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Krone to step down as Leidos CEO; Rolls-Royce exec to replace him
Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor Leidos Chairman and CEO Roger Krone plans to step down from both positions this year, with Thomas Bell, the president of Defense Rolls-Royce plc and chairman and CEO of the company’s North American branch, succeeding Krone as CEO on May 4, Leidos announced Monday. Robert S. Shapard will [...]
ManTech names new CFO
Herndon-based government contractor ManTech International Corp. has named Michael D. Ruppert as its new vice president and chief financial officer, following the retirement of Judy Bjornaas. The appointment was effective Tuesday. Bjornaas spent a dozen years at ManTech, which was acquired by The Carlyle Group Inc. last year, and[...]
Accenture Federal Services announces new National Security lead
Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services has promoted Kevin Heald to National Security portfolio lead, effective May 1, the federal contractor announced Wednesday. Heald is currently the emerging technology and cyber sector lead for AFS’ National Security portfolio. He was Novetta’s senior vice president of its information[...]
BAE Systems receives $145M ship repair contract
BAE Systems’ Norfolk Ship Repair will repair, modernize and maintain the guided missile destroyer USS Nitze under a $145 million contract, the Pentagon announced Friday. Work will be performed in Norfolk and is part of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer’s scheduled depot modernization. The contract includes options th[...]
SAIC names SVP for Army biz unit
Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has named Josh Jackson to lead the company’s Army business unit. SAIC announced the promotion Wednesday. Jackson, who has been with the company since 2002, will be responsible for strategy and business development across the company[...]
Valiant receives $530M food services contract
Herndon-based government contractor Valiant Integrated Services will provide food distribution services to land-based military establishments, embassies and U.S. Navy vessels at ports in the southern Arabian Peninsula and East African nations under a contract worth up to $530 million, the Pentagon announced Feb. 10. The firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quality contract has an ordering period end date […][...]
Maxar public sector receives $192M NGA contract
Maxar Technologies’ Herndon-based public sector division has received a five-year contract worth up to $192 million from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the company announced Wednesday. Under the contract, Maxar, which has its corporate headquarters in Colorado, will provide the U.S. Foreign Commercial Imagery Program, which includes multiple U.S. allies and partners with services including high-resolution, […][...]
A challenging year
2023 BEST PLACES TO WORK — MIDSIZE EMPLOYERS WINNER The last couple years have been a trying time for many businesses, but probably not for the same reasons as Patriot Group International Inc. When the U.S. Armed Forces withdrew the last troops from Afghanistan in August 2021, ending a 20-year war, the Warrenton-based federal [...]
Northrop Grumman appoints global biz development officer
Stephen O’Bryan will become corporate vice president and global business development officer for Falls Church-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. on Feb. 6. Northrop Grumman announced that the board of directors elected O’Bryan on Monday. O’Bryan will lead business development organiza[...]
HII taps former DOD chief of staff as EVP
Eric Chewning, who was chief of staff for two acting defense secretaries in the Trump White House, became Newport News-based Fortune 500 shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.’s executive vice president of strategy and development on Monday. Chewning will guide corporate strategy and identify opportunities for grow[...]
Boeing receives $2.25B Air Force tanker contract
Arlington-based Boeing Co. will help the Air Force expand its fleet of KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft under a $2.25 billion contract modification announced by the Pentagon Friday. The award covers the service’s ninth production lot and includes 15 of the tankers as well as data, subscriptions and licenses. To date, 68 KC-4[...]
Manassas company to develop short takeoff, landing aircraft for Air Force
Manassas-based aerospace company Electra.aero Inc. has received a Strategic Funding Increase award from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX arm that secures up to $85 million for development of a prototype electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft. The award, announced Thursday, secures funding between private investments, g[...]
