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Jeri Prophet joined the Navy on a whim. She had been attending Arizona State University, saw a recruiter sign, and headed for the office. “Some people buy new shoes. I joined the Navy,” she recalled. She served 10 years in the Navy, first as a data systems analyst and left as an information systems technician. […]
Carlyle Group to acquire ManTech for $4.2B
Herndon-based ManTech International Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by The Carlyle Group for approximately $4.2 billion, the tech contractor announced Monday. In the all-cash transaction, ManTech shareholders will receive $96 per share in cash, a 32% premium to ManTech’s closing share price of $72.82 on Feb. 2, which was the […]
Owens & Minor receives $1.1B DOD contract
Mechanicsville-based Fortune 500 global health care logistics firm Owens & Minor Inc. has received a $1.125 billion contract modification to provide medical surgical supplies to the military and federal civilian agencies, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday. The award is for a second 30-month option period of a contract with three 30-month possible periods for […]
Northrop Grumman taps chief diversity officer
Falls Church-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. has promoted Kenny Robinson to vice president and chief diversity officer, effective May 31. Robinson will be responsible for advancing Northrop Grumman’s diversity, equity and inclusion strategy and programs, the company’s corporate citizenship, DEI and ethics programs, as well as serve as president of the Northr[...]
Avantus Federal acquires N.C. tech firm
Avantus Federal has acquired North Carolina-based tech contractor Far Ridgeline Engagements (FRLE), the McLean-based IT defense contractor announced last week. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. “For almost 15 years, Far Ridgeline Engagements has earned eminence by maintaining a strong focus on providing solutions to our nation’s special operations and intelligence mi[...]
Peraton taps former CIA deputy director as VP
Herndon-based government contractor Peraton Inc. has named Andrew Hallman as its vice president for national security strategy and integration, according to a news release. Hallman formerly served as principal executive in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and was the CIA‘s deputy director for digital innovation. Hallman will start May 9 and will […]
GDIT awarded $661M EPA contract
Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. has received a $661.6 million contract to modernize and manage IT services for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The award, announced April 28, includes developing and operating the EPA’s enterprise IT infrastructure and applications. Services include cloud computing, platform management, network operations, enterprise i[...]
Chantilly-based American Systems adds board member
Chantilly-based American Systems has appointed its vice president of human resources, Chris Braccio, to the employee-owned federal IT and engineering contractor’s board of directors. Braccio, who has worked for American Systems since 2007, will take over a board seat vacated by Joe Kopfman, who retired after 43 years of service, according to a news release. […]
Leidos names new top climate scientist
Reston-based Leidos Holdings Inc. has named Miguel Román as senior director and chief scientist of climate and environment, the science and technology giant announced Thursday. Román joins Leidos from NASA, where since 2014, he led a worldwide group to generate long-term climate data from polar-orbiting satellites. In his new role, Román will be responsible for […]
GDIT lands $4.5B IT contract
Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology has been awarded a user facing and data center services contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) worth $4.5 billion over a 10-year period. Under the contract, GDIT, a business unit of Reston-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor General Dynamics Corp., will operate, build, design and innovate an [&hellip[...]
Booz Allen to acquire Reston-based cyber firm
McLean-based global management consultant Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. announced Wednesday that it plans to acquire EverWatch, a Reston-based government solutions contractor. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal will allow Booz Allen to speed delivery of classified software development and analytics capabilities for national security clients and complements its artificial intelligence and c[...]
Newport News Shipbuilding delivers 10th Virginia-class sub
The Navy’s newest submarine is now in the hands of the sea service. Newport News Shipbuilding delivered the future USS Montana (SSN-794) on March 11, according to a news release. It is the 10th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine to be delivered by Newport News and the 21st built as part of construction-sharing agreement with General Dynamics’ […]
