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Leonardo DRS completes merger, goes public
Arlington-based defense contractor Leonardo DRS Inc. is now a public company. The company began trading on the Nasdaq composite Tuesday morning, opening at $11.50, following the completion Monday of its all-stock merger with Israel-based Rada Electronic Industries Ltd. to form a $3 billion company. The companies announced thei[...]
Boeing defense unit announces leadership shifts, reorganization
Arlington-based Boeing Co. Thursday announced a series of top leadership changes and a reorganization to consolidate its eight divisions within the Boeing Defense, Space and Security unit into four. Boeing said the changes, effective immediately, are aimed at accelerating its operational discipline, quality and performance and [...]
ARDX to invest $2.4M to relocate, expand in Norfolk
Health care management and IT consulting firm ARDX will invest $2.4 million to relocate and expand within Norfolk, a project expected to create at least 15 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday. ARDX will move from Lake Wright Drive to 500 W. 21st St. to hire more staff and establish a division of health equity […]
SAIC receives $757M Army IT contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor Science Applications International Corp. has received a $757 million contract to continue providing software development and management for the Army’s Enterprise Service Desk, the company announced Monday. Under the contract, SAIC will continue existing operations, optimize service delivery processes according to the service’s management framework, and expand the functionality provided by [...]
LookingGlass appoints former CIA officer to advisory board
Reston-based cybersecurity contractor LookingGlass Cyber Solutions Inc. announced Monday that it appointed former CIA officer William T. “Terry” Burruss to its advisory board. Burruss is a retired senior intelligence service officer and was most recently deputy chief of the Center for Cyber Intelligence in the CIA’s Direct[...]
Cadmus Group acquires Fairfax contractor
Massachusetts-based consultancy The Cadmus Group LLC announced Wednesday it has acquired Wheelhouse Group, a Fairfax-based business and technology consultancy and federal contractor. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2003, Wheelhouse provides organizational change management, stakeholder engagement and communications, workforce transformation and enterprise optimization services. The company employs alm[...]
Noblis names VP, chief solution architect
Reston-based Noblis Inc. has named Jim Soltys vice president of business development and chief solution architect, succeeding Lisa Gardner, who was named vice president of the company’s federal civilian solutions mission area in late October. “We are fortunate to have someone like Jim ready to step into this role,” Gar[...]
Leidos completes acquisition of Aussie special missions biz
Reston-based Leidos has completed its acquisition of Australia-based Cobham Aviation Services’ special mission subsidiary from British technology aerospace manufacturer Cobham Ltd., the Fortune 500 federal contractor announced Monday. The $215 million deal was first announced in August. The acquisition adds airborne su[...]
Artificial intelligence gets real
Technology being developed in a nondescript office building in Reston could change how Army soldiers train for and operate in combat thousands of miles away. The Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) runs on a pair of Microsoft goggles and links to a microsized drone that flies autonomously and collects video ana[...]
Noblis promotes exec to chief growth officer
Reston-based Noblis Inc. has. promoted Matt Salter to chief growth officer. In the newly created role, Salter will be responsible for implementing the company’s corporate growth strategy, including business development, capture, competitive analysis and marketing and branding, while also focusing on long-term initiatives such [...]
HII lands $2.4B contract for Navy’s next amphibious warship
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.’s Mississippi-based Ingalls Shipbuilding has received a $2.4 billion contract modification for the construction of the Navy’s fourth American-class amphibious assault ship (LHA 9), according to the Department of Defense. The fixed-price incentive contract includes options that could[...]
Noblis names VP for federal civilian sector
Reston-based Noblis Inc. has named Lisa Gardner as vice president of its federal civilian solutions sector as well as to Noblis’ executive council, according to a news release. Noblis is a not-for-profit corporation that delivers technical and advisory strategies and solutions to federal government clients. Gardner wil[...]
