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Perspecta Labs lands $24.65M Navy contract
The U.S. Navy awarded the research arm of Chantilly-based federal contractor Perspecta Inc. a potential seven-year, $24.65 million contract to provide telecommunications and engineering standards support to help the branch in its emergency preparedness and national security initiatives, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday. Under the contract, Perspecta Labs will help the Navy deploy Next [[...]
Reston tech company names finance VP
Reston-based tech and network security company Electrosoft announced Tuesday it has hired Justin Lapington as vice president of finance. With more than 25 years of experience, Lapington most recently worked with government contractor Preferred Systems Solutions, where he accounted for more than $150 million in annual revenue. In his new position, he will manage Electrosoft’s […]
Reston cyber intelligence business acquired by Baltimore cybersecurity firm
Cyber intelligence company Cyveillance, a Reston-based business unit of LookingGlass Cyber Solutions Inc., has been acquired by Baltimore-based cybersecurity firm ZeroFOX, the companies announced Tuesday. Terms of the acquisition were not released. Under the acquisition, ZeroFOX will absorb Cyveillance’s more than 130 employees and more than 100 customers. “Our merger with the Cyveillanc[...]
Reston-based defense contractors win spots on $800M Army contract
Three Reston-based companies won spots on a potential three-year, $800 million U.S. Army contract to support the branch’s Information Systems Engineering Command (USAISEC), the Department of Defense announced Monday. Fortune 100 defense contractor General Dynamics Corp., NCI Information Systems Inc. and Fortune 500 defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) will compe[...]
McLean defense contractor wins $71M Air Force space task order
The U.S. Air Force awarded McLean-based defense contractor Alion Science and Technology Corp. a $71 million task order to help the branch’s research laboratory (AFRL) develop space, electromagnetic and information technologies for potential national security use, the company announced Monday. Under the task order, Alion will provide research, development, test and evaluation services to the [...]
SAIC wins $878M GSA task order
The U.S. General Services Administration awarded Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) an $878 million task order to provide cybersecurity, engineering, tech and research and development services. Under the task order, SAIC will develop and deploy capabilities to help warfighters access critical information and data at speeds and scales neces[...]
DXC Technologies finalizes $5B spinoff of health, human services business
Tysons-based Fortune 500 IT services company DXC Technology has completed the sale of its U.S. State and Local Health and Human Services business to private equity firm Veritas Capital for $5 billion, the Fortune 500 company announced Monday. DXC Technology announced in March it would sell the business unit, which provides technology enabled, mission critical […]
Herndon AI tech firm names new CEO
Herndon-based artificial intelligence tech company Geospark Analytics announced Thursday that company President Amanda Brownfield has been promoted to CEO after being with Geospark for only six months. Brownfield succeeds Geospark founder and CEO Omar Balkinssoon, who will serve as executive chairman of the board and a strategic adviser to the company. “I look forward to […]
Herndon company to buy N.C. crowdsourcing platform
Herndon-based MBO Partners, a network of independent consultants and contractors, announced Thursday it has agreed to acquire Durham, North Carolina-based crowdsourcing platform MindSumo. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. MindSumo’s platform allows businesses to crowdsource ideas and insights by posting market research, innovation surveys and product development plans to a com[...]
Parsons Corp. lands $45M contract from San Francisco transit system
Centreville-based Parsons Corp. announced Thursday that the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) public transit system in San Francisco has awarded the company a $45 million contract to support the implementation of the largest communications-based train control system in North America. The CBTC system will improve passenger carrying capacity and provide repair for a safer, […]
GSA awards Northrop Grumman $690M task order
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded Falls Church-based Fortune 100 defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. a $690 million task order to develop a suite of data systems for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Under the contract awarded by the GSA’s Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM), Northrop Grumman will build big data […]
General Dynamics lands $1.22B Army air defense contract
The U.S. Army awarded Reston-based Fortune 100 defense contractor General Dynamics Corp.’s land systems division a potential five-year, $1.22 billion contract to manufacture and test systems that are designed to destroy, neutralize or deter low-altitude aerial threats, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday. Under the contract, General Dynamics will provide Interim Maneuver Short-Rang[...]
