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Raytheon gets $325M boost to StormBreaker contract
The U.S. Department of Defense has increased the ceiling of an existing U.S. Air Force contract held by Arlington County’s Raytheon, a subsidiary of Fortune 500 defense contractor RTX, by $325 million, the Department of Defense announced Friday. The contract, under which Raytheon is producing StormBreaker Increment II small-diameter glide bombs for fighter jets, has been […]
Herndon’s Akima wins $480M Space Force contract
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Five Rivers Analytics, a subsidiary of Herndon-based government contractor Akima, an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $480 million over 10 years, Akima announced last week. Based in Colorado, Five Rivers Analytics provides classified IT and mission support services and bills itself as “a small business backed by […]
Dewberry wins $810M FEMA contract
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded Dewberry, an engineering, architecture and construction firm in Fairfax County, an $810 million contract to deliver logistics planning and construction services to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to a System for Award Management (SAM) notice published Friday. The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract will support FEMA&#[...]
Boeing to purchase Spirit AeroSystems in $4.7B+ deal
Beleaguered aerospace and defense giant Boeing announced Monday it has entered an agreement to reacquire Boeing spinoff company Spirit Aerosystems in a $4.7 billion, all-stock transaction. The Fortune 500 company headquartered in Arlington County will also assume Spirit’s net debt, so the deal’s total value is approximately $8.3 billion, Boeing said in its announcement. Spirit [&hellip[...]
RUTH ANN CLARK
When Ruth Ann Clark drives to or from the six JPMorgan Chase offices she oversees, she leaves her radio turned off. These commutes create a white space for Clark to sort through and analyze data to identify potential solutions — in short: great thinking time. “That is one of the things I try to prioritize.” […]
CANDICE LING
Although there’s a great sense of responsibility helping the federal government fulfill its mission, Candice Ling has also found government contracting work to be an incredible privilege. Serving as a trusted partner to federal agencies is something that must be earned, she says, and so it’s especially satisfying when she can work together with a […]
Honeywell to purchase Arlington-based CAES for $1.9B
Honeywell, a multinational conglomerate based in Charlotte, North Carolina, announced Thursday it plans to buy Arlington-based aerospace and defense technology company CAES for $1.9 billion in cash from private equity firm Advent International. Formerly known as Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions, CAES was founded in 1934 and was acquired by Advent in 2020. According to Honeywell’s [&helli[...]
BWXT team lands $30B federal nuclear contract
A joint venture led by a Lynchburg-based BWX Technologies subsidiary has been awarded a potential $30 billion Department of Energy contract to operate a nuclear weapons plant in Texas, the company announced Friday. The DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration awarded the contract to PanTeXas Deterrence (PXD), a joint venture led by BWXT’s Technical Services Group […]
Foster Fuels wins potential $442M FEMA contract
Brookneal-based fuel delivery provider Foster Fuels has won an up to $442 million contract to provide emergency services to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Under the five-year Defense Logistics Agency Energy (DLA) contract, which the Defense Department announced May 15 and Foster Fuels announced Tuesday, Foster Fuels will be the prime contractor for emergency fuel […]
Accenture Federal Services completes Cognosante buy
Arlington County-based Accenture Federal Services has completed its acquisition of Falls Church-based Cognosante, AFS announced Monday. With the acquisition, AFS plans to create a new federal health portfolio. The deal adds 1,500 employees to AFS’ workforce. “The health market is a unique mission space in the U.S. federal government,” Accenture Federal Services CEO John Goodman [&hel[...]
GDIT wins $185M Air Force task order
Falls Church-based federal contractor General Dynamics Information Technology won a $185 million recompete task order to provide cybersecurity services for the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, the company announced Friday. The 772nd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida awarded the task order for a one-year base period with four option years. […]
Peraton exec takes top spot at V2X
Jeremy Wensinger will replace Chuck Prow as president and CEO of McLean-based aerospace and defense contractor V2X on June 17, the company announced Monday. The transition is part of a “board-led succession planning process” the company said in a news release. Wensinger, who will also be a member of V2X”s board of directors, has more […]
