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Air Force awards McLean company $40M contract
The U.S. Air Force awarded McLean-based defense contractor Alion Science and Technology Corp. a $40 million contract to provide information technology and cybersecurity services, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday. Under the contract, Alion will provide services including enterprise protection risk management to mitigate the compromise, loss, unauthorized access/disclosure, destruction,[...]
Tysons tech company lands $65M Ginnie Mae task order
The Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) awarded Tysons-based tech company MicroTech a $65 million task order to provide information technology and software consolidation services and support, the company announced Thursday. Under the task order, MicroTech will perform services to support Ginnie Mae’s mortgage-backed securities platform, including reviewing requirements fo[...]
SAIC names health IT market program director
Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) announced Tuesday it has named Sarjoo Shah as program management director for the state and local health IT market. With more than 25 years of experience, Shah was most recently the chief information officer with the Oklahoma Department of Health and Human Services and previously […]
Mitre launches data-driven policy center
McLean-based The Mitre Corp., a not-for-profit organization that manages federally funded research and development centers, announced Tuesday it has established the Center for Data-Driven Policy, which will provide evidence-based, objective and nonpartisan insights for government policymaking. “Our team of experts will take what Mitre has learned through research and experimentation and appl[...]
Huntington Ingalls to establish unmanned systems center in Hampton
Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), the nation’s largest military shipbuilding company, will establish an unmanned systems center in Hampton, which will create more than 250 jobs. “Huntington Ingalls Industries is a national leader in advanced manufacturing, and this investment is a powerful testament to Virginia’s workers[...]
Huntington Ingalls lands $355M Navy contract modification
The U.S. Navy awarded Newport News-based contractor Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) a potential $355 contract modification to help the branch prepare for an engineered overhaul of the USS Boise nuclear-powered submarine, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Monday. Under the contract modification, HII will provide early production efforts including planning, execution services, production [...]
McLean contractor wins $87M Navy contract
The U.S. Navy awarded McLean-based defense contractor Alion Science and Technology Corp. an $87 million contract to provide special projects and operational training support, the company announced Monday. Under the five-year Department of Defense Information Analysis Center multiple award contract, Alion will perform research, systems engineering, analysis, design, testing, prototyping, technology[...]
SAIC wins $752.7M Army task order
The U.S. Army awarded Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) a $752.7 million task order to provide intelligence support services for the branch, according to a Sept. 4 System for Award Management (SAM) notice. The General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service received four offers for the task order, according to the [&hell[...]
BAE Systems lands $111.6M Navy contract
The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Arlington-based defense contractor BAE Systems Inc. (the U.S. subsidiary of United Kingdom-based BAE Systems plc) a $111.6 million contract to manufacture and deliver Archerfish mine neutralizers to the U.S. Navy during the next seven years, the company announced Monday. This is the fourth consecutive Archerfish contract that BAE Systems […]
Leidos lands $89M Air Force task order
The U.S. Air Force awarded Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor Leidos Holdings Inc. a five-year, $89 million task order to support energetics research and development for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OUSD) and the Combat Capability Development Command, Armament Center (CCDC-AC), the company announced Friday. Under the task order awarded by the U.S. […]
SAIC announces restructuring, longtime executive retirement
Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) announced Thursday it would restructure itself along two business lines as Jim Scanlon, a longtime leader with the company and current head of SAIC’s Defense Systems Group, prepares to retire in January. Starting in the fiscal year fourth quarter, SAIC will operate under two lines […]
Northrop Grumman lands $298M Space Force contract
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) awarded Falls Church-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. a $298 million contract to help the agency develop hardware and software for a new military satellite communications system, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman will build a payload to support the Space and Missile […]
