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If Trump cuts federal workforce, Warner predicts ‘disaster’ for Va.
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner said Thursday he hopes President-elect Donald Trump won’t pursue massive cuts and relocations in the federal workforce — because if he does, it would be a “disaster for Virginia’s economy,” particularly in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads. “We would get hit worse than any other state,” Virginia’s senior senator said. Warner, [&hellip[...]
HII’s Mission Technologies secures $3B DOD contract
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ McLean-based Mission Technologies division won a $3 billion contract to provide the Department of Defense logistics and intelligence support and technology. Under the Logistics Services, ISR [Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance] Operations and Next-Gen Technology (LOGIX) task order, the HII division will provide strategy-level support to the DOD and its m[...]
HII’s Mission Technologies wins $458M DOD contract
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ McLean-based Mission Technologies division won a $458 million federal defense contract to modernize information technology architecture. Under the five-year task order, which HII announced Tuesday it had won, the division will use model-based systems engineering to develop, assess and implement technical solutions to improve cybersecurity, add capabilities and enab[...]
A smart defense
In late 2020, the Air Force made headlines when it announced that an artificial intelligence co-pilot, named ARTUµ, helped command and control a U.S. military spy plane for the first time in history. If the name, pronounced R-2, sounds familiar, it is. Think R2-D2, or “Artoo,” Luke Skywalker’s lovable droid and X-Wing copilot from the […]
Leidos wins three contracts, worth up to $603M combined
Headquartered in Reston, Fortune 500 contractor Leidos announced last week it has won three government contracts — a $191 million Army contract, an up to $86 million National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency contract and an up to $326.5 million National Institutes of Health contract. Under the $191 million contract, Leidos will provide integrated lifecycle software and management […]
Boeing lands $2.56B Air Force contract
Boeing has won a $2.56 billion U.S. Air Force contract for two rapid prototype E-7A airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) Wedgetail aircraft, the Arlington-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense company announced Friday. The contract modification to a previously awarded undefinitized contract action includes life-cycle development, training and support for the Air Force’s E-7A fleet. [[...]
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 […]
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 […]
Leidos wins $631M Army contract
Leidos has received a $631 million U.S. Army contract for life-cycle support of aerial sensors, the Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor announced Tuesday. Under the Development, Integration, Acquisitions, Bridging to Logistics and Operations (DIABLO) contract, the company will provide equipment for the next 10 years. Leidos will develop, acquire, field and provide life-cycle support to aerial [&he[...]
Leidos receives potential $206M NGA contract
Leidos has won a contract valued up to $206 million from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor announced Wednesday. Under the single-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract, dubbed Maru, Leidos will sustain and modernize geospatial processing for the NGA’s Exploitation Services Program. The contract extends existing software service[...]
Virginia Black Chamber to host first govcon conference
The founders of the Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce decided to provide a venue for Black business owners to learn how to find success with government contracting. “We wanted to just bring together all of our business owners or people who are interested in potentially looking into local, state and government contracting,” said Tracey J. […]
2024 BEST PLACES TO WORK — LARGE EMPLOYERS WINNER: Patriot Group
In the past five years, Patriot Group International has been recognized four times as the Best Place to Work among large employers in Virginia, but that doesn’t keep company leadership from wanting to do more and do better by its employees. Participation in Best Places to Work “provides us with great insight on some of […]
