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Home>Jason Roop

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Recent Articles from Jason Roop

Federal Contracting May 6, 2021

Parsons lands $618M GSA contract

Centreville-based Parsons Corp. has won a $618 million contract with the U.S. General Services Administration, it announced this week, bringing the company’s total contracts won since the end of the first quarter to approximately $1 billion. The new contract covers professional services that advance the intelligence community’s global cyber and intelligence technologies for C5ISR, the [...]

Federal Contracting May 6, 2021

UPDATED: Peraton completes $7.1B Perspecta acquisition

UPDATED MAY 7, 8:20 A.M. Herndon-based national security contractor Peraton Inc. completed its $7.1 billion, all-cash acquisition of Chantilly-based federal IT contractor Perspecta Inc. on Thursday, according to a news release from Peraton’s parent company, New York-based private investment firm Veritas Capital. The combined companies will be known as Peraton and will be overseen by [&hellip[...]

$257M Western Rail Initiative to bring NRV train service
News May 5, 2021

$257M Western Rail Initiative to bring NRV train service

Passenger train service will return to the New River Valley for the first time since 1979, Gov. Ralph Northam said Wednesday, announcing an agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway. The $257.2 million deal is an addition to the $3.7 billion rail expansion package the governor hailed in March as part of the Transforming Rail in Virginia program. […]

News May 5, 2021

George Mason University approved to start school of computing

The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia gave the green light to George Mason University’s plan to start a school of computing, the Fairfax-based university announced today. Three departments will comprise the core of the school, which will be the first of its kind in Virginia, the university said: statistics, computer science and information […]

Mitre names new cyber technologies VP
People May 5, 2021

Mitre names new cyber technologies VP

McLean-based The Mitre Corp. has hired research scientist Wen Masters as its vice president for cyber technologies, effective May 17. Masters most recently worked at Georgia Tech Research Institute, where she served as deputy director for research and led its Information and Cyber Sciences Directorate. She was principal research scientist at Georgia Tech. Founded in […]

People May 5, 2021

Leidos names new CFO

Longtime Leidos Holdings Inc. executive Christopher Cage has been named as the Reston-based federal contractor’s new chief financial officer. Cage will begin his role July 5. He currently serves as senior vice president and chief accounting officer for the Fortune 500 company, where he’s worked since 1999. Cage was director of financial planning and analysis […]

Integrity Bank for Business President and CEO Mike Ives
News May 5, 2021

Business bank opens in Virginia Beach

Integrity Bank for Business opened for business May 3 in Virginia Beach, led by former Heritage Bank President and CEO Michael S. Ives. The first new community bank established in Hampton Roads since 1998, it received regulatory approval last month. In January it announced that it raised more than $20 million in stock purchase commitments. […]

News April 30, 2021

Bettors waged $304M+ in March, Virginia Lottery reports

Betting on the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament accounted for more than $83.5 million of the $304 million in sports wagering that took place in Virginia during March 2021, according to a report released Friday by the Virginia Lottery. In all, Virginians bet $304.06 million and won $277.49 million in the second full month […]

Economic Development April 30, 2021

Valve manufacturer announces $1.9M expansion in Norfolk

Norfolk-based Dante Valve Co. will expand its operations with a $1.9 million investment, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced today. The family-owned business, which marked its 60th anniversary last year, is an international manufacturer and distributor of pressure-relief valves and related products — primarily for submarines, aircraft carriers and other naval vessels. The U.S. Navy is [&hellip[...]

News April 30, 2021

Two Virginia companies make 2021 LinkedIn Top Companies list

Virginia-based Fortune 500 companies Northrop Grumman Corp. and Capital One Financial Corp. are among the 50 best workplaces to grow your career, according to LinkedIn’s Top Companies List, released this week. Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman, which ranks No. 32 on the LinkedIn Top Companies list, was cited for a variety of mentorship programs for women. […]

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