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GDIT secures $298M U.S. Courts contract
Falls Church-based federal contractor General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. announced Tuesday that it received a $298 million blanket purchase agreement by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Case Management Systems Office. Under the five-year contract, which the AOUSC awarded in May, GDIT will provide application development, solutions architecture, operations and engineer[...]
StoneSprings, Dominion hospitals name new CFO
Christopher “Chris” Landry will become chief financial officer for StoneSprings Hospital Center and Dominion Hospital on Sept. 5, HCA Virginia Health System announced Tuesday. “We are excited to have Chris join our leadership team,” StoneSprings Hospital Center CEO Nathan Vooys said in a statement. “I am confident that his experience has given him a strong […]
July NoVa home sales drop 29% from 2021
As price growth slowed and inventory increased slightly, Northern Virginia housing sales dropped 28.8% in July compared with last year, according to a Northern Virginia Association of Realtors report published Friday. “More options are available to homebuyers now that the market is calming. It remains a seller’s market, but the feeding frenzy has subsided somewhat,” […]
General Dynamics subsidiaries land new defense contracts
Subsidiaries of Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor General Dynamics Corp. have received multiple defense contracts in recent weeks totaling more than $1.6 billion with the potential for more. On Thursday, the Pentagon announced that the company’s San Diego-based National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. received an $890 million modification to a contract for construction of the seventh […]
GDIT promotes exec to chief information security officer
Falls Church-based federal contractor General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. has named Justin DePalmo its new chief information security officer. In his new role, DePalmo is responsible for all aspects of cybersecurity, including strategy, operations, implementation and management of cybersecurity compliance, training, vulnerability management, risk mitigation, incident response and cyberthr[...]
Northrop Grumman receives $3.3B missile defense contract
Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a contract worth nearly $3.3 billion from the Missile Defense Agency to help defend the homeland from ballistic missile threats. The Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor will design, develop and sustain new capabilities for the next Ground-based Midcourse Defense Weapons Systems program, according to a news release. […]
Inova Fairfax Hospital retains No.1 state ranking
For the second year in a row, Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church has been named the best hospital in Virginia on U.S. News and World Report’s annual list of the best hospitals in the nation, which was released Tuesday. The Inova Health System’s hospital also ranked as the top hospital in the Washington, D.C., […]
PAE aviation division receives $136.5M Air Force contract
Arlington-based PAE Aviation and Technical Services LLC has received a $136.5 million contract to provide aerial target operations and maintenance for the Air Force, the Pentagon announced Thursday. Under the contract, PAE will conduct lethality testing of major weapons systems and munitions programs at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida and Holloman Air Force Base […]
Northrop Grumman lands $338M helicopter avionics contract
Northrop Grumman has received a $338 million contract from the Navy for continued integration and development of the Marine Corps’ H-1 helicopter fleet’s avionics systems and weapons. Under the contract, the Falls Church-based Fortune 500 aerospace, defense and technology contractor will research alternatives to and investigate and document new capabilities and anomalies of H-1 avionic[...]
Northrop Grumman division lands $458M Navy contract
A division of Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman Corp. won a $458 million contract to support the Navy’s Columbia and Dreadnought Fleet Ballistic Missile Program, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Friday. Under the cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, Northrop Grumman’s Marine Systems in Sunnyvale, California, will provide fiscal 2022 through 2026 shipyard [...]
Falls Church-based GDIT names VP for client engagement
Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. has named Kristin Seaver as its vice president of strategic client engagement, the company announced Monday. Seaver spent more than three decades working for the U.S. Postal Service, including as chief retail and delivery officer, chief information officer and COVID-19 incident commander, as well as in other leadership […]
Northrop Grumman taps chief diversity officer
Falls Church-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. has promoted Kenny Robinson to vice president and chief diversity officer, effective May 31. Robinson will be responsible for advancing Northrop Grumman’s diversity, equity and inclusion strategy and programs, the company’s corporate citizenship, DEI and ethics programs, as well as serve as president of the Northr[...]
