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

Slingshot Aerospace secures Air Force contract to ‘fingerprint’ objects in space

2 weeks ago | washingtontechnology.com | Nick Wakeman

Slingshot Aerospace has been chosen by the Air Force's technology acceleration arm to support a program for identifying and tracking various objects in space. The company specializes in artificial intelligence solutions for satellite tracking, space traffic coordination, and space modeling. AFWERX has awarded Slingshot a Small Business Innovation Research phase II contract worth up to $1.2 million.
PCI Federal adds tech capabilities via acquisition

2 weeks ago | washingtontechnology.com | Nick Wakeman

A tribally-owned business has acquired a small firm that brings cybersecurity, software development and health IT skills to the buyer's portfolio. SuprTEK is being folded into PCI Federal, an 8(a) firm owned by the Poarch Creek Indians, the only federally-recognized tribe in Alabama.
DOGE guts HHS small business office in reorg effort

2 weeks ago | washingtontechnology.com | Nick Wakeman

Thousands of workers have been laid off at the Department of Health and Human Services and now we can include in that the dismantling of HHS' Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. The entire OSDBU staff has been forced out by the agency, except for executive director Shannon Jackson. An HHS spokesman person declined to comment on layoffs specific to the OSDBU staff, but the department has announced 10,000 layoffs amidst a restructuring of the department.
Washington Harbour Partners buys stake in debris-tracking satellite firm

2 weeks ago | washingtontechnology.com | Nick Wakeman

Turion Space has announced its second investor in a week by adding private equity firm Washington Harbour Partners to its stable of backers. Washington Harbour's entry into Turion was announced Wednesday and follows Critical Software's investment that was revealed on March 26.
WT 360: We unpack the 2024 M&A roundup and GovCon’s ongoing adjustment to Trump 2.0

2 weeks ago | washingtontechnology.com | Nick Wakeman |Ross Wilkers

Skip to Content Log In Email Address Password Forgot your password? Not a member? Sign up now! In each year from 2004 and onward, WT publishes a report and augmenting analysis that catalogs merger-and-acquisition activity in the government market as a way to trace the history of GovCon and the companies in it.
Industry layoffs mount as cancelled contracts and DOGE efforts take hold

2 weeks ago | washingtontechnology.com | Nick Wakeman

Skip to Content Log In Email Address Password Forgot your password? Not a member? Sign up now! The layoffs and firings that are happening across government agencies have spread into the contractor workforce that supports them, with multiple companies filing notifications in Virginia and Maryland of workforce reductions. Companies with over 100 employees are required to file notifications when they conduct a mass layoff.
GSA makes two more batches of OASIS+ awards

2 weeks ago | washingtontechnology.com | Nick Wakeman

Skip to Content Log In Email Address Password Forgot your password? Not a member? Sign up now! The General Services Administration has released a third set of unrestricted awards for the OASIS+ professional services vehicle on Thursday, bringing the total number of primes for that portion to 698.
Retired Leidos exec shares how the company instilled agility into its corporate culture

3 weeks ago | washingtontechnology.com | Nick Wakeman

Skip to Content Log In Email Address Password Forgot your password? Not a member? Sign up now! Gerry Fasano, now former chief growth officer for Leidos as of April 4, jokes that he worked at four companies over 40 years but never had to look for a job. Fasano's career path in many ways mirrors the consolidation that has taken place across the defense industry since the early 1990s.
Defense tech, digital modernization drive GovCon M&A in 2024

3 weeks ago | washingtontechnology.com | Nick Wakeman

Mergers and acquisitions are one of the best barometers for tracking trends in the government contracting market. What companies are buying – and increasingly what they are selling – tells us what company executives and investors are interested in. Acquisitions are a leading indicator of the technologies companies expect to be in demand. The deals also reflect the fine tuning and adjustments firms apply to position themselves for opportunities.
Billions are on the line as DOGE, GSA increase scrutiny

3 weeks ago | nextgov.com | Nick Wakeman

Skip to Content Insights & Reports As the General Services Administration and the Department of Government Efficiency scrutinize consulting contracts, a new analysis says GSA top 10 consulting firms have exposure of $94 billion in unexercised contract ceilings.