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. […[...]
Guidehouse wins $250M hybrid Army contract
McLean-based consultancy Guidehouse has been awarded a $250 million hybrid contract from the U.S. Army for financial support services. The Department of Defense said bids for the hybrid firm-fixed-price and time-and-materials contract were solicited through the internet, and that two bids were received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated […]
Bechtel wins $242M contract modification for chemical weapons destruction
Reston-based Bechtel National has been awarded a $242.28 million contract modification from the U.S. Army to address past contract overruns associated with the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in Colorado. The plant is a chemical weapons destruction facility that destroyed the chemical weapons stockpile previously stored at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot in Pueblo, […]
In conservative Alabama, Republicans are cheering for Trump – with some quiet concerns and caveats
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — On a day when stock markets around the world dropped precipitously, Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl led a celebration of the president whose global tariffs sparked the selloff. With no mention of the Wall Street rollercoaster and global economic uncertainty, Wahl declared his state GOP’s “Trump Victory Dinner” — and the broader […]
5 Virginia companies among 27 firms targeted by China for further trade constraints
BANGKOK (AP) — China announced Friday that it will impose a 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products beginning April 10, part of a flurry of retaliatory measures following U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” slate of double-digit tariffs. The new tariff matches the rate of the U.S. “reciprocal” tariff of 34% on Chinese […]