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Intrepid Solutions acquires defense contractor Darkblade Systems
The acquisition nearly doubles Herndon-based contractor's size
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Herndon-based intelligence contractor Intrepid Solutions and Services LLC has acquired Darkblade Systems Corp., a Winchester-based federal defense contractor, it announced Wednesday. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Intrepid CEO Ryan Hebert said in a statement: “Welcoming Darkblade Systems into the Intrepid family is a transformative moment for us, and one that will greatly
Arlington defense contractor wins $105M Army contract
Leonardo DRS will complete production contract for mission command computing systems
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Arlington-based defense contractor Leonardo DRS Inc., a subsidiary of Italian defense contractor Leonardo SpA, has won a $105 million U.S. Army mission command computing systems delivery order contract, it announced Wednesday. The military defense company will complete the delivery order for the Mounted Family of Computer Systems II. The MFCoS II is a family of
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Biden will nominate SAIC senior VP as Army under secretary
Gabe Camarillo also served as assistant secretary for Air Force
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President Joe Biden announced Tuesday his intent to nominate Gabe Camarillo, a senior vice president at Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor Science Applications International Corp., for under secretary of the U.S. Army. Camarillo is SAIC’s senior vice president of its army business unit and previously held other leadership positions within SAIC. He also has worked
SAIC appoints three initial members to new advisory board
Appointees include former Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist
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Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Science Applications International Corp. has formed a new Strategic Advisory Board, the company announced Tuesday, and the first three board members include former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist. Norquist, who served in federal government from 1989 to 2021, served as acting secretary of defense in the two-day
Octo acquires Volant Associates, creating new division
Volant specializes in defense technology integration and software development
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Reston-based government contractor Octo Consulting Group has acquired Volant Associates, a Chantilly-based defense software development company, it announced Tuesday. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Volant has contracts supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency and other U.S. intelligence community agencies and created the Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise Common Data Fabric program. Founded in 2008,
Northrop Grumman lands $935M contract to build crew quarters for lunar space station
Falls Church contractor working on Artemis mission to return astronauts to moon
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Falls Church-based aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. has been awarded a $935 million contract from NASA to build the crew quarters for a space station in lunar orbit as part of NASA’s Artemis program, which plans to return astronauts to the moon this decade. The Fortune 500 corporation will complete the design and
SAIC makes three new leadership appointments
New hires hail from Northrop Grumman, Perspecta and Leidos
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Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Science Applications International Corp. has appointed two new senior vice presidents and a new corporate controller, the company announced Friday. SAIC appointed Heather Wilson as senior vice president of human resources, a role in which she will serve as the HR business partner to SAIC’s Defense and Civilian Sector. Previously,
Peraton makes trio of leadership appointments
New hires include former Booz Allen CIO Rebecca McHale
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Herndon-based national security contractor Peraton Inc. has appointed three new executive team members, including a chief information officer and chief human resources officer, the company announced Monday. Rebecca McHale, former chief information officer for McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., is now CIO for Peraton, where she will be responsible
Va. Hospital Center receives $5M gift from Arlington CEO
Lola C. Reinsch leads property management firm E. G. Reinsch Co.
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Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington has received a $5 million donation from longtime donor Lola C. Reinsch to promote the hospital’s campus expansion efforts. “We are honored to receive this gift and would like to thank Lola and the Reinsch Pierce family for their enduring commitment to Virginia Hospital Center,” Virginia Hospital Center Foundation President Tony
Scottish company to locate data center HQ in Loudoun
Aggreko plc provides temporary power generation equipment
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Scottish energy solutions company Aggreko plc will establish its data center division’s North American headquarters in Leesburg, according to an announcement Friday from Loudoun County’s economic development department. Headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland, Aggreko provides temporary power generation equipment and temperature control equipment. “We are pleased to welcome Aggreko to the growing ecosystem of energy and