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Herndon tech distributor names new president
Four Inc., a Herndon distributor of technology products to the government, announced earlier this month that it has named a new president and CEO to replace former leader and co-founder Jeff Nolan, who is now executive vice chair of Four’s board. David Stewart, previously Four’s chief operating officer, began his new role Feb. 5, according […]
Leidos names new chief growth officer
Reston-headquartered Fortune 500 federal contractor Leidos announced Wednesday that it’s promoting Jason Albanese to corporate executive vice president and chief growth officer, effective March 3. Currently senior vice president of growth for the company’s National Security sector, Albanese is succeeding Gerry Fasano, who is retiring as planned on April 4. Albanese joined Leidos in 2017 [&[...]
Peraton taps new senior vice president of talent acquisition
Reston-based federal contractor Peraton has selected Dana Pittman to be its new senior vice president of talent acquisition. Pittman, who has almost three decades of experience in talent management and recruiting, made the announcement in a post on LinkedIn, saying she’s “grateful to friends and family for their unwavering support during this transition.” According to […]
PSI lands $156M contract to support VA’s electronic health records push
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded Planned Systems International, which has its principal office in Arlington County, a $156 million contract to provide test and evaluation support for the VA Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office (EHRM-IO) program. The VA announced the award of the Independent Enterprise Testing and Support Services contract Monday […]
Booz Allen fires subcontractor who wrote document about DOGE access to Treasury
McLean-based Fortune 500 management consulting contractor Booz Allen Hamilton has fired a subcontractor who warned the U.S. Treasury Department about the Department of Government Efficiency having access to the Treasury’s payment system. Booz Allen said that sources quoted in recent media reports “mischaracterize a document provided to Treasury officials” and that the company did not [&helli[...]
Amentum lands Air Force contract worth almost $448M
Amentum Services has won a $447.9 million Air Forces Central Command contract, the Chantilly-based federal contractor announced Thursday. Under the Air Forces Central Command Global Prepositioned Materiel Services contract, Amentum will provide and update prepositioned storage and maintenance solutions for the Ninth Air Force. “This win demonstrates our expertise in delivering smart asset manage[...]
Former Bush White House staffer named Akima VP
Rachael Duffy, a former assistant press secretary in President George W. Bush’s administration, has joined Herndon-based federal contractor Akima as vice president of marketing, communications and government relations. An Alaska Native corporation that handles federal contracts for the for-profit NANA Regional business owned by Indigenous Iñupiat shareholders, Akima has more than 10,000 emp[...]
Booz Allen to pay $15.8M fine to settle fraud allegations
Booz Allen Hamilton, the McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consultant, has agreed to pay a $15.875 million fine to the federal government to settle allegations that one of its subsidiaries violated the False Claims Act, the Department of Justice announced Jan. 3. According to the DOJ’s statement, two former program managers at Maryland-based Booz Allen […]
U.S. Army awards RTX’s Raytheon $946M contract modification
The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon, a subsidiary of Arlington County Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor RTX, a contract modification worth about $946.47 million for production hardware, software and services related to the Patriot air defense system, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Monday. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, located at Redstone Arsenal in […]
Northrop Grumman subsidiary scores $3.4B Navy contract
Northrop Grumman Systems, a subsidiary of Falls Church aerospace and defense giant Northrop Grumman, has been awarded a $3.459 billion contract by the Navy to engineer and manufacture new nuclear aircraft, according to announcements from the Department of Defense and the Navy last week. E-130J jets will take the place of the Navy’s current E-6B […]
GDIT wins $5.57B contract to upgrade military communications system
Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of Reston Fortune 100 defense contractor General Dynamics, has won a $5.57 billion contract from the Air Force Mission Partner Capabilities Office, it announced Friday. Awarded in November, the single-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract has a five-year base period and a five-year option, according to G[...]
Leidos lands $987M Air Force contract
Leidos has won an up to $987 million Air Force contract to provide sustainment support for F-16 Foreign Military Sales customers, the Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor announced Thursday. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a supersonic multirole fighter aircraft used for air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. General Dynamics initially developed the F-16 before selling its […]
