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Chantilly digital ad agency hires CTO
John Schneider has been hired as chief technology officer at Whereoware, a Chantilly-based digital advertising and marketing agency, the company announced Tuesday. He has more than 20 years’ experience in technology leadership, including at SapientNitro and Rightpoint, and has developed customer experience projects for brands including Coca-Cola, NASCAR, Hilton and UPS. He will lead Whereowa[...]
Activist hedge fund buys 5.9% stake in Perspecta
New York City-based activist hedge fund Jana Partners LLC has acquired 5.9% (9.4 million shares) of the stock of Chantilly-based government contractor Perspecta, according to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission documentation. According to a Reuters report, Jana Partners is expected to encourage Perspecta to pursue a sale or merger. Jana intends to push Perspecta stock […]
Perspecta CEO becomes chairman of board
Mac Curtis, president and CEO of Chantilly-based federal contractor Perspecta Inc., has been appointed chairman of the company’s board of directors, effective Aug. 5, the date of the company’s 2020 annual shareholders meeting. Curtis has served as president and CEO of Perspecta since the publicly traded company was launched in June 2018 as a result of […]
Perspecta Labs wins $14.5M Army contract
Chantilly-based government contractor Perspecta Inc. announced Wednesday that its research arm, Perspecta Labs, has landed a $14.5 million U.S. Army contract to use machine learning to develop a suite of capabilities for the Army to protect against cyberattacks. The project was awarded by the Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC), which does research, engineering and [&hellip[...]
MBA Consulting Services names COO
Chantilly-based management consulting firm MBA Consulting Services Inc. on Monday named Mark Colturi as chief operating officer. Colturi was most recently the executive vice president of Sevatec Inc., but served as principal of Booz Allen Hamilton for 25 years until 2012. He has approximately 35 years of experience total having also worked at Digital Management […]
Samsung Electronics acquires Chantilly tech firm
Samsung Electronics has acquired Chantilly-based network services provider TeleWorld Solutions (TWS), Samsung announced Monday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. TWS, a privately-owned company, will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics America Inc. Samsung will continue to offer TWS services such as network design, installation, testing and optimization. TWS le[...]
