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West Falls Church on track for $1.2 billion transformation
Developers are expected to break ground this month on the first of three mixed-use projects near the West Falls Church Metro station with a total investment of about $1.2 billion. Each piece comes together to complete a puzzle that will transform about 40 acres of vacant land, parking lots and Virginia Tech’s Northern Virginia Center […]
39% of metro D.C. workers are back in the office
During the week of April 6, offices around the country had the highest number of workers back at their desks since March 2020, according to Falls Church-based Kastle Systems, which is tracking office occupancy data for 10 major cities, including the metro Washington, D.C., region. During the first week in April, an average of 43.1% […]
Metro releases 10-year strategic plan for development
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, which runs Metrorail and Metrobus, released its first-ever strategic plan for joint development on Thursday, announcing an ambitious initiative to bring in 26,000 new housing units in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. The document says that 40 Metro stations — including six in Northern Virginia — have more than […]
GDIT lands $4.5B IT contract
Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology has been awarded a user facing and data center services contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) worth $4.5 billion over a 10-year period. Under the contract, GDIT, a business unit of Reston-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor General Dynamics Corp., will operate, build, design and innovate an [&hellip[...]
PAE lands $111.7M contract from U.S. Army
PAE Applied Technologies LLC has been awarded a contract worth $111.7 million for the operations, maintenance and repair work at the U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz in Germany, the Department of Defense announced Monday. The contract includes maintenance and repair of installed building equipment, equipment-in-place, minor construction, ground maintenance, snow, ice and sand removal, pest contr[...]
PAE’s former head named Amentum CEO
John Heller, the former CEO of Falls Church-based contractor PAE Inc., will serve as CEO of Germantown, Maryland-based aerospace defense contractor Amentum Services Inc., which purchased PAE earlier this month. Heller, who led PAE for seven years until March 2021, will take his new post effective March 28, Amentum announced Thursday. ”It is an honor […]
Amentum seals deal on $1.9B PAE acquisition
The $1.9 billion, all-cash acquisition of Falls Church-based government contractor PAE Inc. (Pacific Architects and Engineers) by an affiliate of Germantown, Maryland-based aerospace defense contractor Amentum Services Inc. has closed, the two companies have announced. The deal, which closed Feb. 15, was first announced in October 2021 and PAE’s stockholders voted to approve the deal [&hel[...]
Northrop Grumman secures $252M Marine Corps contract
Falls Church-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. landed a $252 million contract to produce and test a handheld precision ground targeting system for the U.S. Marine Corps, the Department of Defense announced Thursday. Under the hybrid, follow-on contract, Northrop Grumman will work on the Next Generation Targeting Handheld System, a lightweight, man-portable system [&hellip[...]
GDIT secures $162M DISA Agency contract
Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. (GDIT) announced Wednesday it had secured a potential $162 million contract with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to secure identity, access and account management for U.S Department of Defense applications. The Identity, Credential and Access Management (ICAM) Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Phase III production agreem[...]
PAE stockholders approve $1.9B acquisition by Amentum
Falls Church-based government contractor PAE Inc. (Pacific Architects and Engineers) announced Thursday its stockholders voted to approve and adopt the company’s previously announced agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Germantown, Maryland-based aerospace defense contractor Amentum Services Inc. in a $1.9 billion all-cash deal. The transaction is expected to close on or around Feb. [[...]
GDIT wins $518M Army contract
Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. (GDIT) won a $518 million task order from the U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM), the company announced Monday. Under the Worldwide Field Support task order, the Fortune 500 General Dynamics Corp. subsidiary will provide logistics, sustainment and maintenance services for joint U.S. and coalition forces in the [&hell[...]
Falls Church strip mall gets new look
The shopping center formerly known as Falls Plaza in Falls Church has a new look and a new name: Birch & Broad. Renovations are now complete at the 144,000-square-foot strip mall, which is anchored by a Giant Food supermarket. Other tenants include Conte’s Bike Shop, CVS Pharmacy, Plaka Grill, Starbucks, Jersey Mike’s and Road Runner […]
