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SAIC wins potential $1.11B Navy contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) won an up to $1.11 billion contract with the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Department of Defense announced last week. Under the fixed-price incentive, firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee $123.68 million contract, SAIC will provide MK 48 Mod 7 heavyweight afterbody/tailcones and warshot fuel tank torpedo equip[...]
BlueHalo acquires Md. software company
Arlington-based tech contractor BlueHalo announced Tuesday that it had acquired Annapolis Junction, Maryland-based software solutions provider Asymmetrik Ltd. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2008, Asymmetrik develops software solutions and technology tools to enable the intelligence community’s programs. It delivers open-source intelligence technologies to[...]
Northrop Grumman promotes next president of space systems sector
Tom Wilson will be promoted to corporate vice president and president of space systems for Falls Church-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. on Jan. 1. “Tom’s leadership experience and achievements in the national security, civil and commercial space markets make him ideally suited for his new role,” Kathy Warden, Northrop Grumman’s [&hellip[...]
M.C. Dean secures $250M Washington HQ Services contract
Tysons-based electrical engineering firm M.C. Dean Inc. won a $250 million contract with the Washington Headquarters Services in Arlington, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Thursday. Under the firm-fixed price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity Pentagon Force Protection Agency Integrated Security Services Contract, M.C. Dean will provide a total system approach for providing integra[...]
GDIT wins $829M Defense Intelligence Agency contract
Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. (GDIT) won an $829 million contract with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the U.S. Department of Defense announced Monday. Under the fixed-price, award-fee task order, the Fortune 500 General Dynamics Corp. subsidiary will provide all IT help desk services for the DIA. Work will be performed at Joint […]
Reston tech company promotes CFO
Reston-based tech and network security company Electrosoft Services Inc. announced Tuesday that it promoted Justin Lapington to the role of chief financial officer. Lapington had been the company’s vice president of finance since September 2020. He led the implementation of a new resource planning system and expanded the finance team. “Justin has been instrumental in […]
CACI wins $785M Army contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor CACI International Inc. won a potentially $785 million contract to support the U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), the company announced Tuesday. Under the five-year single-award task order for Special Operations Forces Emerging Threats, Operations and Planning Support, CACI will provide expertise in integrated information warfare and electronic warfa[...]
BWXT promotes chief strategy officer to CFO
Robb A. LeMasters will be promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer of Lynchburg-based nuclear components and fuel supplier BWX Technologies Inc. (BWXT) on Nov. 15. “We are extremely fortunate to have someone internal to BWXT who is fully prepared to assume the role of CFO,” BWXT President and CEO Rex Geveden said […]
Accenture Federal Services wins Greater Washington Government Contractor of the Year
The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and Professional Services Council named Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services (AFS) the 2021 Greater Washington Government Contractor of the Year in the over $300 million category during their award ceremony last week. “I accept this honor on behalf of the 12,500 people who every day do extraordinary work to serve […]
Reston-based CACI acquires SA Photonics Inc. for $275M
Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor CACI International Inc. entered into an agreement to acquire Los Gatos, California-based SA Photonics Inc., CACI announced Wednesday. Total purchase consideration is $275 million. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year. SA Photonics develops and deploys multi-domain photonics technologies for free-space optical (FSO) communications, an area [...]
Leidos wins $531M Air Force task order
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos Holdings Inc. won a potentially $531 million task order from the Air Combat Command (ACC) Acquisition Management and Integration Center (AMIC), the company announced Monday. Under the single-award, firm-fixed price task order, Leidos will support ACC intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations, providing subject matter expert[...]
Northrop Grumman wins $109M Air Force contract modification
Falls Church-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. received a $108.8 million U.S. Air Force contract modification, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Friday. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman provides sustainment for the RQ-4 Global Hawk, a high-altitude, long-endurance, unmanned aircraft. The modification provides for a second year of contractor logist[...]
