Recent Articles from Sydney Lake
Newport News federal contractor names marketing, communications director
Newport News-based federal contractor and professional services company ITA International LLC announced Monday it has hired Lauren A. Green as director of marketing and strategic communications. Green was most recently the manager of strategic communications for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ technical solutions division. In her new role, she will serve as the company’s spokeswoman and manag[...]
Reston federal contractor wins $89M Army contract
Reston-based federal contractor NCI Information Systems Inc. announced Tuesday it has won a two-year, $89 million contract from the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) to provide IT services for its new Secure Admin Operating Facility (SAOF) at Fort Belvoir. Under the contract, NCI will provide full IT and audiovisual engineering services to enhance […]
SAIC lands $78M Navy task order
The U.S. Navy has awarded Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) a $78 million task order to provide support services for mobility platform integration at the Expeditionary Department at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in Crane, Indiana, the company announced Tuesday. Under the task order, SAIC will assist NSWC Crane […]
NOVA, Manassas, Prince William, local groups launch workforce program
Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) announced Monday it is partnering with the city of Manassas, Prince William County, Virginia Career Works and the SkillsSource Group to launch the $1.9 million ELEVATE Program to provide free education and workforce services. Funded by federal CARES Act funding, the program will also help businesses to upskill their workforces. […]
Chantilly contractor names VP quality assurance, continuous improvement
Chantilly-based engineering and tech contractor American Systems Corp. announced Monday it has promoted Sheri Murphy to the newly created position of vice president of quality assurance and continuous improvement. Murphy joined the company in 1996 and was most recently the director of IT governance, risk and compliance. In her new role, she will advise company […]
Emory & Henry names dean for upcoming business school
Emory & Henry College announced Monday that Emmett Tracy has been appointed as dean of its new School of Business, which will be built on the former site of Carriger Hall at the college in Washington County. Until the business school opens at an unannounced date, McGlothlin Street Hall will be home for the business […]
Va. restaurants report consumer spending down, costs up
Consumer spending in Virginia restaurants remained well below normal levels in August while operational costs rose, according to a COVID-19 restaurant impact survey conducted by the National Restaurant Association. The organization surveyed 3,500 U.S. restaurant operators between Aug. 26 and Sept. 1. In Virginia, 87% of restaurant operators surveyed responded that their total sales volume [&hellip[...]
Arlington contractor wins award for National Guard, Reserve support
Arlington-based federal technology contractor CACI International Inc. received the 2020 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award for the company’s support of National Guard and Reserve employees. “We are very honored to receive the Employer Support Freedom Award from the Department of Defense,” CACI President and CEO John Mengucci said in a Sept. 10 statement. […]
Alexandria recruiting, training company names president, CEO
Alexandria-based logistics industry digital recruiting and training provider TransForce Group announced last week it has named Dennis Cooke as the company’s president and CEO, succeeding founder David Brome, who now serves as executive chairman. With more than 30 years of experience, Cooke was most recently president of global fleet management solutions for Ryder System Inc., […]
DXC Technology names two board members
Tysons-based Fortune 500 company DXC Technology announced Monday it has appointed Raul Fernandez and David Barnes to its board of directors. Barnes is the former senior vice president and chief information and global business services officer for United Parcel Service (UPS). He also worked with UPS from 2005 to 2011 as senior vice president and […]