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Arlington-based Magellan Federal gets $111M for DOD personnel assistance services
Arlington-based Magellan Federal, a subsidiary of Phoenix-based Magellan Health Inc., has secured a potential five-year, $111 million contract from Washington Headquarters Services to help Department of Defense employees maintain work-life balance. According to the DOD, Magellan will help the Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service manage an employee assistance program under the indefinite-del[...]
Northrop Grumman wins potential $250M Navy contract
Falls Church-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. announced Tuesday it has been awarded a potential $250 million contract to produce additional target vehicles for the U.S. Navy. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman will produce 19 GQM-163A Coyote supersonic sea-skimming target (SSST) missiles, which are used to test naval ships’ defenses. Northrop [&hell[...]
BAE Systems names platforms and services sector president
Arlington-based defense contractor BAE Systems announced Wednesday it has promoted Jeremy Tondreault as president of its platforms and services sector, effective Jan. 4, 2021. Tondreault succeeds Guy Montminy, who will remain as a legacy fellow with the company until his planned retirement later in 2021. “Guy has made significant contributions to our company, our employees […]
CACI receives $160M Air Force network operations support task order
Arlington-based federal technology contractor CACI International has secured a potential $160 million task order to provide information technology support for U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s Network Operations and Security Center (AFCENT NOSC). On Thursday, CACI said it will offer networking, cyber, help desk and technical support to multiple AFCENT NOSC sites for four-and-a-half years thr[...]
Northrop Grumman books $73M Air Force contract to update missile tech
Falls Church-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a $73.2 million delivery order from the U.S. Air Force to incorporate new capabilities into a remote visual assessment tool in support of the Minuteman III missile’s production and deployment. The company will modify the Remote Visual Assessment II program to enable […]
BAE to begin $184M full-rate production on Marines amphibious vehicle
Arlington-based defense contractor BAE Systems has received approval from the U.S. Marine Corps to begin full-rate production of amphibious combat vehicles (ACVS) and received a $184 million contract modification to procure an initial 36 full-rate production of the vehicles for the service branch’s ship-to-shore operations. USMC will use fiscal 2021 procurement funds on the award […]
Northrop Grumman CEO Kathy Warden to chair Aerospace Industries Association board
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) announced Tuesday it has named Northrop Grumman Chairman, President and CEO Kathy Warden to serve as the chair of the AIA’s board of governors for 2021. Mike Petters, president and CEO of Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries, will serve as vice chairman. Since 1919, the AIA has served as the […]
PAE lands $98M Air Force contract
Falls Church-based defense and government services contractor Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE) announced Thursday it has been awarded a $98 million contract from the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) to provide electronic warfare operations training and infrastructure maintenance support. Task orders under the contract are projected to be performed in the United […[...]
Reston-based company names Tish Long to board of directors
Reston-based Applied Information Services (AIS) announced Tuesday it has named former National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Director Letitia “Tish” Long to the company’s board of directors. “Tish’s impact in the defense and intelligence community is unmatched,” AIS President and CEO Larry Katzman said in a statement. “Her industry and board experience will foster ou[...]
Two Va. companies win spots on $211M Navy contract
The U.S. Navy awarded Arlington-based defense contractor Leonardo DRS Inc. and Virginia Beach-based VT Group positions on a five-year, $211.6 million contract to help the branch sustain its technical insertion equipment, the Department of Defense announced Friday. Under the contract, the two companies will produce, assemble and test Technical Insertion 2016 spare equipment, perform technical [&hel[...]
Tysons IT company acquires Fla.-based tech training company
Tysons-based information technology company By Light Professional IT Services LLC announced Friday it has acquired Port Orange, Florida-based technology training company Raydon. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 2002, By Light provides engineering, cyber, modeling and simulation services to defense and government agencies, employing more than 2,000 people. Raydon, w[...]
Noblis names defense mission VP
Reston-based not-for-profit federal contractor Noblis announced Tuesday it has hired Glenn Hickok as vice president of its defense mission area, which provides advanced analytics services for warfighters. Hickok was most recently the president of mobile forensic software company MSAB’s North American subsidiary. At Noblis, he will direct the company’s work for Department of Defense cus[...]
