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Government Contractors | Technology 2025: GILLILAND, AMY
As president of General Dynamics Information Technology, Gilliland oversees roughly 30,000 employees. She joined parent company General Dynamics in 2005 and became GDIT’s president in 2017. GDIT reported $8.75 billion in revenue in fiscal 2024, contributing to General Dynamics’ overall revenue of $47.7 billion. The company has logged several high dollar contracts in recent years, […[...]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: MONET, BILL
Monet leads Akima, an Alaska Native corporation that handles federal contracts for the for-profit NANA Regional business owned by Indigenous Iñupiat shareholders. Akima has approximately 10,000 employees across the world. With more than 30 years of experience in modernizing processes for federal, state, local and commercial clients, Monet is chief operating officer of NANA in […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: RIDDLE, ADAM
In 2023, Riddle was named chairman and CEO of Rolls-Royce North America and president of its defense division. He has more than a decade of experience with the British aerospace, defense and engineering company. Before taking on his latest roles, Riddle headed up Rolls-Royce’s global services division. Previously, he was director of strategy and future […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: CASWELL, BRUCE L.
Caswell joined government contractor Maximus in 2004 and has served as president since 2014; he became CEO in 2018. He started his career at what’s now PricewaterhouseCoopers before moving on to IBM. Headquartered in Tysons, Maximus reached the half-century mark in 2025. It provides administrative support for programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, welfare-to-work, health care […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: KASTNER, CHRISTOPHER D.
Kastner was tapped in 2022 as CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, the nation’s largest military shipbuilder and a Fortune 500 company that owns Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia’s biggest industrial employer. Prior to that, he served as chief operating officer and chief financial officer for HII, which has 44,000 employees and reported $11.5 billion in fiscal […]
277 Virginia companies make 2025 Inc. 5000 list
277 Virginia companies made the 2025 Inc. 5000 list, led by Artemis ARC at No. 34.
More than 300 job cuts in Virginia, state reports
More than 300 Virginia jobs are being cut in June, including layoffs at CarParts.com, Kroger, and Nakupuna Companies.
Virginia could lose 32,000 jobs in 2025, U.Va. estimates
Virginia may lose 32,000 jobs in 2025 amid federal cuts and rising unemployment, according to a new forecast by the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
New Arlington hub to boost defense, energy startups
Virtus Innovation Center in Arlington will support 30+ startups in defense and energy, connecting them to talent, capital, and federal customers.
Professional Services Council names ex-Trump official new CEO
The Professional Services Council has named former Trump official Jim Carroll as its new CEO, succeeding David Berteau after nine years of leadership.
Our View: Making Virginia grate again
For the state where the United States was born and the roots of the American Revolution were planted (see editor’s note below), it’s an ironic fact that Virginia is heavily dependent on the largesse of the federal government. The state’s so-called “Golden Crescent” — the prosperous corridor running roughly along interstates 95 and 64 from […]
If Trump cuts federal workforce, Warner predicts ‘disaster’ for Va.
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner said Thursday he hopes President-elect Donald Trump won’t pursue massive cuts and relocations in the federal workforce — because if he does, it would be a “disaster for Virginia’s economy,” particularly in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads. “We would get hit worse than any other state,” Virginia’s senior senator said. Warner, [&hellip[...]
