Booz Allen Hamilton lands $113M SEC cyber defense contract
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded McLean-based Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. a $113 million, 10-year contract for cyber defense operations support, the company announced Thursday. The contract was awarded on Dec. 12, 2019, but announced Thursday. “Our team will provide the SEC with leading-edge, threat-centric, proactive cyber defense with the ability to detect and […]
McLean defense contractor wins $248M Navy contract
McLean-based defense contractor Alion Science and Technology Corp. was awarded a $248 million Navy contract, the company announced Thursday. The contract is for the Navy Continuous Training Environment (NCTE) for architecture development. Alion will provide research, development and engineering to develop architecture for advanced warrior training at Fleet Warfighting and Training Commands. R[...]
MorganFranklin Consulting names managing director of IAM service
McLean-based finance and technology advisory firm MorganFranklin Consulting LLC named Jason Berland as the managing director of its identity and access management (IAM) service offering, the company announced Monday. Identity and access management services ensure that the proper people in a business have the appropriate access to its technology resources. In his new role, Berland […]
MITRE names VP of joint and cross-cutting capabilities
The Mitre Corp. has promoted Eliahu H. Niewood to vice president of joint and cross-cutting capabilities, the McLean-based nonprofit research and development organization announced Tuesday. Niewood has been with MITRE since 2017 and has focused on developing command and control technology for the Department of Defense. He has served as technical director for DoD and […]
Artificial intelligence firm opens U.S. headquarters in McLean
Belgium-based artificial intelligence platform developer and educator Omina Technologies has opened its new U.S. headquarters in McLean. Financial terms of the headquarters have not been released. Founded in 2016, Omina currently has an office in Miami. North America CEO Brian Alexander said in a statement that the company decided to locate its North America headquarters […]
Booz Allen Hamilton promotes Judi Dotson to executive VP
McLean-based management consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton is promoting Judi Dotson to executive vice president effective April 1, the company announced Jan. 17. Dotson has been with Booz Allen Hamilton for 31 years and currently leads the firm’s Joint Combatant Command account, which works for U.S. Department of Defense clients such as the Defense Advanced […]
Breakout Capital promotes McLean Wilson to CEO and president
McLean-based financial services company Breakout Capital LLC has promoted McLean Wilson from chief credit officer to chief executive officer and president, the company announced Jan. 14. Wilson joined Breakout — which provides capital loans and underwriting to small businesses —in 2016 as the company’s first lender. In his new role, he will continue to oversee […]
McLean software company acquires Richmond firm
McLean-based software company KLDiscovery Inc. has completed its 12th acquisition in seven years, buying Richmond-based legal services company Superior Document Services (SDS), KLDiscovery announced Thursday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. SDS was founded in 1998 by Kriss Wilson and Renee Covington. The company provides litigation copying, scanning and database hosting to legal [&[...]