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GDIT secures $298M U.S. Courts contract

Falls Church-based federal contractor General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. announced Tuesday that it received a $298 million blanket purchase agreement by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Case Management Systems Office.

Under the five-year contract, which the AOUSC awarded in May, GDIT will provide application development, solutions architecture, operations and engineering and cybersecurity support services. GDIT will also put in place a development, security and operations approach to speed and secure software delivery, the company said in a news release.

“We have supported AOUSC with advanced technology capabilities and services for more than 25 years, and this contract gives us another opportunity to further advance its mission,” John Ludecke, GDIT’s vice president and general manager of the federal civilian division, said in a statement.

GDIT is a subsidiary of Reston-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor General Dynamics Corp., an aerospace and defense company that employs more than 100,000 people worldwide and generated $38.5 billion in revenue in 2021.

GDIT has more than 30,000 employees and reported $8.5 billion in 2021 revenue.

3Pillar Global promotes COO, chief people officer

Fairfax-based product lifecycle management company 3Pillar Global Inc. announced two promotions Tuesday: David Sawatzky to chief operating officer and Jamie Whitacre to chief people officer.

Sawatzky was previously the company’s chief delivery officer. Whitacre served as the senior vice president of talent.

“Dave and Jamie are both exceptional leaders,” 3Pillar CEO David DeWolf said in a statement. “Each one embodies our values and excels at empowering great people, which is precisely what we need right now. Their appointments will equip 3Pillar to continue to keep up our current pace of growth.”

Part of Sawatzky’s role as chief delivery officer included expanding 3Pillar offerings like innovation consulting and machine learning. He previously led a team of 2,000 people as the vice president of SaaS and client success for IBM’s Cognitive Solutions unit.

“I am excited for this next step at 3Pillar,” he said in a statement. “This past year, we have seen 3Pillar lead the way in digital innovation, and I am thrilled to help scale the team to create world class products for our expanding set of clients.”

Jamie Whitacre is the chief people officer of 3Pillar Global.

Whitacre has worked with 3Pillar for 12 years, most recently working with its global talent and employer branding teams to retain talent and build its corporate culture. She earned degrees from James Madison University and Capella University.

“I’m thrilled to continue my journey at 3Pillar as we expand our global presence and scale our culture,” Whitacre said in a statement. “Our next phase of growth is critical in helping us attain our vision of becoming the employer of choice in digital product development services.”

Founded in 2006, 3Pillar develops digital business software products like web and mobile apps and SaaS platforms for its clients, including CARFAX, Fortune and PBS. After a string of acquisitions beginning December 2020, it now has more than 2,000 employees across six countries. The company made the Inc. 5000, the list of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S., in 2021 for the ninth time.

Sterling company wins $80M trademark office contract

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Office of Trademarks awarded Sterling-based government contractor REI Systems an $80 million contract to support application development and modernization for approximately 20 mission-critical systems, the company announced Tuesday.

Under the contract, REI will work on the Trademark Product Line applications, which includes a series of systems and applications that support the trademark registration process, with a goal to link IT support and delivery to strategies and business objectives. 

“Federal Agencies are widely embracing REI’s Agile Delivery Framework, and seeing mission benefits as development teams engage with end-users,” REI Senior Director Samidha Manu said in a statement. “This opens the door to what is possible through app modernization and emerging technologies.”

The contract has a performance period of seven years. Founded in 1989, REI employs approximately 600 people and provides tech services to health care, national security, science, technology and government operations customers.

“This is our first prime contract with the USPTO, and I am confident that it will not be the last,” REI Chief Operating Officer Scott Fletcher said in a statement. “Thirty years from now, I expect that USPTO and REI will still be partnering in supporting the nation’s entrepreneurs.”

 

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