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Intrepid Solutions acquires defense contractor Darkblade Systems
Herndon-based intelligence contractor Intrepid Solutions and Services LLC has acquired Darkblade Systems Corp., a Winchester-based federal defense contractor, it announced Wednesday. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Intrepid CEO Ryan Hebert said in a statement: “Welcoming Darkblade Systems into the Intrepid family is a transformative moment for us, and one that will great[...]
Arlington defense contractor wins $105M Army contract
Arlington-based defense contractor Leonardo DRS Inc., a subsidiary of Italian defense contractor Leonardo SpA, has won a $105 million U.S. Army mission command computing systems delivery order contract, it announced Wednesday. The military defense company will complete the delivery order for the Mounted Family of Computer Systems II. The MFCoS II is a family of […]
SAIC appoints three initial members to new advisory board
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Science Applications International Corp. has formed a new Strategic Advisory Board, the company announced Tuesday, and the first three board members include former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist. Norquist, who served in federal government from 1989 to 2021, served as acting secretary of defense in the two-day […]
Octo acquires Volant Associates, creating new division
Reston-based government contractor Octo Consulting Group has acquired Volant Associates, a Chantilly-based defense software development company, it announced Tuesday. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Volant has contracts supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency and other U.S. intelligence community agencies and created the Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise Commo[...]
Peraton makes trio of leadership appointments
Herndon-based national security contractor Peraton Inc. has appointed three new executive team members, including a chief information officer and chief human resources officer, the company announced Monday. Rebecca McHale, former chief information officer for McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., is now CIO for Peraton, where she will be responsibl[...]
Huntington Ingalls Industries to acquire Alion in $1.65B deal
Newport News-based Fortune 500 military shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries will acquire McLean-based defense contractor Alion Science and Technology Corp. from Veritas Capital in a $1.65 billion, all-cash deal, HII announced in a news release Tuesday. The deal is expected to close by the end of this year, with Alion becoming part of HII’s Technical Solutions […]
SAIC lands $90M Air Force contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has been awarded a $90 million contract to help protect Department of Defense Combatant Commands from small unmanned aircraft systems. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Air Force and its Life Cycle and Management Center, Force Protection Division, the company announced in a Tuesday news […]
NoVA CEO to be nominated for U.S. Navy secretary
Carlos Del Toro, president and CEO of Alexandria-based defense contractor SBG Technology Solutions, will be nominated to become secretary of the U.S. Navy, President Joe Biden announced Friday. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Del Toro will be the second Latino man to serve as head of the U.S. Department of the Navy, after Edward […]
SAIC wins $126M Army task order
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) was awarded a $126 million, single-award task order to research and develop modeling and simulation enhancements for the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center in Michigan, the company announced Thursday. Under the five-year task order from the Department of Defen[...]
UK manufacturer to build $6.4M facility in Danville
MEP Ltd., a manufacturer of complex plastic and metal components for the aerospace and defense sectors, will invest $6.4 million to establish its first U.S. operation in Danville, creating 45 jobs, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday. The company, which will operate in the U.S. as Making Everything Possible LLC, will locate in the Cyber […]
Booz Allen Hamilton wins $674M DOD contract
McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. was awarded a five-year, $674 million contract from the General Services Administration to maintain and support the growth of the Department of Defense‘s Advana data analytics platform. “In response to increasingly advanced threats from global adversaries, the Department of Defense has placed a clear [&h[...]
Leidos completes $380M Gibbs & Cox acquisition
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos has completed its $380 million, all-cash acquisition of Arlington-based engineering and design firm Gibbs & Cox, Leidos announced Friday. Gibbs & Cox, which specializes in naval architecture, marine engineering, management support and engineering consulting, has offices throughout the United States and Australia. It will operate as a wh[...]
