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Northrop Grumman secures $186M Air Force contract
Falls Church-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a 10-year, $185.7 million contract to extend engineering services for the U.S. Air Force’s A-10 Thunderbolt jet fighter fleet. Built by Fairchild Republic Co. prior to its acquisition by Northrop, the A-10 aircraft is designed to help the Air Force perform airborne […]
Reston software, engineering contractor names VP, general manager
Reston-based software and systems engineering contractor Pragmatics Inc. has hired Blake Nelson as vice president and general manager. With more than 25 years of experience, Nelson was most recently the cloud strategic solutions-DOD cloud practice lead with Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services. In his new role, he will wor[...]
Herndon telecom company rebrands
Herndon-based government and military communications company Klas Telecom announced Friday it is rebranding as Klas Government. Founded in 1991, Klas Government was established to connect students in remote areas using satellite technology, and later evolved to include services for government, public safety and transportation cu[...]
Two Va. companies land spots on $496M Washington Headquarters Service contract
Arlington-based Washington Headquarters Service awarded two Virginia companies spots on a potential five-year, $496 million contract to support the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Thursday. Chantilly-based engineering and tech contractor American Systems Corp. and Alexandria-based Modern Technology Solutions Inc. (along with Albuquerque, New […][...]
Alexandria company wins $85M Navy contract
The U.S. Navy awarded Alexandria-based Systems Planning and Analysis Inc. (SPA) an $85 million contract to provide technical support for the Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missile system, the company announced this week. Under the contract from the U.S. Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) office, SPA will provide technical services, arms control support, program support, assessments, […][...]
Telos Corp. goes public with $254M IPO
Ashburn-based cybersecurity federal contractor Telos Corp. announced Thursday it plans to raise $254 million in an initial public offering. The $14.9 million shares of common stock at a price of $17 per share are listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol TLS — and were up by 12% on Thursday afternoon. The offering is […]
Alexandria software company buys Reston IT services firm
Alexandria-based software and IT company Gunnison Consulting Group Inc. announced Thursday it has acquired Reston-based IT services firm Global Solutions & Services Frameworks (G2SF). Transaction details were not disclosed. Gunnison provides software development, data analytics and cybersecurity services to federal government customers, while G2SF provides IT service management, mobility engineering and management, cybersecurity e[...]
15 Va. tech companies ranked fastest-growing in North America
Fifteen Virginia tech companies earned spots on Deloitte’s 26th annual North America Technology Fast 500 Rankings list released Wednesday. “For more than 25 years, we’ve been honoring companies that define the cutting edge and this year’s Technology Fast 500 list is proof positive that technology — from software and digital media platforms, to biotech — […]
McLean-based ID.me to add 1,000 workers in NoVa
McLean-based identity verification company ID.me announced Tuesday it plans to hire 1,000 new employees in Northern Virginia before the end of 2021. ID.me, which provides identity verification services used for military discounts and group buying services online, has hired more than 300 employees thus far this year, attributable to its “explosive growth.” “Since the onset […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection awards SAIC $973M task order
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) awarded Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) a task order worth up to $973 million to work on the CBP’s system for identifying travelers and cargo that present potential security threats to the U.S., SAIC announced Tuesday. Under the task order, SAIC will work on […]
Leesburg-based Centerpoint books $116M cybersecurity contract
Leesburg-based Centerpoint Inc. has received a five-year, $116 million contract to provide cybersecurity support services to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the company announced Thursday. The contract will secure information technology infrastructure, including risk management, compliance, infrastructure support, technical assistance, communications and strategy development work for the HHS Office of the Chief [&helli[...]
Avantus Federal acquires MissionTech Solutions
McLean-based Avantus Federal has acquired Vienna-based cyberdefense contractor MissionTech Solutions, effective Nov. 12. With the purchase, Avantus Federal says it will expand its data and technology mission within the national security and intelligence community. The acquisition will advance Avantus’ data engineering, cloud capabilities and technology adoption services. The services will be a boon to Avantus’ […][...]
