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Booz Allen wins $190M contract from Navy

McLean-based Booz Allen Hamilton has been awarded a five-year $190 million task order supporting communications, networking and computing systems for the U.S. Navy, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday.

The Fortune 500 global management consulting company will receive $33.1 million up front for the first year of the contract at the Naval Information Warfare Center, Pacific in San Diego, with four option years running through February 2026. The DoD said Booz Allen will also modernize and support information assurance and certification programs.

Booz Allen employs more than 10,000 people in Virginia and has provided mission technology services to the DoD for decades.

 

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Booz Allen names national security biz senior VP

McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. announced Friday it has hired Maisha Glover as a senior vice president and market strategy leader in the firm’s national security business.

With more than 25 years of experience, Glover most recently served as a senior client development adviser in the public sector practice of McKinsey & Co. In her new role, she will focus on assisting clients with technology and workforce readiness.

“As our national security threats grow more complex and diverse, the ability to transform defense and intelligence operations with advanced technologies and talent is critical,” Judi Dotson, executive vice president and leader of Booz Allen’s national security business, said in a statement. “Maisha’s years of experience as a change agent in the national security space, including as a mission client, bring a distinct perspective to how to address these needs.” Glover will report directly to Dotson.

Before her time with McKinsey, she held senior leadership positions with Science Applications International Corp. and Leidos and was a policy and counterterrorism analyst for the federal government. 

She earned her bachelor’s degrees in public administration and liberal arts from Kentucky State University and her juris doctorate from American University’s Washington College of Law. She also serves on the board of advisers for the Intelligence and National Security Alliance.

 

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10 Va. companies make world’s most admired list

Of 332 companies ranked by Fortune magazine as the “World’s Most Admired Companies,” 10 Virginia companies made the list, according to rankings released Friday.

The list is compiled from the Fortune 500 and Fortune Global 500 lists, which rank companies based on revenue. The World’s Most Admired Companies list ranks companies based on corporate reputation. Executives, directors and analysts were asked to rate companies in their respective industries. (Fortune recognizes 52 different industries.) A company’s score had to rank in the top 50% of its industry to be listed in the rankings. 

The 10 Virginia-based companies, nine of which are located in Fairfax County, include:

  • No. 92: Booz Allen Hamilton Holdings, McLean, information technology services. It ranked No. 4 in its designated industry.
  • No. 98: CACI International, Arlington, information technology services. It ranked No. 8 in its designated industry.
  • No. 99: Capital One Financial, McLean, consumer credit card and related services. It ranked No. 5 in its designated industry.
  • No. 129: Dominion Energy Inc., Richmond, electric and gas utilities. It ranked No. 3 in its designated industry.
  • No. 151: General Dynamics Corp., Falls Church, aerospace and defense. It ranked No. 6 in its designated industry.
  • No. 163: Hilton Worldwide Holdings, McLean, hotels, casinos and resorts. It ranked No. 2 in its designated industry.
  • No. 193: Leidos Holdings, Reston, information technology services. It ranked No. 2 in its designated category.
  • No. 226: Northrop Grumman Corp., Falls Church, aerospace and defense. It ranked No. 2 in its designated industry. 
  • No. 231: NVR, Reston, homebuilders. It ranked No. 5 in its designated industry.
  • No. 264: Science Applications International Corp., Reston, information technology services. It ranked No. 6 in its designated industry.

Unsurprisingly, Apple, Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. hold the top three spots on the 2021 list, respectively. 

 

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Booz Allen’s TEAMS business unit acquired by Chantilly company

Chantilly-based System High Corp. announced Monday it has acquired McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.’s technical, engineering, advisory and management support (TEAMS) business unit.

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, but the Booz Allen business unit includes 110 employees and serves the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).

“The close of this transaction increases our momentum in helping customers solve their most challenging protection problems,” System High President and CEO Rob Howe said in a statement. “We welcome these new employees and look forward to combining forces to better protect current and emerging MDA capabilities.”

Booz Allen, which employs 10,245 people in Virginia, for decades has provided mission technology services to the Department of Defense.

“System High is a strong organization for ensuring the continued protection of the essential systems, technologies and capabilities that enable success of the MDA mission — to defend the United States and its allies from hypersonic and ballistic missile attacks,” Booz Allen Senior Vice President Lincoln Hudson said in a statement. “Our business strategy remains focused on staying close to client missions while expanding our solution offerings to help clients like MDA solve the strategic and sophisticated technical challenges their missions face.”

 

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Booz Allen demos in-flight AI algorithm for Air Force

McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. announced Wednesday it demoed the use of an in-flight artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm for the U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command’s 9th Reconnaissance Wing U-2 Federal Laboratory.

This marks the first time that a pilot has teamed up with AI to successfully complete a “complex mission,” according to Booz Allen.

“The threats facing our national security are increasingly sophisticated and it will be critical to move new innovations from the lab to the real world to combat them,” said Dick Johnson, Booz Allen senior vice president and leader in the firm’s national security business, in a statement. “This U-2 flight is an important step, demonstrating the ability of AI to work in coordination with highly skilled operators to propel complex missions forward.”

In less than 40 days, Booz Allen team members modified an open-source reinforcement learning algorithm and developed a web-based pilot interface with two-sensor sharing.

“Together, our Air Force and Booz Allen U-2 Federal Lab teams successfully operationalized artificial intelligence, enabling the AI to emulate control of sensor systems on a U-2 Dragon Lady in a training flight, marking one of the first known uses of AI on board a U.S. military aircraft,” Jesse I. Angle, Booz Allen senior lead technologist, said in a statement.

