Kastle takes majority stake in Mich. security business
Kastle Systems, a Falls Church security solutions company, has taken a majority stake in i2G Systems, a Michigan-based electronic security service provider firm. Kastle did not clarify the amount of the investment. “Kastle’s strategic investment in i2G — a majority stake — is the largest investment in our company’s 50-year history,” Kastle CEO Haniel Lynn […]
Hitt acquires Central Consulting & Contracting
National commercial general contractor Hitt announced Tuesday that it has acquired health care construction firm Central Consulting & Contracting. Headquartered in Falls Church, Hitt Contracting provides commercial construction services throughout the country, including complex core and shell buildings, renovations, interior fit-outs and routine service work. The company has 14 office locati[...]
BAE Systems wins $251M contract to support Navy AEGIS Combat System
The U.S. Navy has awarded Falls Church-based federal contractor BAE Systems with a five-year, $251 million contract to provide critical system engineering and on-site technical expertise to the AEGIS Technical Representative (AEGIS TECHREP) organization. Under the contract, which was awarded in November 2024 and announced Feb. 17, BAE Systems will support the complex combat system […]
Northrop Grumman receives two contracts totaling $1.4B
Northrop Grumman has received two air and missile defense contracts worth a combined $1.4 billion, the Falls Church-based Fortune 500 government contractor announced last week. The contractor received two contracts from the U.S. Army and Poland. Under the $481 million, five-year contract from the Army’s Aviation Missile Technology Consortium, Northrop Grumman will expand software development[...]
Northrop Grumman subsidiary scores $3.4B Navy contract
Northrop Grumman Systems, a subsidiary of Falls Church aerospace and defense giant Northrop Grumman, has been awarded a $3.459 billion contract by the Navy to engineer and manufacture new nuclear aircraft, according to announcements from the Department of Defense and the Navy last week. E-130J jets will take the place of the Navy’s current E-6B […]
GDIT wins $5.57B contract to upgrade military communications system
Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of Reston Fortune 100 defense contractor General Dynamics, has won a $5.57 billion contract from the Air Force Mission Partner Capabilities Office, it announced Friday. Awarded in November, the single-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract has a five-year base period and a five-year option, according to G[...]
BAE Systems wins up to $238M Navy ship repair contract
Falls Church-based federal contractor BAE Systems Inc. has won a Navy contract worth up to $238.8 million to maintain, modernize and repair a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship. The Department of Defense announced the $212 million firm-fixed-price contract award, which has options that would bring its cumulative value to $238.8 million, to the U.S. […]
GDIT wins $330M in Army training support contracts
Falls Church federal contractor General Dynamics Information Technology has won two Army contracts totaling $330 million, the General Dynamics subsidiary announced Tuesday. The Army Contracting Command – Orlando awarded the task orders to GDIT in August as part of the $975 million Mission Training Complex Capabilities Support II indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract. Under the [&[...]
Inova makes acting CFO permanent
After serving in an acting capacity since March, Rick Talento is now Inova Health’s permanent chief financial officer, the Falls Church-based regional health system announced Wednesday. Talento will continue to be responsible for the system’s financial operations and will also be responsible for planning and forecasting. He succeeds Alice Pope, who is now CFO of […]
Inova pays $2.37M to settle False Claims Act allegations
Three Inova Health entities have agreed to pay more than $2.37 million to settle claims that Inova submitted Medicaid claims containing falsified information. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced on Friday the agreement with Inova Health System Foundation, Inova Health Care Services and Inova Physician Partners, settling the False Claims […]
Three Va. CEOs make world’s most powerful women list
Three Virginia CEOs made Fortune’s 2024 list of the world’s 100 Most Powerful Women in business, which the media company released Wednesday. Kathy J. Warden, chair, president and CEO of Falls Church-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Northrop Grumman ranked highest among the trio of Virginia leaders, taking the No. 25 spot — a drop from […]
7 Va. companies make 2024 Fortune Global 500
Seven Virginia-based companies made Fortune magazine’s 35th Global 500 list, released Monday. Companies were ranked by total revenues for fiscal years ending on or before March 31. McLean’s Freddie Mac remained the commonwealth’s top-ranked company at No. 88 — up 45 spots from 2023. The government-sponsored home mortgage company reported net income of $10.5 billion […]