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Arlington cybersecurity firm buys Tysons software company
Arlington-based cybersecurity company ThreatConnect Inc. announced Thursday it has acquired Tysons-based software company Nehemiah Security, which quantifies cybersecurity risks for customers. ThreatConnect did not disclose a transaction price, but through its purchaser entity, NS Holdings LLC, it “acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed selected liabilities of Nehemiah,” accord[...]
Va. saw slight increase in jobless claims last week
Virginia saw a slight increase in the number of initial jobless claims last week, the Virginia Employment Commission reported Thursday — bringing the total number of initial claims filed since mid-March to 1.136 million, or nearly 28% of the commonwealth’s pre-pandemic payroll employment. For the week ending Sept. 5, 11,135 Virginians filed initial claims for […]
Reston tech company names executive VP, CRO
Reston-based tech company Internap Holding LLC (INAP) announced Wednesday it has hired Joe Corvaia as executive vice president and chief revenue officer. With more than 24 years of experience, Corvaia most recently worked for Oracle Corp. as the group vice president for its cloud independent software vendor (ISV) ecosystem. In his new role at INAP, […]
Richmond investment bank launches health care group
Richmond-based investment bank Matrix Capital Markets Group Inc. announced Wednesday it has established the Matrix Healthcare Banking Group, which will focus on health care subsectors. The industry group will be led by Amanda Verner Thompson and Vasanta B. Pundarika, who joined the firm as managing directors and co-heads of the new group. Their focus will […]
The Breeden Co. names corporate marketing, PR director
Virginia Beach-based real estate developer The Breeden Co. announced Wednesday it has hired Christine Gustafson as its corporate marketing and public relations director. With more than 15 years of experience in marketing, Gustafson was most recently the marketing director and print project manager for Chesapeake-based Jones Printing Service Inc., where she worked out of the […]
Riverside Medical Group names chairman
The board of directors for Riverside Medical Group (RMG), the medical group for the Newport News-based Riverside Health System, announced Wednesday it has elected Dr. David Jones as the group’s new chairman. Jones will replace Dr. Robert Harding, who served for six terms, the maximum allowed under the group’s bylaws. Jones, a board-certified physician in […]
McLean firm wins $7.3M DARPA 5G security contract
McLean-based computer and network security company Kryptowire LLC won a four-year, $7.3 million contract to help the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) conduct research and development services for 5G mobile network security, according to a Department of Defense statement released Tuesday. Under the contract, Kryptowire will work under DARPA’s Open, Programmable, Secure 5G (OPS-[...]
Accenture Federal Services wins $89.5M Air Force contract
The U.S. Air Force awarded Accenture Federal Services (AFS), an Arlington-based subsidiary of Irish Fortune Global 500 company Accenture, a potential five-year, $89.5 million contract to establish a cloud-based common infrastructure for the branch’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, the company announced Wednesday. Under the contract, AFS will manage the existing information technology[...]
12 Va. companies join VEDP’s export trade program
The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) announced Wednesday that 12 companies were accepted into its two-year Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program, which helps companies work on international exporting growth strategies. The VALET program helps Virginia companies to establish domestic operations for exports and encourages using international exporting as a growth strategy.[...]
Arlington software company names president, COO
Arlington-based software company Ostendio Inc. announced Tuesday that it has hired Marc Bandini as president and chief operations officer. With more than 20 years of experience, Bandini was most recently the president of the Americas for cloud provider Medius. In his new role, he will work closely with Ostendio Founder, CEO and Chairman Grant Elliott […]