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Fredericksburg weighs impact of federal job cuts
Northern Virginia politicians, all Democrats, started sounding the alarm immediately about federal job cuts and slashing of federal agencies’ budgets at the start of the second Trump administration in January. And there have been significant impacts in Fairfax and Arlington counties, as well as Alexandria, where the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is […]
GMU Baroni Center launches inaugural index of GovCon trends
George Mason University's Baroni Center launched an inaugural index analyzing government contracting trends.
GDIT secures $396M Special Operations Command contract
Falls Church federal contractor General Dynamics Information Technology won a $396 million contract to support the U.S. Special Operations Command.
Technomics to add 248 jobs in Arlington expansion
Technomics will expand its Arlington County operations, adding 25,200 square feet of office space and creating 248 jobs.
BAE Systems lands $1.2B contract for missile-tracking satellite cluster
BAE Systems Inc.’s Space and Mission Systems business has won a $1.2 billion U.S. Space Force contract.
Doma Technologies, 2 other bizs merge to form health tech contractor
Doma Technologies, Livanta and Advanta Government Services have merged and rebranded as Commence, a health care tech contractor based in Virginia Beach.
Serco completes $327M acquisition of NG division
Herndon tech and management contractor Serco announced Tuesday that it has completed its $327 million acquisition of Northrop Grumman’s mission training and satellite ground network communications software business, also known as MT&S.
Booz Allen lands contracts totaling $1.2B
In the span of a week, McLean-based Fortune 500 management consulting contractor Booz Allen Hamilton won multiple contracts totaling over $1.2 billion.
Mitre-backed cybersecurity program gets last minute save
Federal contractor Mitre, which has dual headquarters in McLean and Massachusetts, expected Wednesday to lose the federal funding needed to operate and maintain its nearly 26-year-old Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program, but a last-minute reprieve from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has prevented that from happening. Established in September 1999, the CV[...]
In conservative Alabama, Republicans are cheering for Trump – with some quiet concerns and caveats
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — On a day when stock markets around the world dropped precipitously, Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl led a celebration of the president whose global tariffs sparked the selloff. With no mention of the Wall Street rollercoaster and global economic uncertainty, Wahl declared his state GOP’s “Trump Victory Dinner” — and the broader […]
HII division awarded $133M Air National Guard contract
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ McLean-based Mission Technologies division won a $133 million contract by the U.S. Air National Guard to support and provide training for flying units. HII, which made the announcement Wednesday, said this will be accomplished through live, virtual and constructive training in a 10-year task order. Mission Technologies will provide expertise and staffing [&hell[...]
Peraton taps new chief security officer
Peraton last week announced that it has appointed Christy Wilder as its chief security officer. In the role, Wilder will develop and execute comprehensive strategies, risk management and mitigation initiatives, incident response preparedness and enterprise safety protocols for the Reston-based federal contractor. She succeeds Mike Londregan. “Peraton is emerging as a leading-edge technology comp[...]
