HII secures $244M software integration contract
A McLean-based division of Huntington Ingalls Industries received a $244 million contract integrating software for the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, the Newport News-based Fortune 500 military shipbuilder announced Tuesday. Under the five-year, Naval Air Systems Command task order, HII’s Mission Technologies division[...]
Amentum wins $327M Army contract
Chantilly-based federal contractor Amentum Services has won a U.S. Army contract worth up to $326.9 million, the company announced Monday. Under the five-year contract, Amentum will engineer, integrate and test prototype technologies for the Army‘s command, control, communication, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillan[...]
HII, General Dynamics sued by marine engineers
A group of naval engineers filed a federal class action lawsuit on Oct. 6 against 20 large government contractors and shipbuilders, including Virginia-based General Dynamics and Huntington Ingalls Industries, claiming that the corporations have for decades “maintained an illegal agreement not to actively recruit, or ‘[...]
HII’s Mission Technologies wins $347M Navy contract
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ McLean-based Mission Technologies will build nine undersea drones for the Navy’s Lionfish System program in a deal that could grow to as many as 200 vehicles during the next five years, with a total value of more than $347 million. Newport News-based HII announced the contract Wednesday[...]
Ellucian to buy UK software company for $210M
Reston-based higher education software company Ellucian has agreed to buy United Kingdom-based Tribal Group, which also provides education services software, in an all-cash deal that values the company at up to $210 million. The deal was announced Thursday and Ellucian said in a news release that the offer was unanimously recomm[...]
Bowman appoints first chief revenue officer
Lance Hendrix has been named Bowman Consulting Group’s inaugural chief revenue officer, the Reston-based engineering services firm announced Wednesday. Hendrix, who will be based in Reston, has more than 30 years of engineering and construction management experience focused on the power, renewables and industrials markets.[...]
Wagner named CEO for Agile Defense
Reston-based Agile Defense, an IT solutions provider for national security customers and the U.S. Department of Defense, has named Rick Wagner as its new top executive. Wagner previously led Microsoft’s $5 billion federal arm until Candice Ling took over the role during the summer. Agile announced the leadership change in [...]
Va. Kaiser employees set to picket in Springfield
More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers across the nation are threatening to strike beginning Wednesday morning if union leaders cannot come to an agreement on a new labor contract with the health care company, but Kaiser says it would only minimally impact “a few optometry departments and pharmacies in Virginia.” U[...]
VSE calls off $100M sale of business to equity firm
Alexandria-based distribution and maintenance provider VSE Corp. has called off an agreement to sell off its federal and defense segment for up to $100 million to Louisiana-based private equity firm Bernhard Capital Partners. The deal was announced in May, and the companies said in a news release Wednesday that they mutually agreed to terminate the […]
October 2023 FOR THE RECORD
Central Health system Bon Secours filed suit against insurer Anthem Health Plans of Virginia Aug. 30 in Henrico County Circuit Court, alleging Anthem owes Bon Secours $93 million in unpaid claims. The plaintiff, BSMH Virginia, alleges Anthem Health Plans of Virginia, doing business as Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, failed to pay “in excess […]
Virginia’s back in game to score Commanders stadium
The $6.05 billion sale in July of the Washington Commanders by embattled former owner Dan Snyder did more than set a world record for the highest price paid for a professional sports team. The deal also reignited Virginia’s bid to persuade the Ashburn-based NFL team to move its stadium here. Lawmakers up for re-election i[...]
Federal shutdown could have deep impacts in Va.
In late 2018, the last time the federal government shut down for an extended period, Eric Ingram was furloughed from his job at the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration for six weeks. He used that time to co-found a startup focused on space safety, Scout Space. Launched in 2019, the Alexandria-based technology startup now has se[...]