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Valiant wins $748M language services task order
Herndon-based defense contractor Valiant Integrated Services LLC will provide linguist and translation support to the U.S. Central Command under a $748 million task order with a ceiling value of up to $1.4 billion, the government contractor announced Thursday. Under the contract, Valiant will provide comprehensive linguist and translation support in CENTCOM’s area of responsibility, a […][...]
Navy awards $1.1B more for sub construction
General Dynamics Corp.’s Groton, Connecticut-based Electric Boat Corp. has received nearly $1.1 billion more from the Navy to continue building Virginia-class submarines, and its teammate, Newport News Shipbuilding, has received a $305 million chunk of that award to procure long-lead time material and components for the [...]
SAIC lands $249M Navy air warfare contract
Reston-based Science Applications International Corp. will continue servicing combat instrumentation platforms used by the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division for training and test evaluation under a potential $249 million contract, the Fortune 500 contractor announced Tuesday. Under the contract, SAIC will perform systems design and integration, hardware and software upgrades and modifications for combat […][...]
SAIC announces CEO transition
Nazzic S. Keene, CEO of Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), will retire in October, the Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor announced Thursday. She will be succeeded by former Microsoft Corp. executive Toni Townes-Whitley, also formerly president of CGI Federal. Townes-Whitley will become CEO-elect on June 12, takin[...]
NG receives $244.6M for ballistic missile work
Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a $244.6 million modification to a previously awarded contract to continue work on ballistic missile defense system capabilities, the Pentagon announced May 9. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quality contract continues development, integration, testing and fielding of complex advanced discrimination techniques, operation and sustainment of complex modeling, and simulation techniq[...]
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 […]
IT contractor to add 90 jobs in Fairfax
Reston-based Dev Technology Group will invest $366,000 to expand in Fairfax County, adding 90 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday. The investment includes 10,000 square feet of additional office space. Founded in 1998, Dev Technology Group provides IT services to the federal government, including the Department of Homeland Security, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, multiple […][...]
Under the radar
Considering that four of the world’s five largest defense contractors are headquartered in Northern Virginia and that Hampton Roads is home to the world’s largest naval base, it isn’t surprising that Virginia was ranked the top state in the nation for defense spending in 2021. But what many observers may not know is that q[...]
Virginia 500 spotlight: AMY GILLILAND
For Mental Health Awareness month, Virginia Business is spotlighting Gilliland, who launched the “How are you, really?” campaign within GDIT in 2021 following an employee’s death by suicide. In an industry in which many workers depend on security clearances, the campaign aims to destigmatize mental health issues and encour[...]
HII’s Mission Technologies receives $995M contract
Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.’s Mission Technologies division has received a $995 million contract to advise and assist the U.S Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, the company announced Wednesday. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity, multiple-award contract has a one-year base and four one-year option periods. Under the contract, HII’s McLean-based Mission Technologies will […][...]
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’s work will […][...]
Hampton Roads shipyards receive nearly $1B in Navy contracts
The Pentagon has announced nearly $1 billion in Navy contracts for work on vessels in Hampton Roads. Under one contract, valued at $847 million, Reston-based General Dynamics Corp.’s Norfolk-based shipyards will support emergent work, continuous maintenance, pre-refueling complex overhaul availabilities, ship terminal offload program availability and scheduled work on aircraft carriers in the mid-Atlantic through […][...]
