Alexandria distribution, maintenance provider names senior VP, CFO
Alexandria-based defense contractor VSE Corp., a provider of distribution and maintenance, repair and overhaul services focused on transportation assets, announced last week it has named Stephen D. Griffin as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective Nov. 9. Griffin will succeed Thomas Loftus, who is retiring and will remain at the company until Dec. […]
Newport News federal contractor acquires Vienna firm
Newport News-based federal contractor and professional services company ITA International announced Tuesday it has acquired Vienna-based management consulting firm Innovative Decisions Inc. (IDI). A transaction amount was not disclosed. IDI provides decision and risk analysis, operations research and systems engineering services for business and government customers, while ITA International provid[...]
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CRAIG P. ABOD FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT, CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP., RESTON The former president of Herndon-based DLT Solutions Inc., Abod founded Carahsoft in 2004. With roughly $5 billion in annual revenue, the defense contractor offers software, hardware and IT consulting services in the fields of cybersecurity, accounting, business intelligence and data analysis and storage. This year […]
BAE Systems Inc. lands $350M+ in defense contracts
Arlington-based defense company BAE Systems Inc. (a subsidiary of United Kingdom-based BAE Systems plc) announced Monday it has won a $211.6 million U.S. Navy contract and a $144 million U.S. Air Force contract. BAE Systems’ ship repair business in Jacksonville, Florida, will work on the U.S. Navy contract and update, repair and maintain two Arleigh […]
Perspecta wins $112M Homeland Security contract
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded a contract worth up to $112 million to Perspecta Inc. to provide managed information technology services to the department’s data centers, the Chantilly-based federal contractor announced Thursday. “This award reinforces our standing as a premier provider of end-to-end next generation managed IT services,” Rocky Thurston, senior vice presi[...]
SAIC lands $40M TSA contract
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) awarded a $40 million contract to Reston-based defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) to provide operational test and evaluation services, according to a System for Award Management (SAM) notice. Under the contract, SAIC will help the TSA plan, implement, analyze and report airport operations. Work on the contract will [...]
Herndon contractor wins $188M in federal contracts
Herndon-based national security contractor Peraton announced Wednesday it has been awarded a total of $188 million in new and extended U.S. federal contracts to support national security missions and warfighting domains. The individual award amounts and customers were not specified by Peraton, but the company typically works with the Intelligence Community, the Department of Defense, […]
Navy awards $87M contract to Herndon company
The U.S. Navy awarded an $87 million contract to Herndon-based defense contractor ManTech International Corp. to provide information technology research, development and engineering for the Naval Sea Systems Command, the company announced Thursday. ManTech was awarded the contract through the U.S. Department of Defense Information Analysis Center’s Multiple Award Contract, which are awarded [...]
Perspecta Labs lands $37M defense contract
Chantilly-based federal contractor Perspecta Inc. announced Tuesday that its research arm, Perspecta Labs, has landed a $37 million contract to develop network hardware to speed up complex computing applications for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Perspecta will work on DARPA’s Fast Network Interface Cards program with a goal to accelerate — by 100 […]
FSA Federal awarded $1.3B DOJ contract
Ashburn-based government services company FSA Federal announced Tuesday it has won a U.S. Department of Justice contract potentially worth $1.3 billion . Under the contract, FSA Federal will continue to work on its DOJ Asset Forfeiture Administrative Support Services contract. Started in 2004 to support DOJ law enforcement contracts, FSA Federal is a joint venture […]
As COVID-19 crisis continues, SBA is saving small businesses
With the world economy in crisis, Congress and President Donald Trump are working at breakneck speed to pass a massive stimulus package. This package is necessary to restore jobs and to stop unemployment from reaching 20%. Lawmakers aren’t alone in taking action to stave off coronavirus-induced economic disaster. The Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued […]
SAIC wins $950M DoD contract
Reston-based Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) announced Thursday that it has been awarded a $950 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency — a combat support agency of the U.S. Department of Defense that includes more than 26,000 civilian and military personnel. SAIC will take over supply chain management of paints, preservation and sealing compounds […]