Accenture Federal Services hires infrastructure cyber lead
Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services announced Wednesday that it has hired Rick Driggers as its critical infrastructure cyber lead, a role in which he will help develop cybersecurity solutions to protect critical infrastructure. Driggers, who has already started in his new role, was the assistant director for the Integrated Operations Division at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure [&hellip[...]
Booz Allen Hamilton hires senior VP to lead AI practice for DOD
McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. has hired Matt Tarascio as a senior vice president in its Strategic Innovation Group, it announced Wednesday. Tarascio will lead the analytics and artificial intelligence business to support the Department of Defense. Tarascio was previously Lockheed Martin Corp.’s vice president of AI, and its […]
Intrepid Solutions acquires defense contractor Darkblade Systems
Herndon-based intelligence contractor Intrepid Solutions and Services LLC has acquired Darkblade Systems Corp., a Winchester-based federal defense contractor, it announced Wednesday. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Intrepid CEO Ryan Hebert said in a statement: “Welcoming Darkblade Systems into the Intrepid family is a transformative moment for us, and one that will great[...]
Arlington defense contractor wins $105M Army contract
Arlington-based defense contractor Leonardo DRS Inc., a subsidiary of Italian defense contractor Leonardo SpA, has won a $105 million U.S. Army mission command computing systems delivery order contract, it announced Wednesday. The military defense company will complete the delivery order for the Mounted Family of Computer Systems II. The MFCoS II is a family of […]
Biden will nominate SAIC senior VP as Army under secretary
President Joe Biden announced Tuesday his intent to nominate Gabe Camarillo, a senior vice president at Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor Science Applications International Corp., for under secretary of the U.S. Army. Camarillo is SAIC’s senior vice president of its army business unit and previously held other leadership positions within SAIC. He also has worked […]
SAIC appoints three initial members to new advisory board
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Science Applications International Corp. has formed a new Strategic Advisory Board, the company announced Tuesday, and the first three board members include former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist. Norquist, who served in federal government from 1989 to 2021, served as acting secretary of defense in the two-day […]
Octo acquires Volant Associates, creating new division
Reston-based government contractor Octo Consulting Group has acquired Volant Associates, a Chantilly-based defense software development company, it announced Tuesday. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Volant has contracts supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency and other U.S. intelligence community agencies and created the Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise Commo[...]
Northrop Grumman lands $935M contract to build crew quarters for lunar space station
Falls Church-based aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. has been awarded a $935 million contract from NASA to build the crew quarters for a space station in lunar orbit as part of NASA’s Artemis program, which plans to return astronauts to the moon this decade. The Fortune 500 corporation will complete the design and […]
SAIC makes three new leadership appointments
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Science Applications International Corp. has appointed two new senior vice presidents and a new corporate controller, the company announced Friday. SAIC appointed Heather Wilson as senior vice president of human resources, a role in which she will serve as the HR business partner to SAIC’s Defense and Civilian Sector. Previously, […]
SAIC lands $90M Air Force contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has been awarded a $90 million contract to help protect Department of Defense Combatant Commands from small unmanned aircraft systems. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Air Force and its Life Cycle and Management Center, Force Protection Division, the company announced in a Tuesday news […]
SAIC to acquire Arlington-based tech contractor
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Arlington-based Halfaker and Associates LLC, a technology solutions provider to the federal government’s health, intelligence, defense and security sectors. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “The addition of Halfaker’s pro[...]
GDIT snags $219M Homeland Security contract
Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. (GDIT) has won a five-year, $219 million contract with the contact center for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, G2Xchange FedCiv reported this week. The contact center offers front-line support for people inquiring about immigration case status and related issues. The agency is part of the Department of Homeland Security. [&[...]


















