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Former CIA data science chief hired as CEO of Exovera
Reston-based defense and government contractor SOS International LLC (SOSi) announced Wednesday it has hired Barbara Stevens, the former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief of data science, as CEO of its software subsidiary Exovera. “Dr. Stevens has more than three decades of experience building and leading complex data science programs for the U.S. intelligence community,” SOSi […]
NASA awards Northrop Grumman $70M contract
NASA announced Tuesday it has awarded Falls Church-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. a $70 million contract to provide engineering, manufacturing and technical services for the agency’s Global Hawk Skyrange program. The contract was awarded to Northrop Grumman’s System Corp. (NGSC) business based in San Diego. Work will be performed at […]
Leidos wins $64M FAA contract
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos Holdings Inc. a $64 million contract to develop the Operational Analysis and Reporting System (OARS), a safety analysis tool. OARS will support the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization (ATO) Safety Management System though defining, identifying, assessing, treating and tracking safety risk mitigation.[...]
Perspecta wins $112M Space Development Agency contract
Chantilly-based federal contractor Perspecta Inc. announced Monday that it has received a potential five-year, $112 million contract to perform systems engineering and integration (SE&I) work for the newly established Space Development Agency (SDA). Work on the project started in late October under an initial $17.8 million task order. Under the contract, Perspecta engineers and architects [&he[...]
CACI receives $160M Air Force network operations support task order
Arlington-based federal technology contractor CACI International has secured a potential $160 million task order to provide information technology support for U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s Network Operations and Security Center (AFCENT NOSC). On Thursday, CACI said it will offer networking, cyber, help desk and technical support to multiple AFCENT NOSC sites for four-and-a-half years through[...]
Leidos wins potential $1.76B FAA contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos Holdings Inc. was awarded a 10-year contract potentially worth $1.76 billion to continue implementing National Airspace System modernization programs for the Federal Aviation Administration, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Tuesday. The NAS Integration Support Contract IV contract has a four-year base period and two three-year op[...]
Two Va. companies win spots on $211M Navy contract
The U.S. Navy awarded Arlington-based defense contractor Leonardo DRS Inc. and Virginia Beach-based VT Group positions on a five-year, $211.6 million contract to help the branch sustain its technical insertion equipment, the Department of Defense announced Friday. Under the contract, the two companies will produce, assemble and test Technical Insertion 2016 spare equipment, perform technical [&hel[...]
Dewberry to provide advanced mapping of Alaska
Fairfax-based engineering consulting firm Dewberry announced Friday it has won a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) task order to complete updated hydrography (maps of bodies of water) for the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) for approximately 9,880 square miles in northern Alaska. An amount for the task order was not disclosed. From 2010 to 2020, Dewberry mapped […]
Accenture Federal Services secures blanket purchase agreement with U.S. courts
The Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AOUSC) awarded Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services (AFS) a five-year blanket purchase agreement to modernize the client case-management system of the U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services (PPS) system, the company announced Monday. PPS works to carry out probation and pretrial service functions in U.S. district courts. Under the [&hell[...]
Navy awards Bechtel $1.14B in contract modifications
The U.S. Navy awarded Reston-based Bechtel Corp.’s plant machinery company two contract modifications with a combined $1.14 billion in value to provide propulsion components for the branch’s nuclear-powered ships, the Department of Defense announced Thursday. The goal is to provide the military with effective nuclear propulsion plants and ensure that they are safe and reliable, […]
NuWave Solutions acquires San Diego-based analytics company
McLean-based federal technology contractor NuWave Solutions LLC announced Thursday it has acquired BigBear Inc., a cloud-based big data analytics firm in San Diego. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. This marks NuWave’s first acquisition since it was acquired by Boca Raton, Florida-based private equity firm AE Industrial Partners LP in June. Founded in […]
ManTech wins $273M Homeland Security contract
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded Herndon-based ManTech, a technology contractor for U.S. defense, intelligence and federal civilian agencies, a five-year, $273 million contract to provide business intelligence support services for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the company announced Thursday. Under the contract, ManTech will perform services that prevent crime and terrorism, [...]
