Services Administration's $15 billion Alliant 2 Small Business contract for IT products and services continues to be tied up in court, but so far GSA is on a winning streak.
- By Ross Wilkers
IT Modernization
DOD extends JEDI deadline
The Pentagon has relented somewhat on its full-steam ahead approach to the big-ticket cloud computing infrastructure contract, giving interested parties three more weeks to put together their bids.
- By Ross Wilkers
Acquisition
Alliant 2 protest heads to court
Lawsuits from two firms seek to force GSA to re-evaluate its award for the $50 billion IT product and services contract.
- By Ross Wilkers
People
Moskovitz moves on at Accenture
Accenture Federal Chief Operating Officer John Goodman will succeed CEO David Moskovitz, effective Nov. 20.
- By Ross Wilkers
IT Modernization
Three vendors win SSA's $7.8 billion IT services contract
The Social Security Administration has selected CGI Federal, Leidos and Northrop Grumman for a potential 10-year, $7.8 billion contract for IT services.
- By Ross Wilkers