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Booz Allen lands contracts totaling $1.2B
In the span of a week, McLean-based Fortune 500 management consulting contractor Booz Allen Hamilton won multiple contracts totaling over $1.2 billion.
AeroVironment completes $4.1B acqusition of BlueHalo
Arlington County-based defense contractor AeroVironment on Thursday announced that it had successfully completed its $4.1 billion acquisition of Arlington aerospace and defense tech firm BlueHalo.
HII, General Dynamics win up to $18.4B submarine contract modification
Huntington Ingalls and General Dynamics have been awarded Navy contract modifications worth up to a possible $18.4 billion to build two Virginia-class submarines, the Department of Defense announced.
Newport News Shipbuilding hits milestone with dual Ford-class carrier builds
Newport News Shipbuilding hits milestone with dual Ford-class carrier builds, 3D printing tech, and major workforce investments to meet Navy demand.
Professional Services Council names ex-Trump official new CEO
The Professional Services Council has named former Trump official Jim Carroll as its new CEO, succeeding David Berteau after nine years of leadership.
Goldschmitt & Associates to lay off 217 employees
A Sterling-based business management firm, Goldschmitt and Associates, expects to lay off 217 employees beginning May 1, it said in a letter to the state's Department of Workforce Development & Advancement last week.
Mitre-backed cybersecurity program gets last minute save
Federal contractor Mitre, which has dual headquarters in McLean and Massachusetts, expected Wednesday to lose the federal funding needed to operate and maintain its nearly 26-year-old Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program, but a last-minute reprieve from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has prevented that from happening. Established in September 1999, the CV[...]
Deltek announces new chief marketing officer
Herndon-based software company and federal contractor Deltek announced Wednesday that it has appointed Dan Barnhardt as its chief marketing officer. “Dan’s creative and strategic approach to marketing will be instrumental as we sharpen Deltek’s voice and modernize how we engage in the market,” Deltek President and CEO Bob Hughes said in a statement. Barnhardt succeeds […]
Amentum wins $247.6M DOD contract
Amentum Services has landed a $247.6 million contract to help the U.S. Department of Defense to counter threats from a finance systems, the Chantilly-based federal contractor announced Monday. The contract was awarded from the DOD’s Air Combat Command’s Acquisition Management and Integration Center’s Counternarcotics and Global Threats division. As part of the contract, Amentum w[...]
Xpect Solutions names new CFO
Fairfax County-based Xpect Solutions — an IT, cyber and infrastructure solutions provider to federal agencies — announced Tuesday that it has appointed Jeff Dohmann as chief financial officer. Dohmann has experience from financial leadership roles across private equity-backed firms in the federal sector. He was most recently interim CFO at Reston-based Raft and previously served […]
SAIC appoints new CHRO
Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor Science Applications International Corp. announced Wednesday that it has appointed Kathleen McCarthy as its new executive vice president and chief human resources officer, effective May 12. She will report directly to CEO Toni Townes-Whitley and will spearhead all human resources initiatives, employee engagement strategies and talent acquisition operatio[...]
Intelligent Waves pays $1.95M to settle False Claims Act allegations
Reston-based defense contractor Intelligent Waves agreed to pay $1.95 million to settle False Claims Act allegations involving two U.S. Air Force contracts. And in a separate case, Fairfax-based government contractor General Dynamics Mission Systems agreed to pay $600,000 to settle allegations that a company that it acquired made false statements in federal government contract proposals. […[...]
