Ross Wilkers

Washington, D.C., United States

Senior Staff Reporter at Washington Technology

Host at Project 38: The future of federal contracting

Reporter: @washtechnology. The business of #GovCon & #GovTech. Eyes & ears on DC, Wall St & Main St. Has Signal. rwilkers AT https://t.co/bRB14Kn0Jy ⚽️💸📺🎾

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WT 360: All roads lead back to GSA in this ‘Editor’s Summit’ episode

5 days ago | washingtontechnology.com | Frank Konkel |Nick Wakeman |Ross Wilkers

Skip to Content Log In Email Address Password Forgot your password? Not a member? Sign up now! As Trump’s White House sees things, the General Services Administration should take on substantially all of the responsibility for managing the federal government’s acquisitions of goods and services.
Pentagon heightens scrutiny on IT, management consulting contracts

1 week ago | nextgov.com | Ross Wilkers

The Defense Department is under a new edict to lower the number of IT consulting and management services contracts as part of a larger push to take on more of that work in-house. In a memo sent Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed DOD leaders and components not to execute new contracts or task orders for IT consulting or management services without a written justification first.
Pentagon heightens scrutiny on IT, management consulting contracts

1 week ago | washingtontechnology.com | Ross Wilkers

The Defense Department is under a new edict to lower the number of IT consulting and management services contracts as part of a larger push to take on more of that work in-house. In a memo sent Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed DOD leaders and components not to execute new contracts or task orders for IT consulting or management services without a written justification first.
The acquisition rule (re)writers really want you to have your say

1 week ago | nextgov.com | Ross Wilkers

Skip to Content Featured eBooks Insights & Reports The federal government team responsible for overhauling the rules that govern how agencies buy $1 trillion in goods and services does look at the comments they receive on what they are doing.
The acquisition rule (re)writers really want you to have your say

1 week ago | washingtontechnology.com | Ross Wilkers

Skip to Content Log In Email Address Password Forgot your password? Not a member? Sign up now! The federal government team responsible for overhauling the rules that govern how agencies buy $1 trillion in goods and services does look at the comments they receive on what they are doing.
DHS' $10B commodity IT contract remains on pause

1 week ago | washingtontechnology.com | Ross Wilkers

The Homeland Security Department has asked for, and received, a new two-month pause in the court case surrounding its potential $10 billion small business IT contract being held up by 30 protests. Nearly a dozen companies took their protests to the Court of Federal Claims in the fall after DHS did not select their bids for the FirstSource III contract. DHS first chose a group of 30 IT value-added resellers for awards, but has yet to do the same for a second set focused on software providers.
How GRVTY centers its vision around the automated intelligence enterprise

1 week ago | washingtontechnology.com | Ross Wilkers

GRVTY can be considered a defense technology startup in some ways, given the company as the market knows it today unveiled that branding and identity only in the early spring. The company actually has operated in stealth mode since the summer as its private equity owners Arlington Capital Partners put it together, in keeping with the startup tradition.
NOAA keeps 3 incumbents for $250M coastal mapping contract

1 week ago | spaceproject.govexec.com | Ross Wilkers

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded three companies positions on a five-year $250 million contract for shoreline mapping services to aid in how NOAA monitors coastal regions. Dewberry Engineers, NV5 Geospatial and Woolpert will compete for task orders to help NOAA use geospatial collection products that are deployed in sensors onboard ground, aircraft, vessels and/or satellite-based systems.
Sigma Defense wins $102M Navy shipboard engineering contract

1 week ago | washingtontechnology.com | Ross Wilkers

Skip to Content Log In Email Address Password Forgot your password? Not a member? Sign up now! Sigma Defense has won a potential five-year, $102.5 million contract for engineering services in support of the Navy’s main program for continuous upgrades of networks onboard surface ships.
NOAA keeps 3 incumbents for $250M coastal mapping contract

1 week ago | washingtontechnology.com | Ross Wilkers

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded three companies positions on a five-year $250 million contract for shoreline mapping services to aid in how NOAA monitors coastal regions. Dewberry Engineers, NV5 Geospatial and Woolpert will compete for task orders to help NOAA use geospatial collection products that are deployed in sensors onboard ground, aircraft, vessels and/or satellite-based systems.

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Ross Wilkers @rosswilkers

9 May 25

Enjoy the rest of your life Skip, because it's going to be over soon, and in a few generations no one will care. Just like how no one's going to care about what you said right here.