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McLean’s Iridium to purchase Satelles
McLean-based Iridium Communications, a global satellite communications company, has entered into an agreement to acquire Satelles, a Reston-based provider of satellite-based time and location services that serve as a backup for GPS and other global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), Iridium announced Monday. Satelles’ positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) service is known as Satellite T[...]
Leidos wins $143M DIA contract
Reston-based Leidos won a contract worth an estimated $143 million from the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Fortune 500 contractor announced Thursday. Under the single award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract from DIA’s Science and Technology Directorate, Leidos will design and implement a tasking, collection, processing, exploitation and dissemination (TCPED) system for the[...]
2024 BEST PLACES TO WORK — SMALL EMPLOYERS WINNER: Troika Solutions
“Partners, process, technology” is the tagline of Reston-based management and technology consulting firm Troika Solutions. In addition to valuing its partnerships with its military and government clients, this service– disabled veteran-owned small business has a keen focus on its partnership with its employees, says the company’s president and CEO, Kenneth Lasure. That’s [...]
Babel Street acquires Ohio data insights firm
Reston-based data analytics and threat intelligence tech company Babel Street has acquired Vertical Knowledge, a data products, insights and intelligence company based in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. The acquisition — which has already closed — expands Babel Street’s data sourcing, enrichment and analysis capabilities, according to a news release from the two companies. Babel Street has [&hellip[...]
Ellucian names new COO
Reston-based Ellucian has named Kelly Rogan its chief operating officer, the higher education software company announced Tuesday. Rogan will oversee Ellucian’s global professional services, managed services, services strategy and innovation, and customer success and support. She joins Ellucian after spending 15 years at Microsoft, most recently as corporate vice president of global systems i[...]
SAIC lands $375M Navy contract
Science Applications International Corp. has won a $375 million U.S Navy contract supporting the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic, the Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor announced Tuesday. Under the five-year contract, SAIC will provide Command, Control, Communications, Computers (C4) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) fielding and integration on land-based vehic[...]
Amyx announces new COO
Amyx has appointed Rick Schult as its new chief operating officer, the Reston-based federal contractor announced Monday. Schult will manage more than 600 employees. He succeeds John Selman, who served as COO since 2021. Amyx announced Selman’s retirement on Thursday. Schult joins Amyx from QinetiQ US, where he was most recently executive vice president for […]
General Dynamics names new CFO, makes other leadership changes
Reston-based General Dynamics, the world’s sixth-largest aerospace and defense company, announced a slew of personnel changes Friday, including a new chief financial officer. Kim Kuryea, currently senior vice president of human resources and administration, will become General Dynamics’ CFO on Feb. 15, replacing Jason Aiken, who will focus solely on his role as executive vice […[...]
SAIC reorganizes C-suite, with changes effective in Feb.
Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) announced Monday that it is reorganizing its business, leading to four executives’ promotions and the departure of two others, effective Feb. 2, 2024. SAIC’s defense and civilian sector and national security and space sector will be replaced by five new business groups: Army, Navy, Air […[...]
Noblis CIO set to retire in April 2024
Gail Hogan, Noblis’ chief information officer and vice president, will retire after 44 years, the not-for-profit federal contractor announced Thursday. Her last day is April 5, 2024. In addition to overseeing the company’s IT workforce, Hogan assumed leadership for Noblis’ facilities, real estate and corporate asset management. Noblis has started an executive search for the [&hel[...]
Brick Industry Association names new prez, CEO
The Reston-based Brick Industry Association has announced that Tricia Mauer will become its next president and CEO on Jan. 1, 2025. Mauer, who has served as the association’s vice president of membership and programs since 2016, will take over as chief operating officer for the organization on Jan. 1, 2024, and work in that position […]
Leidos shakes up C-suite in restructuring
Months after new Leidos CEO Tom Bell hinted at a “new North Star” for the Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor, the company has announced a shakeup of its C-suite and a reorganization. The company solidified the changes Thursday, two days after releasing its third-quarter report, which included revenues of $3.9 billion for the quarter, an increase […]
