General Dynamics wins $111.8M Army contract
The U.S. Army awarded the ordnance and tactical systems unit of Reston-based Fortune 100 defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. a $111.8 million contract to provide bomb hardware to the branch, the Department of Defense announced Friday. Under the contract, General Dynamics will provide general-purpose tritonal bomb hardware, also known as Mk-90 series bomb components. General […]
Northrop Grumman wins $236.9M contract modification
The U.S. Navy awarded Falls Church-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. a $236.9 million contract modification to manufacture radar systems for the U.S. Marine Corps, the Department of Defense announced Friday. Under the modification, Northrop Grumman will manufacture eight gallium nitride (GaN) active electronically scanned array radar systems. Used on Ground/[...]
Serco. Inc. to acquire Reston contractor for $295M
Herndon-based tech company Serco Inc. (a subsidiary of United Kingdom-based Serco Group plc) announced Tuesday it will acquire Reston-based H.I.G. Capital affiliate Whitney, Bradley & Brown for $295 million. The acquisition, which is expected to close during the second quarter of 2021,will increase Serco’s program management services for the Department of Defense, according to a [&hellip[...]
Perspecta CEO Mac Curtis retiring; Peraton CEO Stu Shea taking reins
Mac Curtis, the president, chairman and CEO of Chantilly-based federal IT contractor Perspecta Inc., plans to retire this year and will be replaced by the head of Peraton Inc., the Herndon-based national security contractor that is acquiring Perspecta, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In an undated letter to employees, […]
BAE Systems awarded additional $184M for Marines amphibious vehicle
Arlington-based defense contractor BAE Systems has received a $184 million order from the U.S. Marine Corps for more Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) under a contract option. In December, BAE Systems received approval to begin full-rate production of ACVs and received a $184 million contract modification to produce an initial 36 vehicles for the service branch’s […]
Leidos CEO elected to engineering academy
Reston-based Leidos Holdings Inc. announced Friday that Roger A. Krone, its chairman and CEO, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions in the field of engineering. Krone was elected to the academy for his technical leadership in industry engineering and advances in aerospace and information technology programs. […]
Perspecta wins $201.5M defense contract
The Defense Information Systems Agency awarded Chantilly-based federal contractor Perspecta Inc. a $201.5 million contract to provide content delivery services, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday. Under the contract, Perspecta will perform work at government data centers both in the United States and worldwide. The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization received four of[...]
SAIC wins $830M Army contract
The U.S. Army awarded Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) an $830 million contract to provide engineering services for the branch’s Combat Capabilities Development Command, Aviation & Missile Center (DEVCOM AvMC), the company announced Tuesday. Under the potential five-and-a-half-year contract, SAIC will provide hardware in-the-loop[...]
Calif.-based contractor buys Herndon spacecraft developer
San Diego-based energy and defense contractor General Atomics announced last week it has acquired Herndon-based spacecraft and space system developer Tiger Innovations Inc. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but Tiger Innovations will become part of General Atomics’ electromagnetic systems (GA-EMS) group. Founded in 1997, Tiger Innovations develops specialty software,[...]
Leidos lands $2B contract to provide military counseling
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos Holdings Inc. announced Tuesday it has received a $2 billion contract to provide nonmedical counseling to military service members and their families through the Department of Defense‘s Military and Family Life Counseling (MFLC) program. Under the contract, Leidos will provide face-to-face nonmedical counseling, consultation and outreach [...]
Carlyle Group buys two Va. tech companies; forms Two Six Technologies
An affiliate of Washington, D.C.-based global investment firm The Carlyle Group has acquired Virginia tech companies IST Research and Two Six Labs to form Two Six Technologies Inc., which will provide tech services to the intelligence community, the Department of Defense and other national security customers. Financial terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed, but […]
Reston tech company names chief growth officer
Reston-based tech company TekSynap announced last week it has hired Pete Brady as chief growth officer. With more than 35 years of experience in military operations, growth, business development and technology, he was most recently the chief growth officer with BlueWater Federal, which was acquired by Tetra Tech. Brady served in the U.S. Army as […]














