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Jennifer Aument (left) and Pierce Coffee
Jan 20, 2021

Transurban names new Va. exec

Jennifer Aument, president of Transurban’s Falls Church-based North American operations, will leave to become chief executive of AECOM’s global transportation business. Aument will be succeeded by Pierce Coffee, who currently serves as Transurban’s vice president of customer experience and operations, according to an announcement Monday from the Australian company that operates t[...]

(From top left) Elisa Bertino, Tracy Gregorio, David Ihrie and Jim Mollenkopf; (From bottom left) Melur “Ram” Ramasubramanian, Zachary Tudor, Sennur Ulukus and Dan Woolley. Photo courtesy Virginia Tech
Jan 15, 2021

Commonwealth Cyber Initiative unveils Technical Advisory Board

The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) announced its inaugural Technical Advisory Board.  Established in the 2018-2020 state budget, CCI is a state initiative aimed at developing public and private partnerships around developing an ecosystem in Virginia for cybersecurity, autonomous systems and data systems research and development. With a mission of research, innovation and workforce developmen[...]

Jan 14, 2021

Two Va. contractors win spots on $150M Navy BPA

Arlington-based Leonardo DRS’ Laurel Technologies business and Data Link Solutions, a joint venture between Falls Church-based BAE Systems Inc. and Charlotte, North Carolina-based Collins Aerospace, earned spots on a $150 million Navy blanket purchase agreement. The companies will each manufacture up to 150 electronic equipment cabinets for the Navy and provide logistics, test and program [&[...]

Jan 13, 2021

CareerGig buys Charlottesville SaaS company

Arlington-based CareerGig announced Wednesday it has acquired Charlottesville-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform Moonlighting. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.  CareerGig is also an SaaS platform that matches freelance and contract workers with employers and offers an insurance marketplace for health, life and disability insurance. Users also have access to educatio[...]

Jan 13, 2021

Accenture Federal Services wins $50M U.S. Patent, Trademark Office contract

Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services (AFS) announced Wednesday it has been awarded a $50 million U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) contract to work on the agency’s financial management systems for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). Under the five-year contract, AFS will provide program management, operations and maintenance services to modernize USPTO’s Info[...]

Jan 6, 2021

Amazon makes $340M commitment to Arlington affordable housing

Amazon.com Inc. announced Wednesday that it is committing nearly $340 million to affordable housing efforts in Arlington, where the e-commerce giant is establishing its $2.5 billion East Coast HQ2 headquarters. This is part of the company’s $2 billion commitment to affordable housing, the Housing Equity Fund, which was announced Wednesday. The remaining funding will go […]

Sean Daily. Photo courtesy CAES
Jan 6, 2021

Arlington contractor names chief financial officer

Arlington-based aerospace and defense contractor Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions (CAES) announced Monday it has hired Sean Daily as its chief financial officer and a member of its board of directors. Daily most recently served as vice president of finance and business operations for Denver-based Lockheed Martin Space, where he oversaw 730 employees and was responsible […]

Commonwealth Tower rendering with Microsoft logo. Photo from Toni Townes-Whitley on LinkedIn. Rendering by Tishman Speyer
Jan 5, 2021

Microsoft leases space in Arlington’s Commonwealth Tower

Microsoft Corp. will open a sales headquarters in Arlington, expanding its presence in Northern Virginia, the tech giant’s president of U.S. regulated industries, Toni Townes-Whitley, announced Tuesday. Microsoft — which announced in May 2020 that it would invest $64 million to expand in Reston Town Center in western Fairfax County, creating 1,500 jobs — will […]

Jan 5, 2021

National Landing to see $4B in transportation investment during next decade

A report released by the National Landing Business Improvement District (BID) on Tuesday details $4 billion worth of area transportation projects that will be underway during the next decade. The National Landing area includes Arlington‘s Crystal City (where e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. is establishing its $2.5 billion East Coast HQ2 headquarters), Pentagon City and Potomac […]

Jan 4, 2021

Politico to acquire E&E News

Arlington-based political and policy-focused news organization Politico announced last week it will acquire energy and environment news organization E&E News. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, but the purchase will add energy and environmental coverage, according to a company statement. The E&E Brand will remain intact. “We are doubling down on our policy coverage […]

Jan 4, 2021

Qatar Investment Authority invests $125M in Arlington company

Arlington-based energy storage provider Fluence announced last week that the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) will invest $125 million in the company. Fluence is a joint venture of Arlington-based energy company AES Corp. and industrial manufacturing giant Siemens. The company will use the investment to develop digital products and deploy existing products to additional global markets. […]

Dec 28, 2020

Arlington-based Magellan Federal gets $111M for DOD personnel assistance services

Arlington-based Magellan Federal, a subsidiary of Phoenix-based Magellan Health Inc., has secured a potential five-year, $111 million contract from Washington Headquarters Services to help Department of Defense employees maintain work-life balance. According to the DOD, Magellan will help the Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service manage an employee assistance program under the indefinite-del[...]

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