Booz Allen has 27,173 employees, with 10,245 in Virginia.

 

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Booz Allen names executive VP, market strategy leader

McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. announced Wednesday it has hired Andrew Turner as an executive vice president and market strategy leader for the firm’s global commercial business.

With two decades of experience, Turner most recently was chief security officer with Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), where he oversaw corporate security and the company’s cyber and identity programs. In his new role, he will report to Bill Phelps, executive vice president and leader of Booz Allen’s global commercial cyber business.

“We are thrilled that Andrew will bring his C-level experience and perspective as a cybersecurity practitioner to our team,” Phelps said in a statement. “As our clients continue to embark on ambitious digital transformation journeys, we know that a successful digital transformation must be done securely to produce the results it purports to deliver.”

Before his time with FIS, Turner served as chief security officer at payment processor Worldpay, where he led the company’s security functions, and also served as head of global cybersecurity with Visa. Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe appointed Turner in 2014 to serve on the Virginia Cyber Security Commission, which focuses on how the public and private sectors can work together on Virginia’s cybersecurity industry.

“As one of the world’s largest cybersecurity solution providers, Booz Allen is uniquely positioned to solve our clients’ toughest security challenges,” Turner said in a statement. “I am eager to join such a strong team and support the needs of clients through transformative, industry-leading strategies.”

Booz Allen has 27,173 employees, with 10,245 in Virginia.

 

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Booz Allen CFO elected to Moody’s board

Financial services company Moody’s Corp. announced Friday that Lloyd W. Howell Jr., executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., has been elected to Moody’s board, effective March 15, 2021. 

Howell will join the board’s audit, compensation and human resources and governance and nominating committees.

“Lloyd’s financial expertise and extensive experience working with government and commercial clients will bring invaluable perspective to Moody’s,” Moody’s Chairman Henry McKinnell Jr. said in a statement. “We are pleased to welcome him to the board.”

Howell joined Booz Allen in 1988 and led the company’s civil and commercial business from 2013 to 2016, was executive vice president of client services from 2009 to 2013 and was vice president of strategy and organization from 2000 to 2009. He earned his master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School and is also a trustee at the University of Pennsylvania and a member of the board of overseers for the university’s School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Moody’s employs more than 11,400 people across 40 countries and provides financial market services. Booz Allen has 27,173 employees, with 10,245 in Virginia.

 

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McLean-based IT company names director of federal civil markets

Avantus Federal, a McLean-based information technology company, has named Ian Brown as its new director of federal civil markets.

A former senior associate at Booz Allen Hamilton, Brown brings more than two decades of business leadership experience to the role, including Galorath and the New York Independent Budget Office. His career has consisted of IT consulting work in support of commercial, intelligence, civilian and defense sectors.

Avantus Federal offers IT services in a variety of areas including data and software, space, systems engineering and digital transformation.

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Booz Allen Foundation doles out $1M to 21 COVID-related projects

McLean-based global management consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. announced Thursday that its foundation has awarded $1 million through the Innovation Fund it launched in May that was open to nonprofits, small businesses and individuals who had ideas for projects that could help solve COVID-19-related social problems.

The 21 winners received between $10,000 and $100,000 per project. Selected projects focus on topics such as ways to scale production of and sanitize personal protective equipment (PPE); contact tracing; mobile health units to serve at-risk communities; and mental health services.

“Our diverse set of winning teams displayed creativity, innovative thought and best-in-class ability to create impact for our most vulnerable populations affected by the pandemic,” John M. Murdock, Booz Allen Foundation president and co-founding board member said in a statement. “We asked applicants to provide their best and brightest ideas in an unprecedented time, and these award recipients delivered a wide range of solutions that will not only change the world, but also provide hope.”

The application was open from April 30 through June 5, to which nearly 3,000 submissions were provided from all 50 U.S. states, four U.S. territories and Washington, D.C. Grant applications were reviewed by more than 150 people and among the 3,000 applicants, 30 semi-finalists virtually pitched their ideas.

Booz Allen Foundation partners will continue to support the projects through pro bono services including strategic planning, data science and analytics, cybersecurity, financial modeling, war gaming simulations and coaching and mentorship.

No Virginia entities received grants, but a full list of recipients can be found on Booz Allen Foundation’s website.

 

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Booz Allen wins $800M AI defense contract

Tysons-based federal contractor Booz Allen Hamilton announced Tuesday it has won an $800 million, five-year contract from the U.S. General Services Administration to create artificial intelligence products for warfighting operations supporting the Department of Defense’s Joint Warfighter National Mission Initiative.

Booz Allen will embed AI decision-making and analysis at all tiers of DoD operations. As part of the contract, Booz Allen will handle data labeling, data management, data conditioning, AI product development and transitioning AI products to existing DoD programs.

“The Joint Warfighting mission initiative will provide the Joint Force with AI-enabled solutions vital to improving operational effectiveness in all domains,” Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, director of the DoD Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), said in a statement. “This contract will be an important element as the JAIC increasingly focuses on fielding AI-enabled capabilities that meet the needs of the warfighter and decision-makers at every level.”

The contract aligns with the White House’s Executive Order on AI, which seeks to apply AI solutions to government business challenges. GSA’s Technology Transformation Services (TTS) office and Federal Systems Integration and Management Center work together to bring AI products to the federal government.

“It is important to work closely with our customers to acquire the best in digital adoption to meet their needs,” TTS Director Anil Cheriyan said in a statement.

 

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