Nick Wakeman

United States, Washington, D.C.

Editor-in-Chief at Washington Technology

Host at Project 38: The future of federal contracting

Editor of Washington Technology, a pub focused on government contractors and home of the Top 100. Covered the market since 1996. Married, two kids. Love BBQ.

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Articles

Former USAID official, three contractors plead guilty in $550M bribery scheme

1 week ago | buff.ly | FedRamp approved |Nick Wakeman

Three contractors, a former government contracting officer, and two companies have admitted to a decades-long bribery scheme involving contracts worth over $550 million. A Thursday Justice Department announcement lists the contractors involved as Walter Barnes, owner of PM Consulting Group, which did business as Vistant; Darryl Britt, owner of Apprio; and Paul Young, president of a subcontractor to Apprio and Vistant. They pled guilty to federal conspiracy to commit bribery charges.
WT 360: Our first takeaways from the 2025 Top 100 with more to follow

1 week ago | washingtontechnology.com | Nick Wakeman |Ross Wilkers

Skip to Content Log In Email Address Password Forgot your password? Not a member? Sign up now! Edition number 32 of the Washington Technology Top 100 rankings is now live for all to use in researching the federal market's largest technology and services contractors, and mapping the numbers to the industry’s macrotrends.
Former USAID official, three contractors plead guilty in $550M bribery scheme

2 weeks ago | govexec.com | Nick Wakeman

Three contractors, a former government contracting officer, and two companies have admitted to a decades-long bribery scheme involving contracts worth over $550 million. A Thursday Justice Department announcement lists the contractors involved as Walter Barnes, owner of PM Consulting Group, which did business as Vistant; Darryl Britt, owner of Apprio; and Paul Young, president of a subcontractor to Apprio and Vistant. They pled guilty to federal conspiracy to commit bribery charges.
KPMG, TekSnap protest elimination from $10B State Department contract

2 weeks ago | washingtontechnology.com | Nick Wakeman

Two disappointed bidders have filed protests after failing to make the cut for the State Department’s $10 billion Evolve contract. State wants to use the multiple-award contract for enterprise-wide IT projects and has been evaluating proposals for more than one year. Bids were originally due in January 2023, but the department extended that deadline multiple times up until October 2023. State apparently has made awards to 12 companies, though their names have not been released.
Former USAID official, three contractors plead guilty in $550M bribery scheme

2 weeks ago | washingtontechnology.com | Nick Wakeman

Three contractors, a former government contracting officer, and two companies have admitted to a decades-long bribery scheme involving contracts worth over $550 million. A Thursday Justice Department announcement lists the contractors involved as Walter Barnes, owner of PM Consulting Group, which did business as Vistant; Darryl Britt, owner of Apprio; and Paul Young, president of a subcontractor to Apprio and Vistant. They pled guilty to federal conspiracy to commit bribery charges.
Top 100: CGI Federal’s Stephanie Mango on navigating Trump’s ‘dynamic environment’

2 weeks ago | washingtontechnology.com | Nick Wakeman

Our 2025 Washington Technology Top 100 launch event on Monday started with the unveiling of the rankings and then we sat down with CGI Federal's president Stephanie Mango. CGI Federal is Company No. 34 on the rankings with $1.2 billion in prime contract obligations.
TOP 100: How Serco Inc. uses its pivot to position for Trump priorities

2 weeks ago | washingtontechnology.com | Nick Wakeman

As the Trump administration pushes its agenda focused on efficiency and cost savings, federal contractors are quickly adjusting strategies to align with the new administration. Serco Inc., No. 30 on the 2025 Top 100 with $1.3 billion in prime contract obligations, sees itself as particularly well-positioned because it was already making investments that CEO Tom Watson said are positioned for the new priorities.
Pockets of progress: Diversity gains slow among the 2025 Top 100

2 weeks ago | washingtontechnology.com | Nick Wakeman

We have tracked the gender and ethnic diversity of Top 100 executives since 2020 and, while there are some bright spots, the overall picture shows how far many of the largest companies still have to go. White males dominate the C-suite by a wide margin. Black men and women hold precious few positions of authority at the largest contractors in the federal market. This year, we identified 1,143 executives by scouring websites and LinkedIn. Men of all races make up for 812 of those positions, or 71%.
Strategic discipline drives Leidos’ continued Top 100 dominance

2 weeks ago | washingtontechnology.com | Nick Wakeman

Leidos continues its multi-year run atop the Washington Technology Top 100 rankings but despite being the perennial No. 1, CEO Tom Bell is charting the company toward a more focused approach centered on key technology areas.
How we get our Top 100 numbers

2 weeks ago | washingtontechnology.com | Nick Wakeman

Washington Technology's annual Top 100 ranks the largest government contractors providing IT, systems integration, professional services and telecommunication services to federal agencies. The rankings are based on an analysis of reports in the Federal Procurement Data System. Each government agency files reports to FPDS on their spending. Each transaction over $50,000 is assigned a product and service code, a PSC.