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WT 360: The market from all angles

WT 360: The market from all angles

By: Nick Wakeman Ross Wilkers
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WT 360 is where the conversation takes place on what’s driving the federal government market now and where the sector is going. Editor-In-Chief Nick Wakeman and Senior Staff Reporter Ross Wilkers look at the market from all angles through interviews with industry executives and informed observers of the sector.GovExec Media Economics Management Management & Leadership Political Science Politics & Government
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  • Amentum’s post-merger growth strategy targets space, energy and defense

    Amentum’s post-merger growth strategy targets space, energy and defense
    Nov 10 2025

    Amentum is marking one year since its merger with Jacobs' government businesses to create a $14 billion-annual revenue company whose strategy centers around engineering and technology.

    CEO John Heller joins our Nick Wakeman for this episode to discuss how Amentum has positioned for opportunities in high-growth markets including space systems, nuclear energy and multi-domain defense.

    As Heller explains, nuclear engineering expertise is becoming more sought-after as artificial intelligence drives demand for power generation at scale.

    The company is also focused on space-based infrastructure for working and living beyond Earth, along with potential opportunities in the Golden Dome missile defense program.

    WT 360: Where Amentum wants to go next following its big merger

    Amentum shows part of its hand for Golden Dome and nuclear power

    A reader's guide to 'New Amentum' on its launch day

    Amentum's blueprint as a public company

    New Jacobs, Amentum creation puts focus on large enterprise contracts

    Jacobs, Amentum unveil transaction to form a new public company
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    36 mins
  • Shutdown fallout, SAIC and market churn lead this episode’s agenda

    Shutdown fallout, SAIC and market churn lead this episode’s agenda
    Nov 3 2025
    The government shutdown is now in week number four, which gives us a checkpoint to gauge the impacts so far and those to come for federal agency operations.Part one of this two-part episode sees Carten Cordell and Edward Graham, respectively managing editors at WT’s partner publications Government Executive and NextgovFCW, join Nick and Ross to go over the shutdown from every angle.Carten and Ed detail what operations are still ongoing inside government, who is still working, the impacts of the shutdown and key checkpoints to watch out for ahead of the eventual reopening.Then in part two, Nick and Ross unpack the CEO transition at Science Applications International Corp. and put it into context against a market landscape that looks very different here in October versus what it was in January.Shutdown furloughs will permanently cost the economy at least $7 billion, CBO saysFederal employee groups want to reopen government. They disagree on howShutdown layoffs indefinitely blocked following new court injunctionRepublicans float paying some feds as Dems maintain shutdown approachHouse Dems demand furloughs end for nuclear security agencyTop cyber lawmaker wants answers on CISA workforce reductionsMultiple CISA divisions targeted in shutdown layoffs, people familiar sayInside Mission Daybreak: VA’s effort to support innovative suicide preventionCyberCorps talent pipeline buckles under Trump hiring freezesSAIC parts ways with CEO Toni Townes-WhitleyLeonardo DRS CEO William Lynn to retire after 14-year run at the companyBooz Allen cuts more jobs, lowers outlook amid funding slowdownsFederal agencies may benefit from slower cloud adoption, Cloudera CEO saysDefense services companies face ‘structural issues’ as tech disruptors surgeGSA lines up 118 more OASIS+ awardsTrump’s ‘pincer maneuver’ reshapes federal contracting landscape
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    54 mins
  • A banker’s guide to navigating the shutdown and staying ready for the reopening

    A banker’s guide to navigating the shutdown and staying ready for the reopening
    Oct 27 2025

    The business of federal contracting does not entirely come to a halt during government shutdowns, and arguably picks up in other ways, but financial concerns certainly remain paramount for all companies.

    Phil Poliquin is a market executive for J.P. Morgan Commercial Banking’s aerospace, defense and government services team. He is our guest for this week’s episode to go over some general guidelines for contractors on how to navigate the shutdown and stay ready for the reopening of government, plus thrive afterward.

    The GovCon ecosystem has gone through about 10 months of stress testing before the shutdown, as Poliquin often reminds clients of. What teams like Poliquin’s want and need to hear from contractors also features in the conversation with our Ross Wilkers.
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    18 mins
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