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Cincinnati consulting firm buys McLean tech contractor
Cincinnati-based engineering, consulting and technical services company Belcan LLC announced late last week it has acquired McLean-based tech contractor Telesis Corp. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. This marks Belcan’s 15th acquisition under its ownership by AE Industrial Partners LP, a private equity firm that specializes in aerospace, defense and government services, p[...]
Roanoke tech company buys Md.-based fiber optic manufacturer
Roanoke-based optical technology company Luna Innovations Inc. announced late last week it has acquired Owings Mills, Maryland-based fiber optic equipment manufacturer New Ridge Technologies LLC. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. New Ridge Technologies develops and manufactures fiber optic test and measurement equipment and advanced fiber optic subsystems for telecommunication appl[...]
Vienna federal contractor names COO
Vienna-based IT service management company Government Tactical Solutions (GovTact) announced Thursday that Luke Howe has been promoted to chief operating officer. Howe most recently served as the company’s executive vice president. In his new role, he will focus on business strategy, growth and company operations. “Luke has been instrumental in GovTact’s success over the past […]
Neustar to acquire DNS service
Sterling-based identity management company Neustar has agreed to acquire Verisign Public DNS, a free domain name system, from Reston-based Verisign. The DNS is essentially a phone book of the internet, translating domain names into internet protocol addresses, allowing browsers to access internet resources. The acquired service provides security and threat blocking on the internet. The […]
ManTech lands $85M Navy contract
Herndon-based ManTech, a technology contractor for U.S. defense, intelligence and federal civilian agencies, announced Thursday it has been awarded an $85 million contract to manage the Operational Test Program Set (OTPS) used by Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division. The OTPS is used by the NSWC to ensure advanced weapon systems’ reliability and maintenance […]
McLean tech company buys D.C.-based firm
McLean-based information technology company Ntiva Inc. announced Thursday it has acquired Washington, D.C.-based eGuard Technology Services. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Ntiva provides managed IT, cloud hosting, cybersecurity, communications and strategic IT consulting services, while eGuard monitors, maintains and secures customer IT infrastructures through a single poin[...]
PAE to acquire Mass.-based tech company for $208M
Falls Church-based defense and government services contractor Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE) announced Monday plans to acquire Burlington, Massachusetts-based Centra Technology Inc. for $208 million in cash. “By acquiring Centra, PAE realizes a significant milestone in the execution of our strategic growth plan to be a provider of innovative, higher margin, knowledge-based offerings in a[...]
CACI wins $86.5M Homeland Security task order
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded Arlington-based federal technology contractor CACI International Inc. a five-year, $86.5 million task order to analyze open-source data to prevent criminal, fraud, risk and terrorism activity. Under the task order, CACI will work to identify event patterns through data analysis approaches aimed at detecting criminal groups, conspiracies and activiti[...]
Arlington tech company names health operations lead
Arlington-based technology services provider Halfaker and Associates LLC announced Wednesday that it has named Katrina Tuisamatatele as deputy executive vice president of health operations. With more than 25 years of experience, Tuisamatatele most recently worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Information & Technology (OI&T), where she served as director of the hea[...]
Accenture Security managing director leaving
Anup Ghosh is leaving his position as managing director and global platforms lead for Arlington-based Accenture Security to become the CEO of Bethesda, Maryland-based Fidelis Cybersecurity. Hired in 2018, Ghosh directed the U.S. security division of Ireland-based Accenture plc, a global professional services provider that posted 2019 worldwide revenues of $43.2 billion. He will lead […]
Reston contractor wins $135M DHS task order
Reston-based AceInfo Solutions LLC announced Tuesday it had been awarded a potential five-year, $135 million task order from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Under the task order, AceInfo (a subsidiary of McLean-based Dovel Technologies) will provide services to support the development, maintenance and modernization of NFIP’s web-b[...]
BAE Systems wins $65.7M Navy contract
The U.S. Navy awarded Arlington-based defense contractor BAE Systems Inc. (the U.S. subsidiary of United Kingdom-based BAE Systems plc), a $65.7 million contract to develop, produce, test, evaluate and update air traffic control systems for the branch, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Thursday. Under the contract, BAE Systems will also develop and support test […]
