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General Dynamics will construct two Columbia-class intercontinental ballistic missile submarines for the U.S. Navy, seen here in a rendering. Photo courtesy General Dynamics Corp.
Mar 23, 2026

General Dynamics subsidiary lands $15.4B submarine modification

General Dynamics Electric Boat has received a $15.38 billion Navy contract modification for work on Columbia-class submarines.

Southern Virginia Multimodal Park. Photo courtesy Matt Rowe, Pittsylvania County's economic development directo
Feb 23, 2026

Avio USA picks Pittsylvania for $500M solid rocket motor plant

Avio USA will build a $500 million rocket motor plant in Pittsylvania County, creating 1,000+ jobs in defense and space manufacturing.

Douglas Coleman, SPA's chief legal officer. Photo courtesy Systems Planning & Analysis
Feb 18, 2026

Alexandria-based SPA names chief legal officer

Systems Planning & Analysis, an Alexandria-based national security data company, announced Doug Coleman will be its chief legal officer.

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Feb 13, 2026

American Systems wins $173M Navy contract

American Systems announced that it has received a $172.7 million Navy contract to continue testing and evaluating new military technologies.

Systems Planning & Analysis is growing at its Alexandria headquarters and a new office in Fairfax County. Photo courtesy Systems Planning & Analysis
Feb 1, 2026

Defense contractor bucks retrenchment trend

While the effects of the Trump administration’s cuts in the federal workforce and contracts reverberate throughout Northern Virginia and beyond, Alexandria-based Systems Planning & Analysis grabbed headlines in September 2025 when it announced it would spend $46.9 million and add 1,200 jobs across the city and in Fairf[...]

Thomas Bell, CEO of Leidos. Photo courtesy Leidos
Jan 26, 2026

Leidos to acquire utilities design firm for $2.4B

Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos has entered an agreement to buy utilities infrastructure design firm Entrust Solutions Group for approximately $2.4 billion in cash, it announced Monday.

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Jan 16, 2026

Parsons acquires Altamira for $375M

Parsons announced Thursday that it has acquired McLean-based national security company Altamira Technologies Corporation for $375 million.

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Jan 8, 2026

ID.me wins potential $1B IRS contract

ID.me wins an IRS blanket purchase agreement valued at up to $1 billion for ID verification and authentication.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to an audience at Newport News Shipbuilding on Jan. 5, 2026, part of his "Arsenal of Freedom" industry tour. Photo by Josh Janney
Jan 5, 2026

In Newport News speech, Hegseth calls for faster delivery of warships

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth calls for faster delivery, tighter cost discipline in Newport News speech.

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Jan 2, 2026

BigBear.ai completes $250M Ask Sage purchase

BigBear.ai announced Wednesday that it has completed its $250 million acquisition of Ask Sage, a Warren County-based company.

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Dec 22, 2025

CACI to buy Arka Group for $2.6B

CACI International announced Monday that it has entered an agreement to acquire aerospace and defense company Arka Group for $2.6 billion.

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Dec 18, 2025

Booz Allen CFO leaving in February

Booz Allen Hamilton Chief Financial Officer Matthew Calderone is leaving the Fortune 500 government contractor for a role at S&P Global.

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