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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 […]
BAE Systems receives $493M Army contract
Falls Church-based BAE Systems Inc. has received a $493 million U.S. Army contract to produce M109A7 self-propelled howitzers and M992A3 ammunition carriers, the U.S. arm of British defense giant BAE Systems plc announced Aug. 2. The contract’s production and deliveries are scheduled between August 2025 and July 2026. The M109A7 will be used by the […]
Accenture Federal taps next CEO, as Goodman steps down
Starting Sept. 1, Ron Ash will take the wheel as CEO at Arlington County’s Accenture Federal Services, the federal contractor offering IT services announced Tuesday. He will also become chair of AFS’ board of managers. Ash will succeed John Goodman, who is stepping down as CEO and chair at the end of August and will […]
Inova Fairfax Hospital ranks No. 1 in Va. for fourth year
For the fourth consecutive year, Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church has taken the No. 1 spot in Virginia on the U.S. News and World Report’s annual list of the best hospitals in the nation, released Tuesday. The Inova Health System hospital also ranked first in the Washington, D.C., metro area for the fourth straight […]
Inova raises $83M to match Schars’ $75M gift
Inova Health System has raised $83 million over the past year, surpassing the “Schar Challenge” issued by donors Dwight and Martha Schar when they made a $75 million matching gift to Inova in May 2023. The Schars’ most recent gift to support Inova’s heart and vascular services and the gifts to match it made by […]
Accenture Federal Services completes Cognosante buy
Arlington County-based Accenture Federal Services has completed its acquisition of Falls Church-based Cognosante, AFS announced Monday. With the acquisition, AFS plans to create a new federal health portfolio. The deal adds 1,500 employees to AFS’ workforce. “The health market is a unique mission space in the U.S. federal government,” Accenture Federal Services CEO John Goodman [&hel[...]
GDIT wins $185M Air Force task order
Falls Church-based federal contractor General Dynamics Information Technology won a $185 million recompete task order to provide cybersecurity services for the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, the company announced Friday. The 772nd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida awarded the task order for a one-year base period with four option years. […]
