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BAE Systems announced that it has appointed Mona Bates as senior vice president and chief information and digital officer, effective Feb. 23. Photo courtesy BAE Systems
Feb 12, 2026

BAE Systems hires new chief information and digital officer

BAE Systems announced that it has appointed Mona Bates as senior vice president and chief information and digital officer, effective Feb. 23.

A photo of a Leidos sign and a glass covered building.
Feb 10, 2026

Leidos wins $142M defense contract

Reston-based contractor Leidos announced Monday that it has secured a $142 million defense contract to modernize IT operations.

Systems Planning & Analysis is growing at its Alexandria headquarters and a new office in Fairfax County. Photo courtesy Systems Planning & Analysis
Feb 1, 2026

Defense contractor bucks retrenchment trend

While the effects of the Trump administration’s cuts in the federal workforce and contracts reverberate throughout Northern Virginia and beyond, Alexandria-based Systems Planning & Analysis grabbed headlines in September 2025 when it announced it would spend $46.9 million and add 1,200 jobs across the city and in Fairfax County. SPA President Terry Benedict uses the […]

Thomas Bell, CEO of Leidos. Photo courtesy Leidos
Jan 26, 2026

Leidos to acquire utilities design firm for $2.4B

Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos has entered an agreement to buy utilities infrastructure design firm Entrust Solutions Group for approximately $2.4 billion in cash, it announced Monday.

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Dec 22, 2025

CACI to buy Arka Group for $2.6B

CACI International announced Monday that it has entered an agreement to acquire aerospace and defense company Arka Group for $2.6 billion.

Disney to build its 7th theme park, this one in the United Arab Emirates
Dec 18, 2025

Booz Allen CFO leaving in February

Booz Allen Hamilton Chief Financial Officer Matthew Calderone is leaving the Fortune 500 government contractor for a role at S&P Global.

Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has tapped Peraton executive Ravi Dankanikote to be chief growth officer. Photo courtesy SAIC
Dec 17, 2025

Peraton executive returns to SAIC as chief growth officer

Science Applications International Corp. announced that it has tapped Ravi Dankanikote to be chief growth officer, effective immediately.

Theodore “Ted” Tanner Jr. will join Leidos as CTO in January. Photo courtesy Leidos
Dec 15, 2025

Leidos names AI chief technology officer

Leidos has named Ted Tanner chief technology officer to accelerate artificial intelligence, cyber, quantum and mission software deployment.

Tara Murphy Dougherty is CEO of Govini, an Arlington defense contractor that received a $150 million investment from Bain Capital in October. Photo courtesy Govini
Nov 30, 2025

Arlington defense tech firm reaches unicorn status

Govini, an Arlington County defense tech contractor, has joined the unicorn ranks with a $1.25 billion valuation.

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Nov 25, 2025

Amazon to invest $50B to expand federal AI, computing capacity

Amazon plans to invest up to $50 billion to expand artificial intelligence and supercomputing capacity for its U.S. government cloud customers.

Brad Pelachyk, the new chief global supply chain officer for BAE Systems.
Nov 24, 2025

BAE Systems promotes VP to chief global supply chain officer

BAE Systems announced that it has named Brad Pelachyk as its senior vice president and chief global supply chain officer, effective Dec. 20.

Booz Allen Hamilton to relocate global HQ to Reston
Nov 17, 2025

Booz Allen Hamilton to relocate global HQ to Reston

Booz Allen Hamilton announced Monday that it is relocating its global headquarters from McLean to a newly constructed facility in Reston.

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