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Leidos wins $823M task order
The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has awarded Leidos an $823 million task order to provide operations and sustainment for the Department of Defense Network program (DoDNet), the Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor announced Monday. In 2022, DISA, which provides information technology and communications services for national leaders, the military services and others, awarde[...]
Raytheon gets $325M boost to StormBreaker contract
The U.S. Department of Defense has increased the ceiling of an existing U.S. Air Force contract held by Arlington County’s Raytheon, a subsidiary of Fortune 500 defense contractor RTX, by $325 million, the Department of Defense announced Friday. The contract, under which Raytheon is producing StormBreaker Increment II small-diameter glide bombs for fighter jets, has been […]
Herndon’s Akima wins $480M Space Force contract
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Five Rivers Analytics, a subsidiary of Herndon-based government contractor Akima, an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $480 million over 10 years, Akima announced last week. Based in Colorado, Five Rivers Analytics provides classified IT and mission support services and bills itself as “a small business backed by […]
2024 Virginia Women in Leadership Awards: Leading Ladies
For the fourth annual Women in Leadership Awards, Virginia Business hosted a photo shoot at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, where eight of this year’s winners struck poses for Richmond photographer James Lee. Given the surroundings, Lee took inspiration from the museum’s collection and other artwork in staging the photos. The results display a […]
MELODY DICKERSON
In December, Melody Dickerson added a new set of letters after her name: DNP, or Doctor of Nursing Practice. More than one person wondered aloud: “Why on earth did you go back and get your doctorate now?” The reality was Dickerson had contemplated going back to school for years, but the pandemic gave her the […]
MONICA SCHMUDE
A key performance indicator is a metric used to gauge a company’s performance, and, for Monica Schmude, the KPIs that matter most are the mental and physical well-being of her employees. “A company’s greatest asset is the health of its workforce,” she says, a particularly apt belief for the Virginia head of Anthem Blue Cross […]
AMY SEBRING
The Virginia Tech motto — Ut Prosim (from the Latin for “that I may serve”) — was made to order for Amy Sebring, who describes herself as “a servant leader.” In her dual roles as the university’s executive vice president and COO, the Tidewater native and daughter of two civil servants has to keep many […]
MARGARET SHAIA
Margaret Shaia trained as an accountant, but says she had zero interest in being “a bean counter who sits in an office all day. I wanted to know what the numbers were saying.” That curiosity led her to a series of jobs at Virginia manufacturing companies, where she became involved not just in financial […]
JULIE COONS
About 10 years ago, Julie Coons took up quilting, which, in addition to providing the necessary benefits of any hobby, also offered some surprising parallels to her professional life. “Quilting involves seeing patterns and requires problem-solving in putting the pieces together,” she says. “It draws on the same skills I bring to work.” Work for […]
DALAL SALOMON
When Dalal Salomon first went to work in the financial sector in the 1980s, compensation was strictly on a commission basis. That meant no vacation, no sick leave and no paycheck unless she could drum up clients. At her first firm, where she was a novelty as the first and only female financial planner, she […]
MELISSA FRYE
When Melissa Frye found out her third child would be her third daughter, that news reshaped her focus at General Dynamics Information Technology. “It became very crystal clear that I was not only here to empower the current workforce but that I had to lean in, making the future workplace the best destination for my […]
JACQUELINE ROGERS
Jacqueline Rogers’ career arc has included executive stints at marquee companies such as Amazon.com and Lyft, as well as handling marketing, advertising and strategy efforts for brands like Marriott and Hilton. “These experiences were thrilling and highly educational,” she says, “but they also made me realize that I craved a role where I could create […]
