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ASRC Federal to pay $350M for SAIC’s logistics biz
Reston-based Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has agreed to sell its logistics and supply chain management business to Reston-based ASRC Federal Holding Company LLC for $350 million in cash, both companies announced Thursday. About 240 SAIC employees will transition to ASRC Federal upon completion of the deal, which is expected to close in spring 2023. […]
GDIT lands $1.8B Army flight sim contract
Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. will provide flight simulation training services to the Army under a nearly $1.8 billion contract announced, the Pentagon announced Thursday. Work is estimated to be completed March 31, 2035, with locations and funding to be determined with each order. Also on Thursday, GDIT announced it received two contracts […]
GDIT lands EPA contracts valued at $380M
Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. has received two contracts from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency valued up to $380 million, the company announced Wednesday. GDIT will provide program support and infrastructure to the EPA’s Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation by applying technical, scientific, analytical chemistry and IT services under a contract […][...]
Boeing to build 184 helicopters under $1.9B contract
Arlington-based Boeing Co. will build 184 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for the U.S. Army and international customers under a $1.9 billion contract modification announced by the Pentagon Friday. The award brings the contract’s total funded value up to $2.1 billion and has the potential to surpass more than $3.8 billion [...]
DXC penalized by SEC over misleading financial info
Ashburn-based Fortune 500 IT company DXC Technology Co. has been penalized by the federal government for making “misleading” financial reports from 2018 to early 2020, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. DXC did not admit or deny the charges, but consented to a cease-and-desist order and agreed [...]
Parsons to acquire N.J. software company
Centreville-based Fortune 1000 defense contractor Parsons Corp. has entered into an agreement to acquire IPKeys Power Partners Inc., a New Jersey provider of enterprise software platform solutions, the company announced Tuesday. The $43 million acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter. IPKeys Power Partners deliver[...]
Cvent to be acquired in $4.6B deal
Tysons-based meetings and events software company Cvent Holding Corp. has agreed to be acquired by New York-based private equity firm Blackstone in a deal valued at about $4.6 billion, the company announced Tuesday. Under the agreement, Cvent stockholders will receive $8.50 per share in cash, representing a premium of 52% to the[...]
Ship repair contractor expanding Norfolk presence
Advanced Integrated Technologies (AIT), a ship repair contractor for the Navy, Coast Guard, Military Sealift Command and U.S. marine, industrial and commercial industries, will invest $500,000 to expand its Norfolk operations and add 76 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday. The Norfolk-based company will increase capacity at its location in Norfolk Industrial Park, off Ingleside […]
DXC rejects buyout proposal from Asian firm
Ashburn-based Fortune 500 company DXC Technology Inc. has ended buyout talks after a “financial sponsor” failed to raise enough capital, the company announced Monday. DXC was approached in late September 2022 after receiving interest from a private equity firm and worked with advisers on the potential takeover, the c[...]
BAE Systems receives $245.6M Army contract
Falls Church-based BAE Systems will procure early-order material to support the future purchase of the Army’s Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPV) under a $245.6 million cost-sharing contract announced by the Pentagon Friday. Work will be performed by BAE Systems’ land and armaments sector in York, Pennsylvania, wit[...]
Noblis promotes VP, chief people officer to senior VP
Reston-based Noblis Inc. is expanding the role of Vice President and Chief People Officer Deborah Drake by promoting her to senior vice president, the not-for-profit federal contractor announced Tuesday. Drake leads Noblis’ human resources and organizational development, including talent recruitment, total rewards system a[...]
Boeing receives $1.2B aircraft development contract
Arlington-based Boeing Co. will develop two E-7 Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft for the Air Force under a $1.2 billion award announced by the Pentagon Tuesday. The contract initiates prototype development activities of U.S. variations of the aircraft, which replaces the service’s E-3 aircraft. Work will be perf[...]
