Leesburg firm lays off 155 after Navy cancels $170M contract
Leesburg-based data company Pantheon Data this week laid off 155 workers — including 33 Virginia employees — after the U.S. Navy canceled its $170 million service contract with the company on May 12.
Paragon Systems fined $52M for alleged fraud
Herndon-based federal contractor Paragon Systems agreed Tuesday to pay $52 million to resolve allegations by the U.S. Department of Justice that Paragon used its own subsidiaries to fraudulently win small business set-aside contracts, violating the federal False Claims and Anti-Kickback acts. The company is one of the federal government’s largest providers of security, fire and […]