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Reston-based tech firm acquires Danish company
Reston-based federal contractor and tech firm SOS International LLC (SOSi) has acquired Denmark-based analytics software company NorthStar Systems, SOSi announced Tuesday, making it the company’s fifth acquisition since 2016, including New World Solutions, Defense Group Inc., STG Group Holdings Inc. and Vykin Corp. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We’re continuing t[...]
BWX Technologies lands $3.6M nuclear contract
Lynchburg-based nuclear fuel supplier BWX Technologies Inc. (BWXT) has been awarded a $3.6 million contract from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the company announced Tuesday. The BWXT Nuclear Operations Group Inc. (a subsidiary of BWXT) will convert research reactors from high-enriched uranium. Research reactors are used to perform science ex[...]
SAIC set to acquire Unisys Federal for $1.2B
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) will acquire Unisys Federal for $1.2 billion, SAIC announced Thursday. Both companies are Reston-based, publicly traded federal contractors specializing in IT services. The transaction was approved by SAIC’s board of directors and the transaction is expected to close by May 1. Unisys Federal is an operating unit of Blue Bell, […]
Leidos completes $1.65B Dynetics acquisition
Reston-based defense contractor Leidos completed its acquisition of Huntsville, Alabama-based national security services provider Dynetics Inc. for $1.65 billion in cash, Leidos announced Monday. The transaction was first announced in December 2019. For the fiscal year that ended Dec. 28, 2018, Leidos reported that its annual revenues were approximately $10.19 billion. The company was founded [&[...]
Booz Allen Hamilton promotes Judi Dotson to executive VP
McLean-based management consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton is promoting Judi Dotson to executive vice president effective April 1, the company announced Jan. 17. Dotson has been with Booz Allen Hamilton for 31 years and currently leads the firm’s Joint Combatant Command account, which works for U.S. Department of Defense clients such as the Defense Advanced […]
Whitney, Bradley & Brown acquires Decisive Analytics Corp.
Reston-based program management and consulting provider Whitney, Bradley & Brown Inc. (WBB) has acquired Arlington-based defense analytics provider Decisive Analytics Corp. (DAC), according to WBB’s parent company, H.I.G. Capital (H.I.G). Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but H.I.G is a global private equity investment firm with more than $35 billion of equity capital [&hel[...]
Norfolk medical device firm receives additional $2.5M from DARPA
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded $2.5 million in non-dilutive funding to Norfolk-based medical device manufacturer Embody Inc. for the second phase of development and clinical assessment for its proprietary Microbrace ACL technology for the repair of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, the company announced Tuesday. Embody previously received $11.85 million [...]
SAIC nets $727M Air Force contract
Reston-based information technology company Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) received a $727 million contract from the U.S. Air Force that will move mission applications for the Air Force and Army to the cloud, SAIC announced Friday. SAIC was founded in 2013 and provides systems engineering, cloud migration, analytics, simulation, training and other IT services to […]
Lynchburg’s BWX Technologies promotes Rick Loving to senior VP
Lynchburg-based nuclear components and fuel supplier BWX Technologies Inc. promoted Richard “Rick” W. Loving to senior vice president and chief administrative officer, the company announced Thursday. Loving has 40 years of experience previously working for energy company Babcock & Wilcox Co. and engineering company McDermott International Inc. He worked for BWXT from 1997 to 2007 […[...]
Securitas Critical Infrastructure Services names new CEO
Tony Sabatino was named as CEO of Herndon-based Securitas Critical Infrastructure Services, Inc. (SCIS), the company announced Wednesday. Sabatino replaces Kevin Sandkuhler, who is retiring. Sabatino has 28 years of experience with Securitas USA (SUSA), where he served as executive vice president of its North American division. He coordinated acquisitions, including the company’s 2017 Diebol[...]
