Three Va. CEOs make world’s most powerful women list
Three Virginia CEOs made Fortune’s 2024 list of the world’s 100 Most Powerful Women in business, which the media company released Wednesday. Kathy J. Warden, chair, president and CEO of Falls Church-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Northrop Grumman ranked highest among the trio of Virginia leaders, taking the No. 25 spot — a drop from […]
SAIC lands potential $494M NASA contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has been awarded a safety and mission assurance support contract from NASA worth up to $494 million. The federal agency announced it had selected SAIC for the Safety and Mission Assurance Engineering Contract III on March 29, and the contract period begins June 1. SMAEC […]
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[...]
SAIC taps new chief innovation officer, chief of staff
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has hired a new chief innovation officer as well as a new chief of staff to incoming CEO Toni Townes-Whitley, the Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor announced Thursday. Lauren Knausenberger, who will oversee the company’s innovation strategy across its solutions and services portfolio as chief innovation officer, comes from the [&helli[...]
SAIC lands $574M Space Force radar systems contract
Science Applications International Corp. will maintain and modify the U.S. Space Force’s ground-based radar sensor systems under a $574 million contract, the Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor announced Monday. Under the Ground-Based Radar Maintenance and Sustainment Services (GMASS) contract, announced Aug. 29 by the Pentagon, SAIC will provide ongoing sustainment, modifications and improv[...]
ASRC Federal closes $350M purchase of SAIC logistics biz
The $350 million cash sale of Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC)’s logistics and supply chain management business to ASRC Federal Holding Company LLC is complete, the Reston-based companies announced Monday. ASRC and Fortune 500 tech contractor SAIC first announced the deal in March. With the sale’s completion, 240 SAIC employees transitioned to ASRC Federal. “We [&helli[...]
SAIC wins $889M defense contract
Reston-based Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has won an $889 million contract to develop and implement an information technology solution for the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency’s systems, SAIC announced Tuesday. As the prime contractor, SAIC will develop One IT, an enterprise IT solution with an adaptable infrastructure and customer support. The company’[...]
SAIC hires SVP of Navy unit
Barbara Graham has been hired as senior vice president of Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor Science Applications International Corp.’s Navy business unit, SAIC announced Wednesday. Graham, who started Tuesday, will oversee the $1 billion SAIC unit, which serves U.S. Navy and Marine Corps customers. She reports to Bob Genter, president of SAIC’s defense and civilian […]
SAIC wins $171M IT contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor Science Applications International Corp. has received an IT contract valued up to $151 million from the U.S. Transportation Command, the Pentagon announced Thursday. Under the contract, SAIC will manage and support operations and modernization of the command’s IT systems and applications. The work includes classified and unclassified programs on multiple [...]
SAIC receives $757M Army IT contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor Science Applications International Corp. has received a $757 million contract to continue providing software development and management for the Army’s Enterprise Service Desk, the company announced Monday. Under the contract, SAIC will continue existing operations, optimize service delivery processes according to the service’s management framework, a[...]
Artemis I to launch with help from Va. contractors
EDITOR’S NOTE: Monday’s launch was scrubbed by NASA shortly after 8:33 a.m. because of an engine issue. Weather permitting, if the Artemis 1 moon mission launches from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida Monday morning as planned, it will be powered in part by the work of Virginia-based contractors. The uncrewed flight test is the […]
SAIC receives $319M Air Force contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has received a $319 million contract to modernize and maintain the Air Force’s Falconer weapon system, the company announced Wednesday. Under the Falconer Air Operations Center Weapon System Sustainment contract, an SAIC team will work with Kessel Run, a division of the Air Force Life Cycle Management [&hell[...]