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Leidos lands $470M TSA contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos has landed a potential five-year, $470.7 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security, according to a contract award notice published June 3. The work is in support of checkpoint screening equipment deployment services for the Transportation Security Administration. The scope of the work is outlined by the request […]
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[...]
IDEMIA taps CEO for North American identity and security biz
French global tech company IDEMIA, which has its U.S. headquarters in Reston, announced Wednesday it has named Donnie Scott the new CEO for its North American identity and security business. Scott, a 20-year veteran of the public security and IT solutions industry, was promoted from his current position as senior vice president and general manager […]
Leidos’ Dynetics scores $90M NASA contract
Dynetics Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos Holdings Inc., has received a potential $90 million contract from NASA to produce a laser air monitoring system (LAMS) for the agency’s Orion spacecraft, beginning with the Artemis III mission, which plans to return astronauts to the lunar surface for the first […]
Reston-based Qlarion acquired by Maryland contractor
Columbia, Maryland-based government contractor GCOM Software LLC announced Wednesday it has acquired Reston-based Qlarion Inc., a data analytics and business intelligence contractor. The purchase marks GCOM’s fifth acquisition since 2018 and its first acquisition of a data analytics company. “Liberating data will enable governments at all levels to make more informed decisions, creating be[...]
Reston-based Bowman Consulting Group raises $51.7M in IPO
Reston-based civil engineering company Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. has raised $51.73 million in its initial public offering that closed Tuesday, selling 3.69 million shares at $14 a share since Friday. Sold under the symbol BWMN on the Nasdaq Global Market, shares traded between $12.60 and $14.90 as of Tuesday afternoon. After closing its sale of […]
Intelligent Waves announces new senior vice president
Reston-based federal information technology contractor Intelligent Waves LLC has named Kathy Barlow as its senior vice president of contracts and pricing, it announced May 6. Barlow spent more than 10 years with government contractor IntelliDyne LLC, where she served as senior director of contracts. She also held roles overseeing contracts at QinetiQ and Horne International. […]
Leidos completes $380M Gibbs & Cox acquisition
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos has completed its $380 million, all-cash acquisition of Arlington-based engineering and design firm Gibbs & Cox, Leidos announced Friday. Gibbs & Cox, which specializes in naval architecture, marine engineering, management support and engineering consulting, has offices throughout the United States and Australia. It will operate as a wh[...]
Serco completes $295M acquisition of Reston contractor
Herndon-based federal contractor Serco Inc. (a subsidiary of United Kingdom-based Serco Group plc) has completed its $295 million acquisition of Reston-based Whitney, Bradley & Brown (WBB) from an affiliate of Florida-based private equity firm H.I.G. Capital. The acquisition strengthens Serco’s program management services for its Department of Defense clients and enriches the companyR[...]
Leidos names new CFO
Longtime Leidos Holdings Inc. executive Christopher Cage has been named as the Reston-based federal contractor’s new chief financial officer. Cage will begin his role July 5. He currently serves as senior vice president and chief accounting officer for the Fortune 500 company, where he’s worked since 1999. Cage was director of financial planning and analysis […]
Reston-based Maximus gets $951M contract for national COVID hotline
Reston-based government services company Maximus has received a potential $951 million contract to support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 national surge support and vaccine assistance hotline. In the early months of the pandemic, Maximus staffed a 500-person CDC call center to respond to call and emails from health care providers and the […]
Noblis acquires McKean Defense
Reston-based not-for-profit federal contractor Noblis announced Monday that it has acquired Philadelphia-based McKean Defense and its affiliates, Mikros Systems and Cabrillo Technologies. The amount of the acquisition was not disclosed. Formerly an employee-owned defense contractor specializing in surface ship readiness for the U.S. Navy, McKean Defense is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Noblis. [...]
