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Accenture Federal Services lands $453M VA contract
Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services has won a $453 million contract from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to modernize and improve G.I. Bill claims processing for veterans, service members and their families, announced March 29. The seven-month contract, which includes nine one-year options, is part of legislation intended to improve the speed and accuracy of […]
Peraton wins potential $360M Air Force contract
Herndon-based national security contractor Peraton Inc. has been awarded a potential $360.4 million contract to assess safety risks of the U.S. Air Force’s intercontinental ballistic missile software, an agreement that could extend 18 years. According to the U.S. Department of Defense announcement Thursday, the company will support nuclear safety analysis and evaluation in Utah and […][...]
Fairfax company wins $484M DOD contract
On Tuesday, Fairfax-based software company Salient CRGT Inc. announced it had been awarded the first of four options on a potential $482 million award supporting the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) specialized information technology systems and warfighter networks. The five-year, single-award contract is named SANDBAR and was initially awarded in September 2019 as a competitive […]
Leonardo DRS pushes pause on IPO
Arlington-based Leonardo DRS Inc., a subsidiary of Italian defense contractor Leonardo SpA, is hitting the brakes on its initial public offering, its parent company announced Wednesday. No future IPO date was announced. The company attributed its decision to “adverse market conditions” that “did not allow an adequate valuation of DRS,” according to a news release. […][...]
New Arlington-based tech contractor names chief financial officer
Two Six Technologies Inc., a new national security technology provider based in Arlington, announced Wednesday it has hired Bob Kwaja as chief financial officer. The company was formed in February after an affiliate of global investment firm The Carlyle Group acquired IST Research and Two Six Labs. Among Two Six TechnologiesR[...]
Northrop Grumman wins missile defense contract worth up to $3.9B
Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman Corp. and partner Raytheon Missiles & Defense were awarded a Missile Defense Agency contract worth up to $3.93 billion to perform work on the U.S. ballistic missile defense system, the agency announced Tuesday. Part of an award of $1.6 billion in contracts through fiscal year 2022 to Northrop Grumman and Bethesda, […]
Parsons Corp. lands $12.6B IT defense contract
Centreville-based defense contractor Parsons Corp. announced Tuesday that it has landed a 10-year information technology contract from the Defense Intelligence Agency worth a potential $12.6 billion. Under the Solutions for Information Technology Enterprise III (SITE III) contract. Parsons will deliver strategic, technical and program management guidance and support services to facilitate the operations and modernization […][...]
BWXT subsidiary chosen to develop microreactor design for DOD
Lynchburg-based BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC is one of two companies chosen to develop a final prototype design for a transportable advanced nuclear microreactor, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Monday. Along with Maryland’s X-energy LLC, BWXT was selected from a preliminary design competition and will continue developing its design under a Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) […][...]
Va. Beach-based ADS wins $91.6M DOD contract
Virginia Beach-based Atlantic Diving Supply won a $91.6 million contract to support weapons system programs for the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Friday. The equipment vendor won the contract from the DOD’s Defense Logistics Agency, which awarded ADS a $100 million, five-year contract earlier this month. […]
General Dynamics books $2.4B Navy contract to build 10th submarine
General Dynamics has been awarded a potential $2.4 billion contract option from the Navy to build a 10th Virginia-class submarine, the U.S. Department of Defense announced last week. The Fairfax-based company’s Electric Boat subsidiary in Connecticut will work with Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding on the project, which was added on to a December […]
CGI Federal names new president
Stephanie Mango, a 25-year employee at Fairfax County-based CGI Federal, has been promoted as its president, parent company CGI Inc. announced Monday. She replaces Tim Hurlebaus, who is taking on a new role as president of CGI’s U.S. commercial and state government operations. Hurlebaus, in turn, takes the place of Dave He[...]
Magellan Federal wins potential $2B DOD contract
Magellan Federal Inc., the Arlington-based subsidiary of Magellan Health, was awarded a Department of Defense contract worth up to $2 billion, the company announced Thursday. It will provide counseling services on military bases on the eastern half of the United States, as well as overseas installations in Europe and Africa. Magellan Federal first began offering […]
