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Parsons Corp. appoints COO, president to board
Centreville-based defense contractor Parsons Corp. announced Monday it has appointed Carey Smith, its president and chief operating officer, to the company’s board of directors. Smith oversees Parsons’ global operations and corporate growth strategy. “Carey has been central to our growth and success since joining Parsons,” Parsons Chairman and CEO Chuck Harrington said in a stateme[...]
McLean federal contractor buys Pa.-based software company
McLean-based federal technology contractor NuWave Solutions LLC announced Tuesday it has acquired Allentown, Pennsylvania-based software company ProModel Government Services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. This marks NuWave’s second acquisition since it was acquired by Boca Raton, Florida-based private equity firm AE Industrial Partners LP in June. Earlier in December[...]
Accenture Federal Services names managing director, management consulting
Fortune Global 500 company Accenture announced this week it has promoted Kathryn Larson to managing director of the management consulting business of its Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services (AFS) subsidiary. With more than 15 years of experience, Larson was most recently a senior manager with Accenture. She specializes in organization and business process design and strategic […]
Navy awards potential $797.3M contract extension to Perspecta
The U.S. Navy awarded a potential $797.3 million extension to Chantilly-based federal contractor Perspecta Inc. for its Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) contract for network support, net centric data and information technology support services, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Thursday. Under the contract extension, Perspecta will provide information security, testing, voice, vide[...]
NASA awards Northrop Grumman $70M contract
NASA announced Tuesday it has awarded Falls Church-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. a $70 million contract to provide engineering, manufacturing and technical services for the agency’s Global Hawk Skyrange program. The contract was awarded to Northrop Grumman’s System Corp. (NGSC) business based in San Diego. Work will be performed at […]
CACI receives $160M Air Force network operations support task order
Arlington-based federal technology contractor CACI International has secured a potential $160 million task order to provide information technology support for U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s Network Operations and Security Center (AFCENT NOSC). On Thursday, CACI said it will offer networking, cyber, help desk and technical support to multiple AFCENT NOSC sites for four-and-a-half years thr[...]
Northrop Grumman books $73M Air Force contract to update missile tech
Falls Church-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a $73.2 million delivery order from the U.S. Air Force to incorporate new capabilities into a remote visual assessment tool in support of the Minuteman III missile’s production and deployment. The company will modify the Remote Visual Assessment II program to enable […]
BAE to begin $184M full-rate production on Marines amphibious vehicle
Arlington-based defense contractor BAE Systems has received approval from the U.S. Marine Corps to begin full-rate production of amphibious combat vehicles (ACVS) and received a $184 million contract modification to procure an initial 36 full-rate production of the vehicles for the service branch’s ship-to-shore operations. USMC will use fiscal 2021 procurement funds on the award […]
Northrop Grumman CEO Kathy Warden to chair Aerospace Industries Association board
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) announced Tuesday it has named Northrop Grumman Chairman, President and CEO Kathy Warden to serve as the chair of the AIA’s board of governors for 2021. Mike Petters, president and CEO of Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries, will serve as vice chairman. Since 1919, the AIA has served as the […]
PAE lands $98M Air Force contract
Falls Church-based defense and government services contractor Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE) announced Thursday it has been awarded a $98 million contract from the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) to provide electronic warfare operations training and infrastructure maintenance support. Task orders under the contract are projected to be performed in the United […[...]
Leidos wins potential $1.76B FAA contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos Holdings Inc. was awarded a 10-year contract potentially worth $1.76 billion to continue implementing National Airspace System modernization programs for the Federal Aviation Administration, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Tuesday. The NAS Integration Support Contract IV contract has a four-year base period and two three-year op[...]
Two Va. companies win spots on $211M Navy contract
The U.S. Navy awarded Arlington-based defense contractor Leonardo DRS Inc. and Virginia Beach-based VT Group positions on a five-year, $211.6 million contract to help the branch sustain its technical insertion equipment, the Department of Defense announced Friday. Under the contract, the two companies will produce, assemble and test Technical Insertion 2016 spare equipment, perform technical [&hel[...]
