Accenture Federal Services wins $118M State Department contract
Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services has won a $118 million contract from the State Department to help the Bureau of Consular Affairs reduce fraud and handle data replication for passports and visas. The five-year contract includes work supporting a department database that serves as a hub for information between other government branches in support of homeland security. […]
Leidos names new top climate scientist
Reston-based Leidos Holdings Inc. has named Miguel Román as senior director and chief scientist of climate and environment, the science and technology giant announced Thursday. Román joins Leidos from NASA, where since 2014, he led a worldwide group to generate long-term climate data from polar-orbiting satellites. In his new role, Román will be responsible for […]
GDIT lands $4.5B IT contract
Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology has been awarded a user facing and data center services contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) worth $4.5 billion over a 10-year period. Under the contract, GDIT, a business unit of Reston-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor Genera[...]
McLean-based Buchanan & Edwards names new COO
McLean-based Buchanan & Edwards Inc. has named Tara Davey chief operating officer, government IT consultant announced Thursday. Davey most recently served as CEO of BE’s wholly-owned subsidiary Arlington-based The Reports and Requirements Co. LLC, (R2C) where she played a key role in the acquisition and merger of RenXT[...]
Booz Allen to acquire Reston-based cyber firm
McLean-based global management consultant Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. announced Wednesday that it plans to acquire EverWatch, a Reston-based government solutions contractor. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal will allow Booz Allen to speed delivery of classified software development and analytics capabilities for national security clients and complements its artificial intelligence and cyber portfolio, […][...]
Newport News Shipbuilding delivers 10th Virginia-class sub
The Navy’s newest submarine is now in the hands of the sea service. Newport News Shipbuilding delivered the future USS Montana (SSN-794) on March 11, according to a news release. It is the 10th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine to be delivered by Newport News and the 21st built as part of construction-sharing agreement [...]
Excella wins $117M federal IT contract
Arlington-based software and information technology management company Excella has won a nearly $117 million contract to help digitize and streamline U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service benefits and adjudication systems, the firm announced early Tuesday. Under the five-year Digital Innovation and Development II contract, Excella will assist the agency, a part of the U.S. Department of […][...]
Accenture Federal Services wins nearly $200M IT contract
Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services announced Monday that it has won a $199 million, seven-year contract from the Transportation Security Administration. Under the contract, AFS will help the TSA, which is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, consolidate three credentialing systems onto one platform to improve threat response and the administration’s evolving operational needs. […][...]
New VP named at Huntington Ingalls Industries
Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries has named Paul C. Harris as its executive vice president and chief sustainability and compliance officer. The move represents an expanded role for Harris, who has served as the shipbuilder’s chief compliance officer since 2020. In his new role, Harris will oversee the compa[...]
Chantilly-based Arcfield hires two more executives
Chantilly-based defense contractor Arcfield has hired Lori Becker as chief financial officer and Mike Smith as chief security officer, the company announced Wednesday. Both will report to Arcfield CEO and Chairman Kevin Kelly, who was named CEO and chairman in December 2021. Formerly called CTFV Acquisition Corp., Arcfield is a [...]
U.K. cybersecurity firm opens U.S. division in Reston
United Kingdom-based cybersecurity artificial intelligence firm Darktrace has formed a new American division, headquartered in Reston, to serve the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, federal agencies and national infrastructure, the company announced March 1. Darktrace Federal will be led by Sally Kenyon Grant, vice president of federal affairs. “There is little doubt that […][...]
New VP of HR and trades named at Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries has named Xavier Beale vice president of human resources and trades at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division, effective April 1. Beale will oversee human resources administration, employment, labor relations and recruitment, as well as his previous role as vice pr[...]