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Former CIA data science chief hired as CEO of Exovera
Reston-based defense and government contractor SOS International LLC (SOSi) announced Wednesday it has hired Barbara Stevens, the former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief of data science, as CEO of its software subsidiary Exovera. “Dr. Stevens has more than three decades of experience building and leading complex data science programs for the U.S. intelligence community,” SOSi […]
Rolls-Royce to pay $135K to resolve hiring discrimination dispute
Reston-based Rolls-Royce North America Holdings Inc. has agreed to pay $135,000 in back wages and interest to 26 female applicants who were not selected for machine operator positions at its Prince George County aircraft component manufacturing facility. The payments were the result of an agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract […]
Could telework be the new normal for federal workers?
Telework could be here to stay, according to findings from a survey of top federal government executives released Tuesday by Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC). A majority of the 300 respondents surveyed by Market Connections said they expect the technology changes put in place at their federal agencies in response […]
$8.79M in CARES Act funding going to affordable housing
Following Gov. Ralph Northam‘s announcement on Aug. 7 that the eviction moratorium would be extended through Sept. 7, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine on Monday announced that $8.79 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding will go to affordable housing in Virginia. “As housing insecurity continues to […]
Fairfax company lands $54M cybersecurity contract
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has awarded Fairfax-based business and technology consulting company Customer Value Partners Inc. (CVP) a four-year, $54 million contract to provide department-level cybersecurity services. The award has been distributed through the DOI’s Information Management and Assurance Program Support contract. CVP will provide risk management, continuous monit[...]
Chesterfield pharma company enters $600M federal plea deal
Less than one month after former Indivior PLC CEO Shaun Thaxter pleaded guilty in federal court in Abingdon to a misdemeanor criminal charge related to the marketing of the Chesterfield County-based company’s opioid addiction treatment drug Suboxone, the company announced Friday it has entered a $600 million plea deal with the U.S. Justice Department, the […]
