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Mark Drever, Xcelerate Solutions
Nov 30, 2025

100 people to meet in 2026: Contractors

Federal funding is the fuel that primes Virginia’s economic engine, and these government contracting executives are the drivers directing major projects for civilian, defense and intelligence agencies.

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Nov 25, 2025

Amazon to invest $50B to expand federal AI, computing capacity

Amazon plans to invest up to $50 billion to expand artificial intelligence and supercomputing capacity for its U.S. government cloud customers.

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command visits the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority on September 18, 2025. Photo courtesy U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Angel Heraldez
Nov 20, 2025

SAIC wins $1.4B task order to speed warfighting tech development

SAIC secured a $1.4 billion COBRA task order from the U.S. Department of Defense to help fast-track warfighting technologies

From left: Departing SAIC Executive Vice President David Ray; Chief Innovation Officer Lauren Knausenberger; Executive Vice President Josh Jackson. Photos courtesy SAIC
Nov 13, 2025

SAIC shakes up leadership further after CEO’s departure

Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) is consolidating its five business groups into three, and three of its executives are leaving.

The 2025 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: The Achievers
Oct 24, 2025

Townes-Whitley out as SAIC’s CEO after two years

Toni Townes-Whitley is out as CEO of Fortune 500 government contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), the Reston-based business announced late Thursday.

Federal job cuts ripple through Northern Virginia
Sep 29, 2025

Federal job cuts ripple through Northern Virginia

Trump’s federal job cuts are hitting Northern Virginia hard, with layoffs, stalled contracts, rising unemployment and a softening housing market.

President Donald Trump and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer gesture during a business roundtable at Chequers near Aylesbury, England, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Sep 22, 2025

Amentum to add 3,000 UK jobs

Amentum announces plans to add 3,000 U.K. jobs as part of President Donald Trump’s state visit to Britain.

BWXT started construction of its Centrifuge Manufacturing Development Facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in June 2025. Photo courtesy BWXT
Sep 17, 2025

BWXT wins $1.5B contract for Tennessee uranium enrichment plant

A BWX Technologies subsidiary was awarded a $1.5 billion contract from the National Nuclear Security Administration to help the United States establish domestic uranium enrichment capability for defense, the Lynchburg-based nuclear components manufacturer announced Tuesday. Under the indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract, BWXT Enrichment Operations will design, build and operate the Do[...]

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Jul 24, 2025

GMU Baroni Center launches inaugural index of GovCon trends

George Mason University's Baroni Center launched an inaugural index analyzing government contracting trends.

RTX subsidiary wins $646M contract modification
Jun 10, 2025

RTX subsidiary wins $646M contract modification

Raytheon has been awarded a $646 million contract modification to continue producing the AN/SPY-6(V) family of radars for the U.S. Navy.

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Jun 3, 2025

RTX subsidiary wins $536M Navy contract

Raytheon has won a $536 million U.S. Navy contract for the SPY-6 family of radars.

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May 15, 2025

DHS says it is canceling $2.4B Leidos contract

According to a court filing last week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has terminated a $2.4 billion IT and cybersecurity contract awarded to Reston-based federal contractor Leidos last year. 

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