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Apr 27, 2021

Chantilly-based VTG awarded $116M defense contract

Chantilly-based engineering firm VTG announced Tuesday that it has been awarded a $116 million, five-year contract from the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC-PAC) to provide C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) engineering and production services to the center’s Network Integration Engineering Facility (NIEF). The NIW[...]

Apr 21, 2021

Unison acquires Price Systems

Dulles-based Unison Software Inc. announced Wednesday that it has acquired New Jersey-based Price Systems LLC for an undisclosed amount. Both companies provide software to support governmental missions, acquisition professionals, government contractors and manufacturers. “Our customers’ mission-critical programs continue to grow more complex. Price Systems best practices, thought leadershi[...]

Apr 21, 2021

Leidos awarded $480M contract from U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Reston-based Fortune 500 company Leidos Holdings Inc. announced Tuesday it has been awarded a $480 million contract by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to provide multi-energy portal (MEP) systems for nonintrusive inspections of commercial vehicles at land and sea ports of entry. The award for the science and technology company includes a base period […]

Apr 21, 2021

Northrop Grumman lands $2.3B ICBM contract

Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman Corp. has been awarded a U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contract for up to $2.3 billion to support propulsion subsystems for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), DOD announced on Tuesday. The 18.5-year contract provides assistance to the government in maintaining the Minuteman III weapon system. The work will be performed primarily in […]

Terry Weipert, photo courtesy Maximus
Apr 1, 2021

Maximus hires new Federal Services general manager

Government services company Maximus Inc. has named IBM executive Teresa “Terry” Weipert as general manager of its U.S. Federal Services Segment, the Reston-based company announced this week. Weipert will replace Thomas Romeo, who is staying through July to help with the transition before he retires and moves to the segment’s advisory board. When Romeo started […]

Mar 25, 2021

Leonardo DRS pushes pause on IPO

Arlington-based Leonardo DRS Inc., a subsidiary of Italian defense contractor Leonardo SpA, is hitting the brakes on its initial public offering, its parent company announced Wednesday. No future IPO date was announced. The company attributed its decision to “adverse market conditions” that “did not allow an adequate valuation of DRS,” according to a news release. […[...]

Mar 19, 2021

Magellan Federal wins potential $2B DOD contract

Magellan Federal Inc., the Arlington-based subsidiary of Magellan Health, was awarded a Department of Defense contract worth up to $2 billion, the company announced Thursday. It will provide counseling services on military bases on the eastern half of the United States, as well as overseas installations in Europe and Africa. Magellan Federal first began offering […]

Macon Hardy has been rehired as Unissant Inc.’s senior vice president of business development.
Mar 17, 2021

Herndon government contractor hires business development SVP

Herndon-based government contractor Unissant Inc. has rehired Macon Hardy as its senior vice president of business development, the company announced on Monday. Hardy previously worked for Unissant; in her role, she will focus on developing the firm’s work with the Defense Health Agency and Veterans Affairs. “We’re very excited to have Macon back,” said Unissant […]

Mar 17, 2021

Ashburn contractor names chief technical officer for product suite

Ashburn-based government contractor ID Technologies LLC announced Tuesday it has promoted Michael Maice to be its new chief technical officer for its portfolio of Archon line cloud storage and data security products. Maice will oversee Archon’s product development strategy and evaluate new technology for the offering, as well as advise customers on technical matters related […]

Mar 17, 2021

Northrop Grumman wins $82M drone support contract

The U.S. Department of Defense announced Monday that it has awarded an $82.9 million contract to Falls Church-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. to sustain, test and engineer MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems for the U.S. Navy. Under the contract, the company will also provide technical and field support to ensure the drone’s […]

Mar 17, 2021

General Dynamics lands $210M contract for Stryker vehicles

The U.S. State Department has named General Dynamics Corp.’s land systems business as the prime contractor on a potential $210 million foreign military sale of Stryker armored fighting vehicles to North Macedonia through a government-to-government transaction. On Tuesday, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of the possible sale. The[...]

Federal Contractors | Technology
Mar 17, 2021

PAE Inc. president and CEO resigns

PAE Inc., a Falls Church-based government contractor, has appointed Charles Peiffer as its interim president and CEO starting Friday, March 19, following the resignation this week of John Heller, who had led the company since 2013. Peiffer is PAE’s executive vice president and chief financial officer. Heller, who joined PAE from Engility Corp., resigned as […]

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