How we get our Top 100 numbers
Our rankings are based on an analysis of reports in the Federal Procurement Data System. 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 […]
2025’s Top 100 rankings reveal a market in major upheaval
The first year-over-year decline in prime contracts since 2016 signals a growing divide between civilian and defense spending. Even before Trump’s priorities kick in. Each annual release of the Washington Technology Top 100 is a snapshot in time, both a leading indicator of trends in the market and how contracting opportunities are evolving. But the 2025 […]
ANALYSIS: Where true bid protest reform should start
Challenges occur in a mere 2.2% of all federal contracts, a number that could go even lower with more training of acquisition professionals and higher-quality debriefings. The General Services Administration’s contribution to the ongoing Federal Acquisition Regulation reform effort may soon turn to the issue of bid protests. GSA Senior Procurement Executive Jeff Koses floated the idea […]
Patent Office seeks to grow AI innovation ecosystem, cut application backlog
Automation, new code, workflow improvements and secure cloud access are key focus areas in a Patent and Trademark Office’s sources sought notice. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office wants to ramp up both its adoption and scaling of artificial intelligence as a means to make the patent examination process faster with lower wait times for applicants. […]
CAE’s chief executive transition and more moves to note
Several key hires and promotions in functions such as operations, business development and technology also feature. CAE Matthew Bromberg will become chief executive at the Montreal-headquartered defense and aviation systems company on Aug. 13, when he will succeed the retiring Marc Parent. Bromberg has led global operations at Northrop Grumman for three years and spent two […]
WT 360: Defense One’s Lauren Williams on international companies and their US ambitions
Lauren Williams, a Defense One senior editor focused on technology and business, jumps in to explain why companies headquartered outside the U.S. want a bigger footing there amid all the tariff and economic turbulence. The U.S. defense landscape has a few mainstays whose corporate headquarters are in another country and the reverse is very much […]