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BAE Systems lands $400M Air Force contract
The U.S. Air Force awarded Arlington-based defense contractor BAE Systems Inc. a $400 million contract to develop an air vehicle system for the Skyborg program, a team of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that use artificial intelligence to adapt to battlefield conditions. “The need to generate combat power faster than our adversaries is critical to address […]
Arlington tech company names health operations lead
Arlington-based technology services provider Halfaker and Associates LLC announced Wednesday that it has named Katrina Tuisamatatele as deputy executive vice president of health operations. With more than 25 years of experience, Tuisamatatele most recently worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Information & Technology (OI&T), where she served as director of the hea[...]
Reston contractor wins $135M DHS task order
Reston-based AceInfo Solutions LLC announced Tuesday it had been awarded a potential five-year, $135 million task order from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Under the task order, AceInfo (a subsidiary of McLean-based Dovel Technologies) will provide services to support the development, maintenance and modernization of NFIP’s w[...]
Alexandria distribution, maintenance provider names senior VP, CFO
Alexandria-based defense contractor VSE Corp., a provider of distribution and maintenance, repair and overhaul services focused on transportation assets, announced last week it has named Stephen D. Griffin as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective Nov. 9. Griffin will succeed Thomas Loftus, who is retiring and will remain at the company until Dec. […]
BAE Systems wins $65.7M Navy contract
The U.S. Navy awarded Arlington-based defense contractor BAE Systems Inc. (the U.S. subsidiary of United Kingdom-based BAE Systems plc), a $65.7 million contract to develop, produce, test, evaluate and update air traffic control systems for the branch, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Thursday. Under the contract, BAE Systems will also develop and support test […]
BAE Systems launches cyberthreat protection suite for military vehicles, systems
Arlington-based defense contractor BAE Systems Inc. (the U.S. subsidiary of United Kingdom-based BAE Systems plc) announced Tuesday it has launched a new cyberthreat detection and mitigation product suite to help military customers protect vehicles and systems from cyberthreats. The Fox Shield suite is designed to help platforms detect, respond to and recover from cyberattacks and […]
Dulles software company to buy Texas-based firm
Dulles-based software company Unanet announced Wednesday it will acquire Austin, Texas-based customer relationship management software company Cosential. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Unanet provides project management software, timesheet software, expense reporting software and other human resources software to federal government contractors, architects and engineers (A/E). Cosen[...]
Reston contractor wins $59M USDA task order
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded Reston-based AceInfo Solutions LLC (AceInfo) a $59 million task order to develop crop insurance software platforms, the company announced Wednesday. Under the task order from the USDA’s Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Risk Management Agency (RMA), AceInfo (a Dovel Technologies subsidiary) will provide software development services t[...]
Herndon defense contractor wins $102M Navy contract
Herndon-based national security contractor Peraton announced Monday it has been awarded a $102 million follow-on contract by the U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) for work on the branch’s strategic weapons systems. Under the engineering services contract, Peraton’s services will include acquisition, development, deployment and operational support of the reentry body aspects of[...]
Reston government contractor to buy Alexandria tech company
Reston-based government IT contractor Xenith Solutions LLC announced Thursday it will acquire Alexandria-based tech company TRI-COR Industries (TCI). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1983 by Louis Gonzalez, TCI provides large-scale, enterprise agile tech services to federal and local governments. Xenith Solutions is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business that prov[...]
General Dynamics wins $100M DIA task order
The Defense Intelligence Agency has awarded Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. (GDIT) a potential $100 million task order to provide engineering services in support of the agency’s information technology modernization efforts, the company announced Tuesday. Under the task order, GDIT will provide engineering support to the DIA’s IT infrastructure, including[...]
Perspecta Labs lands $24.65M Navy contract
The U.S. Navy awarded the research arm of Chantilly-based federal contractor Perspecta Inc. a potential seven-year, $24.65 million contract to provide telecommunications and engineering standards support to help the branch in its emergency preparedness and national security initiatives, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday. Under the contract, Perspecta Labs will help the Navy deploy Next [[...]
