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McLean-based ID.me to add 1,000 workers in NoVa
McLean-based identity verification company ID.me announced Tuesday it plans to hire 1,000 new employees in Northern Virginia before the end of 2021. ID.me, which provides identity verification services used for military discounts and group buying services online, has hired more than 300 employees thus far this year, attributable to its “explosive growth.” “Since the onset […]
Herndon defense contractor acquires cyberservices provider
Herndon-based ManTech International Corp. has completed its acquisition of Minerva Engineering, a provider of advanced cybersolutions. Headquartered in Hanover, Maryland, Minerva Engineering offers a range of advanced cyberservices that support the intelligence community (IC), including risk and vulnerability assessment, incident response and cyberintrusion detection, and wireless signal discovery[...]
Mitre tech foundation launches 5G consortium
McLean-based The Mitre Corp. announced Tuesday that its tech foundation, Engenuity, has launched a consortium with a goal of bringing together government, industry and academic institutions to advance innovations in 5G technology. The Open Generation Consortium’s founding members are Ericsson, Nokia Corp., Verizon, Altiostar, First iZ, Hush Aerospace, Kittyhawk, CTIA – The Wireless Associa[...]
Peraton lands $950M Air Force contract
The U.S. Air Force awarded Herndon-based national security contractor Peraton a $950 million contract to provide services in support of the branch’s Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS), a component of the Department of Defense‘s Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) effort, the company announced Monday. Under the contract, Peraton will provide services including open [&hell[...]
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 service[...]
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 [&hel[...]
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[...]
