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Gainwell Technologies hires new client engagement officer
Tysons-based Gainwell Technologies has named Karen Shields as its chief client engagement officer, the health and human services IT provider announced last week. Shields will work in collaboration with Gainwell’s project management team to anticipate and fulfill client needs, according to a news release. She previously served as deputy director for the Center for Medicaid […]
Parsons to acquire Xator for $400M
Parsons Corp., a Centreville-based federal contractor specializing in technology-focused defense, intelligence, security and infrastructure engineering, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Reston-based Xator Corp. for $400 million, the company announced Monday. Founded in 1944, Parsons is a publicly traded Fortune 1000 corporation with more than 16,000 employees working in 24 nation[...]
Meet SBA’s Va. small biz person of year
Jeri Prophet joined the Navy on a whim. She had been attending Arizona State University, saw a recruiter sign, and headed for the office. “Some people buy new shoes. I joined the Navy,” she recalled. She served 10 years in the Navy, first as a data systems analyst and left as an information systems technician. […]
Owens & Minor receives $1.1B DOD contract
Mechanicsville-based Fortune 500 global health care logistics firm Owens & Minor Inc. has received a $1.125 billion contract modification to provide medical surgical supplies to the military and federal civilian agencies, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday. The award is for a second 30-month option period of a contract with three 30-month possible periods for […]
Avantus Federal acquires N.C. tech firm
Avantus Federal has acquired North Carolina-based tech contractor Far Ridgeline Engagements (FRLE), the McLean-based IT defense contractor announced last week. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. “For almost 15 years, Far Ridgeline Engagements has earned eminence by maintaining a strong focus on providing solutions to our nation’s special operations and intelligence mi[...]
Peraton named a U.S. Best Managed Company
Peraton Inc. has been named a U.S. Best Managed Company for 2022 by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, the Herndon-based government contractor announced Monday. It‘s among 51 private companies honored and the only one based in Virginia. “Peraton is honored to be recognized as a Best Managed Company in the U.S. by Deloitte […]
Peraton taps former CIA deputy director as VP
Herndon-based government contractor Peraton Inc. has named Andrew Hallman as its vice president for national security strategy and integration, according to a news release. Hallman formerly served as principal executive in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and was the CIA’s deputy director for digital innovation. Hallman will start May 9 and will […]
GDIT awarded $661M EPA contract
Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. has received a $661.6 million contract to modernize and manage IT services for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The award, announced April 28, includes developing and operating the EPA’s enterprise IT infrastructure and applications. Services include cloud computing, platform management, network operations, enterprise i[...]
Chantilly-based American Systems adds board member
Chantilly-based American Systems has appointed its vice president of human resources, Chris Braccio, to the employee-owned federal IT and engineering contractor’s board of directors. Braccio, who has worked for American Systems since 2007, will take over a board seat vacated by Joe Kopfman, who retired after 43 years of service, according to a news release. […]
Leidos names new top climate scientist
Reston-based Leidos Holdings Inc. has named Miguel Román as senior director and chief scientist of climate and environment, the science and technology giant announced Thursday. Román joins Leidos from NASA, where since 2014, he led a worldwide group to generate long-term climate data from polar-orbiting satellites. In his new role, Román will be responsible for […]
GDIT lands $4.5B IT contract
Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology has been awarded a user facing and data center services contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) worth $4.5 billion over a 10-year period. Under the contract, GDIT, a business unit of Reston-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor General Dynamics Corp., will operate, build, design and innovate an [&hellip[...]
Booz Allen to acquire Reston-based cyber firm
McLean-based global management consultant Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. announced Wednesday that it plans to acquire EverWatch, a Reston-based government solutions contractor. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal will allow Booz Allen to speed delivery of classified software development and analytics capabilities for national security clients and complements its artificial intelligence and c[...]
