KBR (NYSE: KBR) has wrapped up its acquisition of Chantilly, Va.-based technology services contractor Centauri from Arlington Capital Partners as part of efforts to further build up its intelligence and military space businesses.

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KBR (NYSE: KBR) has agreed to acquire Chantilly, Va.-based technology services contractor Centauri from Arlington Capital Partners for approximately $800M in cash as part of efforts to strengthen its intelligence and military space businesses and expand its portfolio of defense modernization and cybersecurity offerings.

Jim Pietrocini, who has 25 years of federal market experience, has joined Centauri's space superiority and missile defense unit as vice president of business development. He aims to grow the firm's government client base in the cybersecurity, space and missile defense, engineering and intelligence segments, the company said Friday.

Brian Young, a more than two-decade aerospace engineering professional, has been promoted to vice president of space control programs at Chantilly, Va.-based government contractor Centauri.

Gavin Greene, a two-decade industry veteran, has joined Chantilly, Va.-based technology services contractor Centauri as vice president of business development for space and airborne engineering business.

CSC (NYSE: CSC) has acquired Alexandria, Va.-based CenTauri Solutions, increasing the firm’s C4ISR offering. According to the firm, “the acquisition will enable CSC to deliver IT services and solutions as a prime contractor through the Defense Intelligence Agency’s $6.6 billion Solutions for Information Technology Enterprises indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. CenTauri Solutions also …

Shad Evans, senior vice president of finance operations at KBR (NYSE: KBR), will succeed outgoing Chief Accounting Officer Raymond Carney, Jr. on an interim basis. KBR said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that Carney will step down as VP and CAO by the end of this month or after the company files its third quarter Form 10-Q.

The U.S. Air Force has awarded an additional eight spots on a potential five-year, $950M contract to develop and operate across ground, air, sea, space, electromagnetic spectrum and cyber domains in support of the Joint All Domain Command and Control program.

Seven companies have won positions on a potential five-year, $990M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide data collection and management support services for the Defense Intelligence Agency. The Virginia Contracting Activity issued the solicitation in December and received eight bids for the Data Science, Operations, Requirements, Exploitation and Engineering program, the Department of Defense said Monday.