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PAE to acquire Mass.-based tech company for $208M
Falls Church-based defense and government services contractor Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE) announced Monday plans to acquire Burlington, Massachusetts-based Centra Technology Inc. for $208 million in cash. “By acquiring Centra, PAE realizes a significant milestone in the execution of our strategic growth plan to be a provider of innovative, higher margin, knowledge-based offerings in a[...]
PAE names readiness, sustainment VP
Falls Church-based defense and government services contractor Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE) announced last week it has named Cristal Rice as the vice president of its readiness and sustainment group. Rice comes from The Boeing Co., where she had worked since 2013. She was most recently the subdivision leader and senior program manager for U.S. […]
Falls Church office building sells for $87.5M
An office building in Falls Church sold for $87.5 million, commercial real estate advisory firm Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) announced Tuesday. Located at 3170 and 3180 Fairview Park Drive, the 284,333-square-foot property is 98% leased, with tenants including General Dynamics Information Technology, Capital Caring Health, Sheet Metal Workers’ National Pension Fund and Balfour Beatty. “Despi[...]
General Dynamics wins $100M DIA task order
The Defense Intelligence Agency has awarded Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. (GDIT) a potential $100 million task order to provide engineering services in support of the agency’s information technology modernization efforts, the company announced Tuesday. Under the task order, GDIT will provide engineering support to the DIA’s IT infrastructure, including system [...]
Northrop Grumman lands $1.16B Navy contract
The U.S. Navy awarded Falls Church-based Fortune 100 defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. a potential $1.16 billion follow-on contract to manufacture updated electronic warfare systems the branch will use to defend surface combatant vessels against anti-ship missile threats, the company announced Friday. The award includes a $100.7 million base value and covers AN/SLQ-32(V)7 Block 3 [&helli[...]
Navy awards Northrop Grumman $210.1M contract
The U.S. Navy awarded Falls Church-based Fortune 100 defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. a $210.1 million contract to manufacture navigation systems for installation on surface and underwater U.S. Navy vessels, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman will supply AN/WSN-7 ring gyroscope systems, which senses ship motions, computes the ship’s posit[...]
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 […]
Northrop Grumman lands $298M Space Force contract
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) awarded Falls Church-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. a $298 million contract to help the agency develop hardware and software for a new military satellite communications system, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman will build a payload to support the Space and Missile […]
Northrop Grumman enters solar deal with Dominion Energy
Falls Church-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. is contracting with Richmond-based Dominion Energy Inc. to purchase solar energy to offset 100% of Northrop Grumman’s manufacturing and office operations in the commonwealth. The power will be generated from the 62.5-megawatt Madison Solar generating facility in Orange County, which Dominion announced it has acquired fr[...]
PAE hires homeland security director
Guy Torres has joined Falls Church-based Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE) as the director of its homeland security portfolio, according to reports. Torres was most recently a Department of Homeland Security account executive at Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman Corp. During his career, he has also served as director of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s information […]
Former UPS CEO joins Northrop Grumman board
Former United Parcel Service CEO David Abney has been elected to Northrop Grumman Corp.’s board of directors. Executive chairman of the UPS board of directors, Abney served as CEO of UPS from 2014 until May 2020. “David is an accomplished and respected business leader and is a great addition to our board,” said Kathy Warden, […]
Falls Church health IT company acquires Vienna tech firm
Falls Church-based health information technology company Cognosante LLC has acquired Vienna-based tech company Enterprise Information Services LLC (EIS). Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Cognosante plans to use the acquisition to expand its federal contracting market. “EIS’ proven success in enterprise services, biometrics and cybersecurity provides expanded capabilitie[...]
