Guidehouse taps Fairfax for global HQ, creating 900 jobs
Guidehouse, a management consulting company with clients around the world, will establish its global headquarters in Fairfax County, producing more than 900 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday. The company will invest $12.7 million in a campus at 1676 International Drive in McLean, where 1,550 people will work at full capacity. Virginia competed with Maryland […]
Booz Allen Hamilton acquires Herndon IT company for $725M
McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. announced Tuesday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Herndon-based Liberty IT Solutions LLC for $725 million. In a statement, Booz Allen President and CEO Horacio Rozanski said, “This acquisition supports our long-term strategy to drive continued growth by investing in innovative [[...]
Caliburn International will separate into two companies
Calling it a “natural progression,” Reston-based professional services company Caliburn International announced Wednesday that it will split into two companies to focus on different capabilities. The federal contractor, which has about 8,500 employees, says it expects to complete the separation by Sept. 30. It also announced shifts in leadership to oversee the new companies, Acuity […]
Booz Allen names global defense group senior VP
McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. announced Tuesday that Matice Wright-Springer has rejoined the firm as a partner and senior vice president of the firm’s global defense group as part of its aerospace account. Wright-Springer most recently served as vice president of government and corporate responsibility with ManTech International. In [...]
Reston firm names chief security officer
Reston-based professional services company Caliburn International LLC announced Thursday it has hired James Mehta as its chief security officer. With more than 27 years of experience as a commissioned officer and special agent, Mehta most recently served as the director of strategic programs and requirements for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. In his […]
Booz Allen names national security biz senior VP
McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. announced Friday it has hired Maisha Glover as a senior vice president and market strategy leader in the firm’s national security business. With more than 25 years of experience, Glover most recently served as a senior client development adviser in the public sector practice […]
Reston professional services firm names risk management VP
Reston-based professional services company Caliburn International LLC announced Tuesday it has promoted Mike Reynolds to vice president of risk management. With more than 35 years of experience, Reynolds joined Caliburn in 2020 as a program manager for risk management, supporting U.S. Department of State task orders in Erbil, Iraq and Somalia. Reynolds is a U.S. […]
Ten Va. companies make 2021 Forbes list of top tax, accounting firms
Ten Virginia-based companies made Forbes’ top tax and accounting firms list for 2021. Of 450 companies across the nation, 250 companies were awarded the America’s Best Tax Firm 2021 title and 200 companies were awarded the America’s Best Accounting Firm 2021 title. Tax and account professionals and their clients were surveyed between August and September. […]
Reston’s Caliburn International names engineering, technology president
Reston-based professional services company Caliburn International LLC announced Thursday it has hired Robert “Bob” Stalick as its president of engineering and technology. Stalick is currently the CEO of Columbia, Maryland-based Owl Cyber Defense, and will also continue in that role. With Caliburn International, he will serve as an executive leadership team member and oversee the […]
EY names five Virginians as mid-Atlantic entrepreneurs of the year
Virginia businesspeople took home five of the 12 Entrepreneur of the Year Mid-Atlantic Awards announced last week by multinational professional services company Ernst & Young LLP. The Virginia winners for the 2020 Entrepreneur of the Year Mid-Atlantic Award were: 3Pillar Global Inc. | David DeWolf, Fairfax HUNGRY Marketplace | Jeff Grass and Shy Pahlevani, Arlington […]
Newport News federal contractor names director, innovative solutions
Newport News-based federal contractor and professional services company ITA International has promoted Lauren Campbell to director of innovative solutions, effective Aug. 20. Joining the company in 2017, Campbell previously served as program manager of small business innovation research (SBIR) where she oversaw SBIR technology. In her new role will report directly to ITA International CEO [&hellip[...]
ASGN Inc. to buy Boston consultancy for up to $72M cash
ASGN Inc., parent company of Glen Allen-based recruiting firm Apex Systems LLC, announced Tuesday it will acquire Boston-based consultancy LeapFrog Systems LLC for up to $72 million in cash. The goal of the transaction is to grow the companies’ commercial consulting business, adding services for financial services, insurance and health care clients. LeapFrog anticipates approximately [&hel[...]