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DXC moves HQ to Ashburn, shifts to ‘virtual first’
Fortune 500 IT services company DXC Technology is leaving Tysons for a smaller headquarters in Ashburn in November, the company announced this week. DXC’s new 10,000-square-foot building is located at One Loudoun in Ashburn. The new corporate headquarters will reflect the shift to a virtual-first mentality. Employees can w[...]
Peraton awarded $109M cyberspace contract
Herndon-based federal Peraton Inc. announced this week it has been awarded a contract worth up to $109 million by the U.S. Cyber Command, a project that will deliver full-spectrum cyberspace operations for the Department of Defense. The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity Cyberspace Operations Support Services task order could last four years, the company said in a news […]
Noblis lands $263M Defense contract
Reston-based not-for-profit federal contractor Noblis has won a five-year, $263 million contract from the Department of Defense’s Defense Threat Reduction Agency to implement the Cooperative Threat Reduction program, the company announced Tuesday. Under the contract, Noblis will deliver advisory services that will advance the CTR program’s mission to work cooperatively with partners and allies to […][...]
AMSG promotes COO to CEO
Dumfries-based Advanced Management Strategies Group Inc. has named Jim O’Farrell as its new CEO, effective Tuesday. O’Farrell joined AMSG, a management and technology consulting firm with the Virginia Values Veterans (V3) certification, in 2010 as president and chief operating officer. He replaces Mike McCormick, the[...]
Parsons names new president of engineered systems business
Centreville-based defense contractor Parsons Corp. has promoted Jon Moretta as president of the engineered systems business unit, the company announced Monday. Moretta joined Parsons in 2016 and most recently served as the industrial market leader in the company’s critical infrastructure business segment. Under his leaders[...]
2 Va. companies land spots on $151M Navy IT contract
Two Virginia companies have landed spots on a $151 million contract to provide full IT lifecycle support to the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command’s core facilities, management, construction management and installation management systems. Norfolk-based Chitra Productions LLC and Fairfax-based AttainX Inc. will both do work alongside three other companies in Atlanta, Kansas and Ohio, the […][...]
8 Va. companies land spots on $42B Air Force contract
Eight Virginia companies have landed spots on a $46 billion contract with the U.S. Air Force Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition contract. The Air Force awarded spots to 55 firms, according to a Department of Defense announcement this week. The contract provides for work in digital engineering and model-based systems engineering, agile processes, open systems architecture, […]
Alexandria-based SBG acquired by Fla. company
Alexandria-based defense contractor SBG Technology Solutions Inc. has been acquired by Florida-based Document Storage Systems Inc. (DSS), the companies announced last week. The financial terms of the deal, which was completed Sept. 8, were not disclosed. SBG will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of DSS and expand the company’s capabilities for the Department of Veterans […]
Peraton acquires aaS business of Herndon tech company
Herndon-based federal contractor Peraton Inc. acquired the as-a-service business of Herndon-based IT company ViON Corp., it announced Wednesday. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Peraton acquired ViON’s cloud business and its employees, adding to its storage, computing and network capacity. The company also acquired the business’s contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense, […][...]
Criterion Systems acquires Protas Solutions
Vienna-based Criterion Systems Inc. has acquired Reston-based Protas Solutions Inc., a government contractor providing data science, software engineering and management consulting services to the intelligence community. Financial terms of the deal were not publicly disclosed. Protas will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Criterion, a federal contractor specializing in cybersecurity and IT services. Protas employees […][...]
Peraton appoints government and customer relations SVP
Mara Motherway joined Peraton Inc. in September as the Herndon-based federal contractor’s senior vice president of government and customer relations, a newly created position. She comes from Booz Allen Hamilton, where she served as vice president for government relations and military affairs. Motherway reports to Mike King[...]
Aery Aviation to add 211 jobs, expand Newport News HQ
Newport News-based defense contractor Aery Aviation LLC will add 211 jobs with the $15.3 million expansion of its headquarters in Newport News, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. The aviation company will build a 60,000 square-foot hangar with access to the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport runway and an engineering technology center to provide maintenance and modification […][...]
