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Home>Jason Roop

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Federal Contracting June 7, 2021

Leidos lands $470M TSA contract

Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos has landed a potential five-year, $470.7 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security, according to a contract award notice published June 3. The work is in support of checkpoint screening equipment deployment services for the Transportation Security Administration. The scope of the work is outlined by the request […]

Federal Contracting June 7, 2021

AT&T wins $725M task order from Veterans Affairs

AT&T’s Oakton-based Public Sector organization secured a $725 million, 12-year task order to modernize the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ data network, the company will announce Wednesday. The contract is to deliver a modernized data communications platform that will serve as a foundation for innovative Veterans Affairs (VA) technology capabilities, according to the announcem[...]

'The Big H' sculpture on Route 10 in Hopewell. Photo by Richard Foster.
Economic Development June 7, 2021

Indie movie starring Jon Heder to film in Central Va. this summer

“Tapawingo,” an indie feature film starring Jon Heder and Billy Zane, will film in Hopewell, Petersburg and Richmond this summer, Gov. Ralph Northam announced June 4. Directed by Dylan K. Narang, it‘s described as a coming-of-age comedy centered on “a listless oddball who becomes the unlikely bodyguard for a misfit teenager and finds himself in […]

Toru Nishizawa. Photo courtesy Canon Virginia Inc.
News June 7, 2021

Canon Virginia CEO retires after 41 years

Toru Nishizawa, president and CEO of Newport News-based Canon Virginia Inc. and Canon Environmental Technologies Inc., retired June 1 after 41 years with the multinational corporation known for its optical and imaging products such as lenses, cameras and scanners. Canon has tapped Shingo Shigeta as his successor. Nishizawa, who is returning home to Japan for […]

Andy Bruns. Photo courtesy Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce.
People June 7, 2021

Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber hires executive director

Andy Bruns, a former regional newspaper publisher for Lee Enterprises, has been tapped as executive director of the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce, the chamber announced June 4. Bruns replaces Christopher Finley, who resigned in March to become director of marketing and public relations for LewisGale Regional Health System. Cheryl Ward has been […]

People June 7, 2021

Shentel appoints executive VP/COO

Edinburg-based Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. — better known as Shentel — has promoted Edward “Ed” H. McKay to lead its broadband business as executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective July 3. McKay will oversee Shentel Cable, Shentel Business, Glo Fiber and Beam brands and the Edinburg-based company’s tower portfolio. He will replace David “Dave” L. He[...]

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ REMUS 300 unmanned underwater vehicle. Rendering courtesy HII.
Federal Contracting May 27, 2021

HII gets Navy order for new unmanned underwater vehicles

The U.S. Navy has ordered two of Huntington Ingalls Industries’ new unmanned underwater vehicles, the Newport News-based shipbuilding company announced this week. HII says common applications for the REMUS 300 vehicle, which became commercially available in April, include mine countermeasures, marine resource work and search and recovery efforts. The underwater drones can be carried by two [...]

Federal Contracting May 27, 2021

GDIT snags $219M Homeland Security contract

Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. (GDIT) has won a five-year, $219 million contract with the contact center for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, G2Xchange FedCiv reported this week. The contact center offers front-line support for people inquiring about immigration case status and related issues. The agency is part of the Department of Homeland Security. [&[...]

Erin Burcham. Photo courtesy Roanoke Regional Partnership
People May 27, 2021

Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council names new executive director

Erin Burcham, the Roanoke Regional Partnership’s director of talent solutions, is leaving the economic development group to become executive director of the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council. The tech council noted Burcham’s experience in talent and workforce development. About a year ago, the tech council started working with the Valleys Innovation Council and the Regional Acceler[...]

Unconventional times
News May 19, 2021

Richmond Region Tourism program incentivizes hotel meetings

After a year of virtual events and canceled conventions, Richmond Region Tourism has launched a program to attract meetings to Virginia’s capital city and surrounding areas in four key economic development sectors. The initiative, called Meaningful Meetings, also offers financial incentives from $250 to $1,000 to people and organizations who successfully refer such events. The […]

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