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Raytheon Intelligence & Space receives $318M TSA contract
Arlington-based Raytheon Intelligence & Space will expand its deployment of checked baggage screening equipment to all federally managed airports nationwide under a five-year, $318 million contract with the Transportation Security Administration. A subsidiary of Massachusetts-based Raytheon Technologies Corp., Raytheon Intelligence & Space previously had a contract to install and/or upgra[...]
Northrop Grumman receives $959M defense contract
Falls Church-based aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. was awarded a $959.1 million contract Friday from the U.S. Army for production of infrared countermeasures, which protect aircraft from heat-seeking missiles. The work is to be completed by April 29, 2026. The contract comes on the heels of a $2.3 billion defense contract Northrop Grumman […]
Chantilly-based VTG awarded $116M defense contract
Chantilly-based engineering firm VTG announced Tuesday that it has been awarded a $116 million, five-year contract from the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC-PAC) to provide C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) engineering and production services to the center’s Network Integration Engineering Facility (NIEF). The NIW[...]
Maximus acquires Houston veterans services company for $1.4B
Reston-based government services company Maximus announced Wednesday that it will purchase the parent company of Veterans Evaluation Services Inc. (VES) for $1.4 billion. Based in Houston, VES is a privately held company that serves the federal government, including the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, as a provider of medical disability examinations to determine veterans’ eligibility [&[...]
Leidos awarded $480M contract from U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Reston-based Fortune 500 company Leidos Holdings Inc. announced Tuesday it has been awarded a $480 million contract by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to provide multi-energy portal (MEP) systems for nonintrusive inspections of commercial vehicles at land and sea ports of entry. The award for the science and technology company includes a base period […]
Northrop Grumman lands $2.3B ICBM contract
Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman Corp. has been awarded a U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contract for up to $2.3 billion to support propulsion subsystems for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), DOD announced on Tuesday. The 18.5-year contract provides assistance to the government in maintaining the Minuteman III weapon system. The work will be performed primarily in […]
GMU Center for Government Contracting taps two fellows
The Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University has named two senior fellows, it announced this week. The Fairfax-based center added Stephanie Halcrow, who most recently served on the House Armed Services Committee as a professional staff member, and promoted researcher Eric Lofgren. Halcrow is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, who […]
Former counterintelligence official joins Peraton advisory board
The former director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, William “Bill” Evanina, has joined the advisory board of Peraton Inc., the Herndon-based national security contractor announced this week. Evanina led the counterintelligence center since June 2014, serving under presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump. He also worked for more than 16 years with the […]
Caliburn International will separate into two companies
Calling it a “natural progression,” Reston-based professional services company Caliburn International announced Wednesday that it will split into two companies to focus on different capabilities. The federal contractor, which has about 8,500 employees, says it expects to complete the separation by Sept. 30. It also announced shifts in leadership to oversee the new companies, Acuity […]
Reston-based SAIC lands $4.4B in defense contracts
On the heels of an $830 million U.S. Army contract won in February, Reston-based Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has landed two more Army contracts worth a combined $4.4 billion, it announced today. The Fortune 500 defense contractor says both contracts will provide systems engineering services to support the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, […]
Maximus hires new Federal Services general manager
Government services company Maximus Inc. has named IBM executive Teresa “Terry” Weipert as general manager of its U.S. Federal Services Segment, the Reston-based company announced this week. Weipert will replace Thomas Romeo, who is staying through July to help with the transition before he retires and moves to the segment’s advisory board. When Romeo started […]
Accenture Federal Services lands $453M VA contract
Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services has won a $453 million contract from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to modernize and improve G.I. Bill claims processing for veterans, service members and their families, announced March 29. The seven-month contract, which includes nine one-year options, is part of legislation intended to improve the speed and accuracy of […]
