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Leidos awarded $197M CMS contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor Leidos has won a new task order from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services with an estimated total value of $197 million, the Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor announced Monday. Under the hybrid firm-fixed-price, time and materials order, Leidos will provide IT support to the agency through its Office of […]
8 Va. companies make 2023 Fortune Global 500
Eight Virginia-based companies made Fortune magazine’s 34th Global 500 list, released Tuesday, notably including the newly renamed RTX and Boeing Co. as Virginia’s second and third highest-ranking companies, both of which are also newcomers to the state, having moved their headquarters to Arlington County last year. Freddie Mac remained Virginia’s top-ranked company, at No. 133,[...]
36 Va. companies make 2023 Fortune 1000 list
Thirty-six Virginia-based companies made Fortune magazine’s 69th annual Fortune 1000 list, notably including newcomers to the commonwealth Raytheon Technologies Corp. and Boeing Co. as Virginia’s second and third highest-ranking companies. Freddie Mac remained Virginia’s top-ranked company, at No. 45, and 24 Virginia companies made this year’s elite Fortune 500 list. Releas[...]
ITA International names new CEO
Newport News-based government contractor ITA International LLC has promoted Mark Honecker from chief operating officer to CEO, effective April 3, the federal contractor announced Monday. Honecker succeeds outgoing CEO Mike Melo, who will transition to chairing ITA’s advisory board and will also take on the new position of chief visionary officer, a role in which […]
GDIT lands EPA contracts valued at $380M
Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. has received two contracts from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency valued up to $380 million, the company announced Wednesday. GDIT will provide program support and infrastructure to the EPA‘s Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation by applying technical, scientific, analytical chemistry and IT services u[...]
Defense and defensibility
When it comes to tech and government contractors, Northern Virginia’s national profile continued to rise in 2022. Arlington County, where Amazon.com Inc.’s multibillion-dollar HQ2 is continuing to take shape in National Landing, made headlines around the globe in spring 2022. Fortune 500 companies Boeing Co. and Raytheon Technologies Corp. announced within weeks of each other […[...]
Perspecta receives $342M TSA contract
Perspecta Enterprise Solutions LLC, a subsidiary of Herndon-based government contractor Peraton, has received a contract worth up to $342.7 million to operate, maintain and improve the Transportation Security Administration’s IT equipment, services and processes, the company announced Wednesday. Chantilly-based Perspecta will support as many as 85,000 employees, contractors and support perso[...]
BWXT begins production of fuel for 1st U.S. microreactor
Lynchburg-based BWX Technologies Inc. has begun producing the nuclear fuel that will power the first microreactor built and operated in the United States, the company announced Wednesday. BWXT will manufacture a nuclear core for Project Pele under a $37 million award from the Idaho National Laboratory, as well as tristructural isotropic particle fuel, known as […]
Technomics to add 150 jobs in Arlington
Government contracting firm Technomics Inc. is investing $1.7 million to expand its Arlington headquarters and add 150 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday. Technomics is an employee-owned consulting firm that specializes offers a variety of analytics services for federal and international government clients. The company will lease an additional 10,000 square feet at 1225 South […]
SAIC receives $757M Army IT contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor Science Applications International Corp. has received a $757 million contract to continue providing software development and management for the Army‘s Enterprise Service Desk, the company announced Monday. Under the contract, SAIC will continue existing operations, optimize service delivery processes according to the service’s management framework, a[...]
Noblis names VP for federal civilian sector
Reston-based Noblis Inc. has named Lisa Gardner as vice president of its federal civilian solutions sector as well as to Noblis’ executive council, according to a news release. Noblis is a not-for-profit corporation that delivers technical and advisory strategies and solutions to federal government clients. Gardner will direct strategy, business development and program execution in [&hel[...]
NASA vet named president of Leidos’ Dynetics
Huntsville, Alabama-based Dynetics Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos Holdings Inc., has named Steve Cook as its new Dynetics Group president and Paul Engola as deputy president, effective April 1, the company announced Tuesday. Current Dynetics President Dave King will stay on in a consulting capacity and ensure a […]
