Metro unveils major Falls Church redevelopment agreement
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has signed an agreement to redevelop the West Falls Church Metro Station site as a more than 1 million-square-foot mixed-use development. Construction is expected to begin in 2023. The agreement was reached with FGCP-Metro LLC, a joint real estate development partnership involving Bethesda, Maryland-based EYA LLC, Washington, D.C.-based Hoffman [&[...]
LMI acquires Falls Church solutions consulting company
Tysons-based government and defense contractor LMI acquired Falls Church-based Suntiva, it announced Tuesday. Suntiva is a technology-enabled solutions company focused in the public health and defense markets. The acquisition provides LMI with new customer access, particularly the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Defense Informat[...]
PAE wins $74.2M contract to support Marine base in Japan
Falls Church-based defense and government services contractor Pacific Architects and Engineers Inc. (PAE) was awarded a potential $74.2 million contact to run base operating support services at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, providing maintenance and repair services for base facilities, grounds and family housing, including custodial services and wastewater operations. The contract [...]
Northrop Grumman names chief sustainability officer
Northrop Grumman Corp. has named Michael Witt its vice president and chief sustainability officer. He will assume the role on Aug. 9, according to the Falls-Church based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor. Witt will lead Northrop Grumman’s sustainability initiatives, creating business practices for carbon reduction, resource efficiency and materials management. Witt previously held[...]
Northam appoints members to newly created cannabis boards
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has appointed members to three newly created oversight boards for the legalization of recreational marijuana, his office announced today. On July 1, Virginia’s adult-use cannabis legislation changes began going into effect. This year, the General Assembly legalized possession of up to one ounce in public and home cultivation of up to […]
Northrop Grumman receives $959M defense contract
Falls Church-based aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. was awarded a $959.1 million contract Friday from the U.S. Army for production of infrared countermeasures, which protect aircraft from heat-seeking missiles. The work is to be completed by April 29, 2026. The contract comes on the heels of a $2.3 billion defense contract Northrop Grumman […]
Two Virginia companies make 2021 LinkedIn Top Companies list
Virginia-based Fortune 500 companies Northrop Grumman Corp. and Capital One Financial Corp. are among the 50 best workplaces to grow your career, according to LinkedIn’s Top Companies List, released this week. Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman, which ranks No. 32 on the LinkedIn Top Companies list, was cited for a variety of mentorship programs for women. […]
Northrop Grumman lands $2.3B ICBM contract
Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman Corp. has been awarded a U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contract for up to $2.3 billion to support propulsion subsystems for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), DOD announced on Tuesday. The 18.5-year contract provides assistance to the government in maintaining the Minuteman III weapon system. The work will be performed primarily in […]
Falls Church retail center to be renovated, rebranded
Falls Plaza, a 10-acre retail center in Falls Church, will begin construction on a renovation mid-April, and will be renamed and rebranded as Birch & Broad. Located at 1200 W. Broad St., the 144,000-square-foot community shopping center will see a façade renovation, new signage, enhanced landscaping, decorative lighting and multiple outdoor amenity areas. The renovation […]
Northrop Grumman wins missile defense contract worth up to $3.9B
Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman Corp. and partner Raytheon Missiles & Defense were awarded a Missile Defense Agency contract worth up to $3.93 billion to perform work on the U.S. ballistic missile defense system, the agency announced Tuesday. Part of an award of $1.6 billion in contracts through fiscal year 2022 to Northrop Grumman and Bethesda, […]
Northrop Grumman wins $82M drone support contract
The U.S. Department of Defense announced Monday that it has awarded an $82.9 million contract to Falls Church-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. to sustain, test and engineer MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems for the U.S. Navy. Under the contract, the company will also provide technical and field support to ensure the drone’s […]
PAE Inc. president and CEO resigns
PAE Inc., a Falls Church-based government contractor, has appointed Charles Peiffer as its interim president and CEO starting Friday, March 19, following the resignation this week of John Heller, who had led the company since 2013. Peiffer is PAE‘s executive vice president and chief financial officer. Heller, who joined PAE from Engility Corp., resigned as […]