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General Dynamics lands $1.22B Army air defense contract
The U.S. Army awarded Reston-based Fortune 100 defense contractor General Dynamics Corp.’s land systems division a potential five-year, $1.22 billion contract to manufacture and test systems that are designed to destroy, neutralize or deter low-altitude aerial threats, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday. Under the contract, General Dynamics will provide Interim Maneuver Short-Rang[...]
Centreville defense contractor wins $50.6M contract
Centreville-based Parsons Corp. has received a $50.6 million, six-year contract contract from the U.S. Air Force for 13 ground vehicles that clear mines and unexploded ammunition, the company announced Oct. 1. The military branch awarded Parsons the contract Sept. 23, with a completion date of Sept. 2023. The vehicles are known as RADBO, or Recovery […]
Air Force awards McLean company $40M contract
The U.S. Air Force awarded McLean-based defense contractor Alion Science and Technology Corp. a $40 million contract to provide information technology and cybersecurity services, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday. Under the contract, Alion will provide services including enterprise protection risk management to mitigate the compromise, loss, unauthorized access/disclosure, destruction,[...]
Tysons tech company lands $65M Ginnie Mae task order
The Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) awarded Tysons-based tech company MicroTech a $65 million task order to provide information technology and software consolidation services and support, the company announced Thursday. Under the task order, MicroTech will perform services to support Ginnie Mae’s mortgage-backed securities platform, including reviewing requirements fo[...]
SAIC names health IT market program director
Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) announced Tuesday it has named Sarjoo Shah as program management director for the state and local health IT market. With more than 25 years of experience, Shah was most recently the chief information officer with the Oklahoma Department of Health and Human Services and previously […]
Mitre launches data-driven policy center
McLean-based The Mitre Corp., a not-for-profit organization that manages federally funded research and development centers, announced Tuesday it has established the Center for Data-Driven Policy, which will provide evidence-based, objective and nonpartisan insights for government policymaking. “Our team of experts will take what Mitre has learned through research and experimentation and appl[...]
Mitre lands $463M Air Force contract
The U.S. Air Force awarded McLean-based The Mitre Corp., a nonprofit that conducts research for government agencies, a $463 million contract to continue to serve as administrator of the National Security Engineering Center (NCES), the U.S. Department of Defense announced Monday. NCES is a federally funded research and development center that provides systems engineering support […]
McLean contractor wins $87M Navy contract
The U.S. Navy awarded McLean-based defense contractor Alion Science and Technology Corp. an $87 million contract to provide special projects and operational training support, the company announced Monday. Under the five-year Department of Defense Information Analysis Center multiple award contract, Alion will perform research, systems engineering, analysis, design, testing, prototyping, technology[...]
Leidos lands $89M Air Force task order
The U.S. Air Force awarded Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor Leidos Holdings Inc. a five-year, $89 million task order to support energetics research and development for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OUSD) and the Combat Capability Development Command, Armament Center (CCDC-AC), the company announced Friday. Under the task order awarded by the U.S. […]
SAIC announces restructuring, longtime executive retirement
Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) announced Thursday it would restructure itself along two business lines as Jim Scanlon, a longtime leader with the company and current head of SAIC’s Defense Systems Group, prepares to retire in January. Starting in the fiscal year fourth quarter, SAIC will operate under two lines […]
Northrop Grumman lands $298M Space Force contract
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) awarded Falls Church-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. a $298 million contract to help the agency develop hardware and software for a new military satellite communications system, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman will build a payload to support the Space and Missile […]
HUD awards Fairfax firm $42M contract
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded Fairfax-based tech contractor Pyramid Systems a two-year, $42 million contract to migrate loan processing system applications to cloud computing infrastructure designed for government use, the company announced Wednesday. Pyramid Systems will use Salesforce to restructure existing software code for the Federal Housing Administration̵[...]
