General Dynamics subsidiary lands $201M VA contract
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. a potential three-year, $201 million contract to provide software development and information technology services (DevOps) to improve the department applications, according to reports. GDIT is a subsidiary of Fortune 100 aerospace and defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. GDIT will use […][...]
Navy awards SAIC $63.5M contract
The U.S. Navy awarded a $63.5 million contract to Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) to provide mission engineering and integration services, the Reston-based defense contractor announced Thursday. Under the SeaPort-NxG Multiple Award Contract, SAIC will provide services to the Global Deterrence and Defense Department (Code GX) at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NWSC) in Crane, […][...]
Alion Science wins $75 million Air Force contract
Alion Science and Technology Corp., a federal contractor based in McLean, won a $75 million contract for technical support to U.S. Air Force directorates, the company announced Wednesday. The contract, awarded by the Department of Defense’s Information Analysis Center, could be extended five years. Alion will provide technical support for every fighter and bomber aircraft […]
Bechtel Corp. names new president, COO
Reston-based construction company Bechtel Corp. announced Thursday that Craig Albert has been promoted to president and chief operating officer, effective Sept. 8. Albert will succeed Jack Futcher, who will retire at the end of the year after a 40-year career but continue to serve as a director on the company’s board. �[...]
SAIC taps VP for strategy, planning in defense systems group
Steffanie Easter has been appointed vice president of strategy and planning for Reston-based Science Applications International Corp.’s defense systems group, the company announced Wednesday. Easter joins SAIC with three decades of federal service with the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army, including as director of the Navy Staf[...]
Noblis names head of business development for space systems
Georgie Brophy, the former director of strategic growth at Fairfax-based General Dynamics Mission Systems, has been named director of business development for Reston-based not-for-profit corporation Noblis’ space systems portfolio, Noblis announced Thursday. A Booz Allen Hamilton alum who has worked on several NASA project[...]
McLean tech company names COO
McLean-based information technology company NuWave Solutions LLC announced Thursday that André Hentz has been named its chief operating officer, effective July 20. Hentz is the former acting deputy undersecretary for science and technology for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He had also served as the chief scientist a[...]
Accenture Federal Services wins $328M VA contract
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded Accenture Federal Services, an Arlington-based subsidiary of Irish Fortune Global 500 company Accenture, a $328 million contract to help the department modernize applications used for the the VA home loan program. The contract, awarded through the VA’s Office of Information and Technology and Loan Guaranty Service, will […]
DoD awards $198M contract to Herndon company
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) awarded Herndon-based federal contractor Constellis a $198 million contract to provide security operations support at Camp Buehring and Camp Arifjan in Kuwait, the company announced Thursday. Constellis company Triple Canopy, which has worked with the DoD for the past nine years in Kuwait, will carry out the contract announced […]
Va. Main Street Merit Award winners announced
The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) on Thursday announced the 2020 Virginia Main Street Merit Award winners, with businesses and projects in the Shenandoah Valley and Northern, Southern and Southwest Virginia recognized. Below are the 2020 award recipients: Best Downtown Public Improvement Project: town of St. Paul for the Downtown Comprehensive Infrastructure […][...]
Tech talent factory
Lance R. Collins was hired to lead Virginia Tech’s $1 billion Innovation Campus in one world, but he begins work Aug. 1 in another. But the Innovation Campus’ new vice president and executive director sees the disruption fueled by the pandemic and recession as only sharpening the mission of Tech’s initiative to[...]
California PPE supplier sues Chain Bridge Bank
A California medical supply company is suing McLean-based Chain Bridge Bank, alleging the bank was responsible for destroying the company’s reputation and making it lose a $600 million state contract for personal protective equipment. In the lawsuit, Blue Flame Medical claims that Chain Bridge Bank told California official[...]