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[...]
Perspecta lands $98.4M Education Dept. contract
The U.S. Department of Education awarded Chantilly-based federal contractor Perspecta Inc. a three-year, $98.4 million contract to help the agency manage inquiries about federal scholarships and other forms of academic financial assistance though an omni-channel contact center. Perspecta will support the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) by operating the Federal Student Aid Information Center [&[...]
Arlington contractor wins $450M DHS purchase agreement
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded Arlington-based federal technology contractor CACI International Inc. a one-time, $450 million blanket purchase agreement to provide desktop support services to the agency’s headquarters, the company announced Tuesday. Under the contract, CACI will provide enterprise technology to sustain and administer IT systems, which, according to the com[...]
Newport News federal contractor names marketing, communications director
Newport News-based federal contractor and professional services company ITA International LLC announced Monday it has hired Lauren A. Green as director of marketing and strategic communications. Green was most recently the manager of strategic communications for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ technical solutions division. In her new role, she will serve as the company’s spokeswoman a[...]
SAIC lands $78M Navy task order
The U.S. Navy has awarded Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) a $78 million task order to provide support services for mobility platform integration at the Expeditionary Department at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in Crane, Indiana, the company announced Tuesday. Under the task order, SAIC will assist NSWC Crane […]