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Aug 2, 2024

BAE Systems receives $493M Army contract

Falls Church-based BAE Systems Inc. has received a $493 million U.S. Army contract to produce M109A7 self-propelled howitzers and M992A3 ammunition carriers, the U.S. arm of British defense giant BAE Systems plc announced Aug. 2. The contract’s production and deliveries are scheduled between August 2025 and July 2026. The M109[...]

Jul 31, 2024

Boeing names Ortberg as new president and CEO

Updated Aug. 1 Boeing’s board of directors announced Wednesday that Robert K. “Kelly” Ortberg will be its next president and CEO effective Aug. 8, succeeding Dave Calhoun, who previously announced his intention to step down after a turbulent, nearly four-year tenure as the Arlington County Fortune 500 aerospace[...]

Jul 30, 2024

Leidos wins $823M task order

The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has awarded Leidos an $823 million task order to provide operations and sustainment for the Department of Defense Network program (DoDNet), the Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor announced Monday. In 2022, DISA, which provides information technology and communications s[...]

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Jul 30, 2024

Leidos names first chief AI officer

Leidos has named Ron Keesing its first chief AI officer, the Reston Fortune 500 contractor announced Tuesday.  Keesing, who joined Leidos in 2004, has more than two decades of experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning and advanced analytics. His roles have included serving as founding director of the Leidos AI Acc[...]

Jul 29, 2024

Raytheon gets $325M boost to StormBreaker contract

The U.S. Department of Defense has increased the ceiling of an existing U.S. Air Force contract held by Arlington County’s Raytheon, a subsidiary of Fortune 500 defense contractor RTX, by $325 million, the Department of Defense announced Friday.  The contract, under which Raytheon is producing StormBreaker Increment II small-diameter glide bombs for fighter jets, has been […]

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Jul 29, 2024

Herndon’s Akima wins $480M Space Force contract

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Five Rivers Analytics, a subsidiary of Herndon-based government contractor Akima, an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $480 million over 10 years, Akima announced last week. Based in Colorado, Five Rivers Analytics provides classified IT and mission support s[...]

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Jul 23, 2024

Accenture Federal taps next CEO, as Goodman steps down

Starting Sept. 1, Ron Ash will take the wheel as CEO at Arlington County’s Accenture Federal Services, the federal contractor offering IT services announced Tuesday. He will also become chair of AFS’ board of managers.  Ash will succeed John Goodman, who is stepping down as CEO and chair at the end of August and will [&hell[...]

Jul 2, 2024

Dewberry wins $810M FEMA contract

The Department of Homeland Security has awarded Dewberry, an engineering, architecture and construction firm in Fairfax County, an $810 million contract to deliver logistics planning and construction services to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to a System for Award Management (SAM) notice published Friday. The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract will support FEMA’s Logistics Management Directorate, [&h[...]

Jul 1, 2024

Boeing to purchase Spirit AeroSystems in $4.7B+ deal

Beleaguered aerospace and defense giant Boeing announced Monday it has entered an agreement to reacquire Boeing spinoff company Spirit Aerosystems in a $4.7 billion, all-stock transaction. The Fortune 500 company headquartered in Arlington County will also assume Spirit’s net debt, so the deal’s total value is approx[...]

Jun 27, 2024

Mitre names new president and CEO

Mark Peters, an executive vice president at Battelle Memorial Institute in Charlottesville, has been named the next president and CEO of Mitre, succeeding Jason Providakes effective Sept. 3. Founded in 1958 with a focus on national security and operating from dual headquarters in McLean as well as Bedford, Massachusetts, Mitre i[...]

Jun 20, 2024

Honeywell to purchase Arlington-based CAES for $1.9B

Honeywell, a multinational conglomerate based in Charlotte, North Carolina, announced Thursday it plans to buy Arlington-based aerospace and defense technology company CAES for $1.9 billion in cash from private equity firm Advent International. Formerly known as Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions, CAES was founded in 1934 and was acquired by Advent in 2020. According to Honeywell’s […][...]

Jun 14, 2024

BWXT team lands $30B federal nuclear contract

A joint venture led by a Lynchburg-based BWX Technologies subsidiary has been awarded a potential $30 billion Department of Energy contract to operate a nuclear weapons plant in Texas, the company announced Friday. The DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration awarded the contract to PanTeXas Deterrence (PXD), a joint[...]

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