Virginia Association of Counties names 2020-21 president
The membership of the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) elected Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeffrey C. McKay as its 2020-2021 president during its annual conference on Nov. 11. McKay succeeds Nottoway County Supervisor Stephen W. Bowen and is the 10th president from Fairfax County since 1935. “I’m honored to be elected by my […]
Parsons Corp. completes acqusition of Colo.-based aerospace firm for $300M
Centreville-based defense contractor Parsons Corp. announced late last week that it has completed its acquisition of Colorado Springs, Colorado-based Braxton Science & Technology Group LLC (BSTG) and its subsidiaries for $300 million. The acquisition was first announced in late October — marking Parsons’ fourth acquisition since October 2018. BSTG provides services for satellite ope[...]
Dallas professional services company acquires Reston firm
Dallas, Texas-based professional services company Jacobs announced Tuesday it has acquired Reston-based cyber solutions company The Buffalo Group LLC. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The Buffalo Group provides analysis and technology services to the United States intelligence community across domains including cyber, ground, sea, air and space. Jacobs employs 55,000 people a[...]
Newport News Shipbuilding lands $2.2B sub contract modification
Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII)’s Newport News Shipbuilding division received a $2.2 billion contract modification from Reston-based General Dynamics Electric Boat for construction of the first two Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines, the company announced on Monday. The U.S. Navy in early November awarded Electric Boat a $9.474 billion contract modification to[...]
Navy selects Leidos for $82M medical study contract
Leidos Holdings Inc., a Reston-based defense, aviation, information technology and biomedical research company, has been selected by Naval Medical Logistics Command to continue studying warfighter performance and operational medicine in support of the Naval Health Research Center. Under a potential five-year, $82 million contract, Leidos will employ a data-driven research modeling approach to augm[...]
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 […]
SAIC names VP inclusion, diversity
Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) announced Monday it has promoted Bridget Chatman as vice president of inclusion, diversity (I&D) and corporate social responsibility. Chatman has been with the company since 2011 and was most recently was the senior director of capture strategy and business development for the company’s civilian m[...]
Reston software, engineering contractor names VP, general manager
Reston-based software and systems engineering contractor Pragmatics Inc. has hired Blake Nelson as vice president and general manager. With more than 25 years of experience, Nelson was most recently the cloud strategic solutions-DOD cloud practice lead with Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services. In his new role, he will work with the company’s business development team and […]
PAE completes $208M acquisition, receives $98M Air Force contract
Falls Church-based defense and government services contractor Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE) announced Friday it has completed its $208 million cash acquisition of Burlington, Massachusetts-based Centra Technology Inc. The acquisition was first announced in late October. “The acquisition of Centra expands PAE’s addressable market into new, attractive mission-critical business areas[...]
Herndon telecom company rebrands
Herndon-based government and military communications company Klas Telecom announced Friday it is rebranding as Klas Government. Founded in 1991, Klas Government was established to connect students in remote areas using satellite technology, and later evolved to include services for government, public safety and transportation customers. “As a company, Klas Government has evolved, our tech ha[...]
Reston’s Caliburn International names engineering, technology president
Reston-based professional services company Caliburn International LLC announced Thursday it has hired Robert “Bob” Stalick as its president of engineering and technology. Stalick is currently the CEO of Columbia, Maryland-based Owl Cyber Defense, and will also continue in that role. With Caliburn International, he will serve as an executive leadership team member and oversee the […]
Mars Inc. acquires healthy snack company
McLean-based global food product manufacturer Mars Inc. announced Tuesday it has acquired healthy snack manufacturer Kind North America. Transaction details were not disclosed. Mars is the largest private company in Virginia. With annual sales of more than $35 billion, the candy and food manufacturer produces brands such as Snickers, M&Ms and Pedigree pet foods. Founded […]