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BWXT names general counsel
Lynchburg-based BWX Technologies Inc. has promoted Ronald O. “Chip” Whitford Jr. to senior vice president, general counsel, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary, the Fortune 1000 federal contractor announced Wednesday. The promotion was effective Tuesday. Whitford, who joined BWXT in 2017 and has most recently served as vice president, deputy general counsel and assistant c[...]
BWXT names chief digital officer, SVP
Lynchburg-based Fortune 1000 federal contractor BWX Technologies Inc. has named Omar Meguid senior vice president and chief digital officer, the company announced Tuesday. Meguid’s position was effective Jan. 1. He is responsible for BWXT’s digital platform supporting business operations in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The role is a new position within […]
Raytheon contracts include radar surveillance for Taiwan
Arlington County-based Raytheon Technologies Co. was awarded two large contracts this week to help sustain a foreign surveillance radar program and for the continued production and delivery of its AIM-9X Sidewinder missile, the Pentagon announced this week. Under a $412.6 million Air Force contract announced Wednesday, Raytheon will provide continued sustainment to the Taiwan Surveillance [&hellip[...]
Perspecta receives $342M TSA contract
Perspecta Enterprise Solutions LLC, a subsidiary of Herndon-based government contractor Peraton, has received a contract worth up to $342.7 million to operate, maintain and improve the Transportation Security Administration’s IT equipment, services and processes, the company announced Wednesday. Chantilly-based Perspecta will support as many as 85,000 employees, contractors and support perso[...]
Leidos receives $334M Air Force hypersonics contract
Reston-based Leidos Inc. will help the Air Force develop its Mayhem hypersonic system under a $334 million contract, the Fortune 500 contractor announced Friday. Under the contract, Leidos will assist the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory in developing the Expendable Hypersonic Multi-mission ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) and Strike Program, known as Mayhem. The system [&hell[...]
NASA, Boeing finalize $3.2B Artemis rocket contract
Arlington-based Boeing Corp. will continue manufacturing the core and upper stages of the Space Launch System rockets for NASA’s Artemis missions that are expected to take astronauts to the moon and beyond in coming years. NASA announced Friday that it finalized its $3.2 billion contract with Boeing, just two days before its Orion spacecraft splashed […]
CACI, Peraton land $2.2B defense contracts
Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor CACI International Inc. and a subsidiary of Herndon-based government contractor Peraton Inc. were awarded parallel contracts each valued at more than $2.2 billion to perform background investigations for the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), the Pentagon announced Thursday. The single-award, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ind[...]
Reston-based Octo to be acquired by IBM
Reston-based Octo is being acquired by IBM and its 1,500 employees will become part of IBM Consulting’s U.S. public and federal market arm. Terms of the deal were not disclosed in a news release Thursday. IBM is acquiring the company from Arlington Capital Partners and the deal is expected to close by the end of […]
American Systems receives $1B+ DISA contract
Chantilly-based government contractor American Systems Corp. has received a contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency valued up to $1.01 billion for test, evaluation and certification services, the Pentagon announced Friday. A minimum guarantee of $10,000 will be made through a task order that will be funded by fiscal 2023 research, development, test and evaluation […]
SAIC wins $171M IT contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor Science Applications International Corp. has received an IT contract valued up to $151 million from the U.S. Transportation Command, the Pentagon announced Thursday. Under the contract, SAIC will manage and support operations and modernization of the command’s IT systems and applications. The work includes classified and unclassified programs on multiple [...]
LMI acquires national security software company
Tysons-based consultancy LMI has acquired Colorado Springs, Colorado-based Synaptech, according to a news release. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Synaptech creates digital engineering, modeling and simulation software for the national security and space industries. “LMI is thrilled to be entering the fast-paced, growing space market by acquiring Synaptech, which protects our nation’s na[...]
Noblis defense unit receives $187M Navy contract
A subsidiary of Reston-based Noblis Inc. has received a contract worth up to $187 million to provide command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance engineering services to the Navy, according to a news release. Noblis’ mission solutions for defense subsidiary will provide end-to-end engineering services to the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacif[...]
