The U.S. Air Force has awarded RTX subsidiary Pratt & Whitney a potential three-year, $1.5 billion contract to sustain F119 engines for the military branch’s F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft. RTX said Thursday the engine sustainment contract will enhance readiness and reduce costs for more than 400 F199 engines that have logged over 900,000 fl...
Leidos has named Jason Albanese its new chief growth officer and corporate executive vice president. He will replace Gerry Fasano, who will retire on April 4. The company said Wednesday Albanese, who will officially assume the roles on March 3, will be key to implementing the new NorthStar 2030 strategy. Leidos CEO Tom Bell, a two-time...
BWX Technologies, a manufacturing and engineering firm specializing in nuclear services, has been awarded a $2.1 billion contract by the U.S. Navy for the procurement of nuclear reactor components for the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. BWXT Nuclear Reactor Component Contract The Lynchburg, Virginia-based company said Wednesday it will manufa...
Unanet, a company offering project-based enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management services, has completed the acquisition of software firm Contraqer. The Dulles, Virginia-headquartered company said Wednesday the acquisition of the market intelligence and procurement software provider aims to enhance Unanet’s ...
Parsons reported record fourth-quarter revenue of $1.7 billion, reflecting a 16 percent year-over-year growth, and noted that its full-year revenue for fiscal year 2024 jumped 24 percent to $6.8 billion, up 22 percent on an organic basis. Financial Highlights In an earnings release published Wednesday, the Chantilly, Virginia-based defense and infra...
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has begun soliciting industry input for a potential $3.5 billion Research, Measurement, Assessment, Design, and Analysis, or RMADA, 3 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. RMADA 3 IDIQ Details According to the request for inform...
Katie Arrington, former South Carolina state lawmaker and a previous Wash100 awardee, has been named chief information security officer at the Department of Defense. She announced her appointment in a LinkedIn post published Tuesday. Katie Arrington’s Career Background Arrington served as CISO within DOD’s Office of the Under Secretary o...
Ridgeline International has agreed to acquire System High for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to establish a scaled provider of high-end security offerings designed to protect the country’s weapons systems, critical operations and intelligence missions. According to a joint release published Wednesday, the companies expect the transactio...
The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing’s Insitu subsidiary a $102.3 million contract modification to supply 21 RQ-21A Blackjack and 47 ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems. Contract Scope The Department of Defense said Tuesday the modification includes the procurement of associated payloads, support equipment, turrets, spares, training and tools for both...
NASA has issued a draft request for proposal for a potential $365.2 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide supplies and support services for the NASA Research and Education Support Services, or NRESS, III. According to the notice issued on SAM.gov Tuesday, the project supports the Science Mission Directorate, Human ...
