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Arlington engineering firm merges with Ala.-based tech company
Arlington-based Millennium Engineering and Integration (MEI) announced last week it has merged with Huntsville, Alabama-based QuantiTech. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but the combined company will have more than 2,000 employees across more than 20 U.S. locations. MEI provides systems engineering and integration services for space, defense, cyber, intelligence and aviation[...]
Herndon contractor employee receives Intelligence and National Security Alliance award
Herndon-based satellite company HawkEye 360 Inc. announced Wednesday that Darek Kawamoto, its principal engineer for algorithms, has been honored with the Edwin H. Land Industry Award by the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA). Of the six honorees receiving INSA Achievement Awards this year, Kawamoto is the only Virginia contractor employee being honored. The Edwin […]
Virginia Tech Innovation Campus director named to National Academy of Engineering
Virginia Tech announced Monday that Lance R. Collins, vice president and executive director of the university’s Innovation Campus, was elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2021. The former Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering at Cornell University was named as head of Tech’s Innovation Campus in February 2020. He had led Cornell’s college of […]
Virginia Tech professor named as engineering fellow
Virginia Tech announced Monday that biomedical engineering and mechanics professor Raffaella De Vita has been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows. The institute’s membership includes more than 2,000 fellows who are recognized leaders in the medical and biological fields. De Vita has been with Virginia Tech since […]
Leidos CEO elected to engineering academy
Reston-based Leidos Holdings Inc. announced Friday that Roger A. Krone, its chairman and CEO, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions in the field of engineering. Krone was elected to the academy for his technical leadership in industry engineering and advances in aerospace and information technology programs. […]
SAIC wins $830M Army contract
The U.S. Army awarded Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) an $830 million contract to provide engineering services for the branch’s Combat Capabilities Development Command, Aviation & Missile Center (DEVCOM AvMC), the company announced Tuesday. Under the potential five-and-a-half-year contract, SAIC will provide hardware in-the-loop[...]
CACI wins $96M Army task order
The U.S. Army awarded Arlington-based federal technology contractor CACI International Inc. a $96 million task order to provide engineering and logistics services for the U.S. Army’s Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4) Program, the company announced Tuesday. Under the task order, CACI will help the Army to integrate, test, train, deploy and sustain electronic […]
Md. tech company acquires Fairfax analytics firm
Maryland-based tech company Smartronix LLC announced Monday it has acquired Fairfax-based analytics company Datastrong. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Smartronix LLC provides cloud, C5ISR, advanced engineering and IT services, while Datastrong specializes in data architecture, design and business analytics for government and commercial clients. “Our acquisition of Datastr[...]
Woodbridge IT firm names VP, cloud center of excellence
Woodbridge-based information technology company Sev1Tech LLC announced Thursday it has hired Matt Jordan as vice president, cloud center of excellence. With a decade of experience in cloud-based services, Jordan most recently served as vice president of corporate strategy and development at JHC Technology. In his new role, he will focus on company growth and strategic […]
Reston civil engineering firm to buy Herndon company
Reston-based civil engineering company Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. announced Friday it will acquire Herndon-based engineering firm KTA Group Inc. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 1989, KTA provides engineering, mechanical, electrical and plumbing services, which will broaden Bowman’s civil engineering offerings, according to a company statement. “The addit[...]
VCU and VCU Health receive $24M gift
The C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Foundation has donated $24 million to Virginia Commonwealth University and VCU Health, the university announced Friday. The gift was made in honor of the late C. Kenneth “Ken” and Dianne Wright, who died in 2019 and 2013, respectively. They were longtime supporters of VCU and VCU Health, with philanthropic […]
Williamsburg engineering company acquired by Kansas firm
Williamsburg-based TAM Consultants Inc. has been acquired by Kansas engineering firm Terracon Consultants Inc. Founded in 2002, TAM is a 15-person professional services firm that provides building consulting and facilities engineering services for public- and private-sector clients throughout the mid-Atlantic region. TAM has offices in Richmond, Williamsburg and Newport News. TAM’s employees[...]
