Recent Articles from Courtney Mabeus-Brown
Prism Maritime receives $250M Navy contract
Chesapeake-based Prism Maritime LLC has received a contract valued up to $250.8 million to install, modify and upgrade various combat systems for the Navy, Coast Guard and for foreign militaries, according to the Pentagon. The cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-type contract, announced Friday, will continue through October 2027 if all options are exercised. Work will be performed on […]
VersAbility Resources lands $140M Air Force contract
Hampton-based VersAbility Resources Inc. has received a $140.7 million contract to support mail and postal service center support at Air Force installations across the U.S., the Pentagon announced Friday. The firm-fixed-price, indefinitely delivery contract was a sole source acquisition and work is expected to be complete by Jan. 17, 20s3. Founded in 1953, VersAbility Resources […]
Amazon Web Services to invest $35B in Va. data center campuses
Amazon Web Services plans to invest $35 billion by 2040 to establish multiple data center campuses across Virginia, creating 1,000 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday. Youngkin’s office said in a news release that “numerous localities in the commonwealth are under consideration” for the campuses, and specific sites “will be decided at a later date.” […]
BWXT names general counsel
Lynchburg-based BWX Technologies Inc. has promoted Ronald O. “Chip” Whitford Jr. to senior vice president, general counsel, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary, the Fortune 1000 federal contractor announced Wednesday. The promotion was effective Tuesday. Whitford, who joined BWXT in 2017 and has most recently served as vice president, deputy general counsel and assistant c[...]
New VCCS chancellor set to start April 1
The Virginia State Board for Community Colleges on Wednesday announced that it hired David Doré to lead the state’s 23 community colleges. Doré currently serves as president of campuses and executive vice chancellor for student experience and workforce development at Tucson, Arizona-based Pima Community College, where more than 30,000 students are enrolled. He replaces Sharon […]
BWXT names chief digital officer, SVP
Lynchburg-based Fortune 1000 federal contractor BWX Technologies Inc. has named Omar Meguid senior vice president and chief digital officer, the company announced Tuesday. Meguid’s position was effective Jan. 1. He is responsible for BWXT’s digital platform supporting business operations in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The role is a new position within […]
AWS teaches cloud skills in Arlington
Christie Bibbs already works in the tech industry as a systems engineer, but she wanted to add cloud computing tools to her abilities. Through the Black Women in Tech Facebook group, Bibbs learned about Amazon Web Services Inc.’s new Arlington-based Skills Center and signed up for a three-part cloud practitioner course. During the free, in-person […]
General Dynamics’ Electric Boat lands $5.1B submarine contract
General Dynamics Corp.’s Groton, Connecticut-based Electric Boat Corp. has received a $5.1 billion contract modification for the Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine program, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. The contract includes missile long-lead material and missile tube manufacturing, advance procurement and construction, material procurement, production backup, and planned equipme[...]
Raytheon contracts include radar surveillance for Taiwan
Arlington County-based Raytheon Technologies Co. was awarded two large contracts this week to help sustain a foreign surveillance radar program and for the continued production and delivery of its AIM-9X Sidewinder missile, the Pentagon announced this week. Under a $412.6 million Air Force contract announced Wednesday, Raytheon will provide continued sustainment to the Taiwan Surveillance [&hellip[...]
Perspecta receives $342M TSA contract
Perspecta Enterprise Solutions LLC, a subsidiary of Herndon-based government contractor Peraton, has received a contract worth up to $342.7 million to operate, maintain and improve the Transportation Security Administration’s IT equipment, services and processes, the company announced Wednesday. Chantilly-based Perspecta will support as many as 85,000 employees, contractors and support perso[...]