IRS announces research partnership with Fairfax company
The Internal Revenue Service’s Office of the Chief Procurement Officer is forming a research partnership with Fairfax-based Data and Analytic Solutions Inc. The partnership, which also includes a group of academic researchers, will use data science to improve IRS procurement operations. Researchers will examine the length of time it takes to award a government contract. […]
ICF executive chairman to retire Dec. 31
Fairfax-based management consulting firm ICF International Inc. announced Thursday that Sudhakar Kesavan will retire as executive chairman of the company’s board of directors on Dec. 31. Company President and CEO John Wasson will become chairman of the board on Jan. 1. “It has been an honor to lead ICF through its transformation over the past […]
Commercial building in Fairfax sells for $1.8M
A three-story mixed-use commercial building in Fairfax sold for $1.8 million, Norfolk-based S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. announced this week. Located at 3950 Chain Bridge Road, The Moore-McCandlish House is a 6,550-square-foot historical building constructed in 1840. The property, which sits on 0.48 acres, was 96% leased at the time of the sale, according to S.L. […]
Fairfax tech company names AI director
Fairfax-based technology and engineering company ECS (a subsidiary of Henrico County-based ASGN Inc.) announced Tuesday it has hired Aaron Burciaga as senior director of artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics. Burciaga was most recently the global operations director for analytics and AI with HCL Technologies. In his new role, he will work with ECS’s national security […]
EY names five Virginians as mid-Atlantic entrepreneurs of the year
Virginia businesspeople took home five of the 12 Entrepreneur of the Year Mid-Atlantic Awards announced last week by multinational professional services company Ernst & Young LLP. The Virginia winners for the 2020 Entrepreneur of the Year Mid-Atlantic Award were: 3Pillar Global Inc. | David DeWolf, Fairfax HUNGRY Marketplace | Jeff Grass and Shy Pahlevani, Arlington […]
Fairfax tech firm to develop immigration identify verification platform
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has awarded Fairfax-based tech company Sevatec Inc. a $22.5 million task order to develop a modern authentication and identity proofing platform for mission delivery, the company announced Thursday. Under the Unrestricted GSA Alliant 2 task order, Sevatec will support mission delivery through a single platform that will provide secure […]
Dewberry names VP, business development director
Fairfax-based engineering consulting firm Dewberry announced Wednesday it has hired Jay Harper as vice president and business development director in the company’s federal group. With more than 15 years of experience, Harper is the former senior adviser to the administrator with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In his new role, he will work with […]
HUD awards Fairfax firm $42M contract
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded Fairfax-based tech contractor Pyramid Systems a two-year, $42 million contract to migrate loan processing system applications to cloud computing infrastructure designed for government use, the company announced Wednesday. Pyramid Systems will use Salesforce to restructure existing software code for the Federal Housing Administration̵[...]
Dewberry executive VP appointed to Construction Industry Round Table board
Fairfax-based engineering consulting firm Dewberry announced Tuesday that Dave Mahoney, an executive vice president based in the company’s Fairfax office, has been appointed to the Construction Industry Round Table’s (CIRT) board of directors. As a board member, Mahoney will work with other industry professionals in the design and construction industry and help members improve manageme[...]
Fairfax tech company names CFO
Fairfax-based technology and engineering company ECS (an ASGN Inc. subsidiary) announced Tuesday that it has hired Pamela Rothka as chief financial officer. Rothka was most recently CFO for Reston-based government technology company Octo Consulting Group. In her new role, she will oversee strategic finance, accounting, contracts, pricing, business operations, facilities, mergers and acquisitions a[...]
3Pillar buys Costa Rica-based software company
Fairfax-based product lifecycle management company 3Pillar Global Inc. announced Thursday it has acquired Costa Rica-based software development company Isthmus Software. A transaction amount was not disclosed. “The acquisition of Isthmus brings expanded engineering excellence and development expertise to the 3Pillar team, but more, their leadership and team members share our strong core set of[...]
DoD awards Fairfax company $22M Joint Staff contract
The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Fairfax-based software company Salient CRGT Inc. a $22 million contract to provide performance management initiatives and editorial support to the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s senior leadership, the company announced Monday. The five-year contract will support the Joint Staff Actions Division for Program Management, Program Planning and Execution and offer [[...]