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Altamira Technologies names new CEO
McLean-based Altamira Technologies Corp. announced Friday it has hired Jane Chappell as its new CEO. Chappell most recently worked for Raytheon Corp. as vice president of its global intelligence solutions mission area of its intelligence, information and services business. She succeeds retiring Altamira CEO Ted Davies. “Jane’s executive leadership and lifelong commitment to the national [...]
Maximus acquires Attain fed biz for $430M
Reston-based government services company Maximus announced Monday it has acquired the federal division of McLean-based Attain LLC for $430 million. With more than 30,000 employees worldwide and $2.8 billion in 2019 revenues, Maximus promotes itself as the nation’s largest Medicaid enrollment administrator. The company was founded in 1975 and provides business process management and technolog[...]
Booz Allen wins $190M contract from Navy
McLean-based Booz Allen Hamilton has been awarded a five-year $190 million task order supporting communications, networking and computing systems for the U.S. Navy, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday. The Fortune 500 global management consulting company will receive $33.1 million up front for the first year of the contract at the Naval Information Warfare Center, […]
McLean satellite operator eyes Chapter 11 emergence
McLean-based satellite operator Intelsat Corp. announced Friday it has the support of creditors to financially restructure under Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which would decrease the company’s debt from nearly $15 billion to $7 billion. “Today’s filings and the significant consensus already achieved on the plan pave the way for the company’s emergence from the Chapter 11 […]
Booz Allen names national security biz senior VP
McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. announced Friday it has hired Maisha Glover as a senior vice president and market strategy leader in the firm’s national security business. With more than 25 years of experience, Glover most recently served as a senior client development adviser in the public sector practice […]
McLean-based NuWave merges with Md. firm to form AI company
McLean-based federal technology contractor NuWave Solutions LLC and Columbia, Maryland-based PCI Strategic Management announced Tuesday the companies have merged to form BigBear.ai. NuWave CEO Reggie Brothers will become CEO of BigBear.ai and Sean Battle, former co-founder and CEO of PCI, will serve as vice chairman and chief strategy officer. Financial terms of the merger were […]
McLean tech contractor acquires Fairfax firm
McLean-based tech contractor IntelliBridge Inc. announced Monday it has acquired Fairfax-based tech company Alethix LLC. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but the acquisition will add DevSecOps and cloud services to IntelliBridge (which is backed by Enlightenment Capital), and also expand its clientele to include homeland security, federal-civilian and defense agencies. Founde[...]
Dovel Technologies executive chairman to retire
McLean-based federal contractor Dovel Technologies announced Monday that Paul Leslie will retire as executive chairman and Sudhakar Kesavan will join the company as chairman of the board in March. Leslie served as Dovel’s CEO for more than eight years, during which the company focused on the federal health and civilian markets. During his tenure, Leslie […]
Gannett to refinance $1.05B in debt
McLean-based Gannett Co. Inc., the largest newspaper publisher in the U.S., announced Monday it will refinance $1.05 billion in debt to lower its interest rates and extend maturity on outstanding debt. Gannett, which has struggled financially during the pandemic, in November 2020 announced it had refinanced approximately $500 million in debt to more quickly repay […]
McLean analytics company names emerging technologies VP
McLean-based advanced analytics company Novetta announced Thursday that it has hired Todd Massengill as vice president of emerging technologies in the company’s information exploitation division. Massengill, a combat veteran with 28 years of military experience, most recently served as the senior military assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security, where he [[...]
McLean tech company names president, chief delivery officer
Avantus Federal, a McLean-based IT defense contractor, announced Tuesday it has hired Luanne Pavco as president of Avantus Services and chief delivery officer. Pavco most recently served as regional general manager with Seattle-based consulting firm Slalom and also served on Avantus’ board of advisers. In her new role, she will oversee delivery and integrated talent […]
McLean contractor lands $87M Navy task order
McLean-based defense contractor Alion Science and Technology Corp. announced Monday it has received an $87 million task order to help the Naval Surface Warfare Center develop a vertical launching system and training equipment for the naval base in Port Hueneme, California. Under the potential five-year task order, Alion will perform research, development, test and evaluation […]
