Fairfax tech company names growth VP
Fairfax-based tech company Pyramid Systems announced Wednesday it has hired Art Boghozian as its vice president of growth. Boghozian most recently served as the director of business development for strategic accounts for Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Science Applications International Corp.’s (SAIC) National Security Group. In his new role, he will focus on the company’s [&hellip[...]
Constellis CEO resigns, replaced by lead director
Herndon-based federal contractor Constellis announced Tuesday that CEO Tim Reardon has resigned to “pursue other interests,” and the company’s lead director, Terry Ryan, will replace him, effective immediately. “It has truly been an honor to lead such a great company with so many exceptional people, and I am excited about Constellis’ future with Terry at […]
Mass.-based software company acquires Reston care management platform
Burlington, Massachusetts-based HealthEdge Software Inc. announced in late December that it has acquired Reston-based Altruista Health Inc. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 2007, Altruista provides its cloud-based enterprise care management platform, GuidingCare, to approximately health care clients representing more than 16 million members. The platform streamline[...]
Leidos completes $215M acquisition of 1901 Group
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos Holdings Inc. announced Thursday it has completed its $215 million cash acquisition of Reston-based information technology services company 1901 Group. The transaction was first announced on Dec. 10, 2020. “The addition of 1901 Group allows us to work together and leverage their impressive capabilities across the enterprise,” Leidos Chairma[...]
Ellucian names chief people officer
Reston-based higher education software company Ellucian announced Wednesday it has named Greg Giangrande as its chief people officer. Giangrande most recently served as a senior adviser at McKinsey & Co., where he worked with clients on enterprise transformation, employee experience, human resources, organizational health and culture, leadership development, diversity and inclusion and commu[...]
Virginia Tech receives $10M gift for AI center, other programs
With a $10 million gift from Mehul Sanghani, CEO of Reston-based Octo Consulting Group, and his wife, Hema, Virginia Tech has renamed its Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics in the couple’s honor. The Sanghani Center will move its headquarters to Virginia Tech’s $1 billion Innovation Campus, which will be under construction starting this […]
Preferred Systems Solutions names new CEO
Reston-based federal contractor Preferred Systems Solutions has promoted Babs Doherty to be its president and CEO. Doherty led Eagle Ray Technologies Group for 18 years as its president and CEO before joining PSS in March 2020 through its acquisition of Eagle Ray, an information technology management company that she established. Formerly a senior vice president […]
Reston-based Comscore secures investments for stock deal
Reston-based media-measurement and analytics company Comscore Inc. announced Thursday that Connecticut-based Charter Communications Inc., Colorado-based Qurate Retail Inc. and an affiliate of New York-based Cerberus Capital Management LP are each making a cash investment in exchange for shares of convertible preferred stock. Proceeds from the investment will be used by Comscore to retire existing [...]
Maximus announces next CFO
Reston-based government services company Maximus announced Thursday the planned retirement of Chief Financial Officer Richard J. Nadeau, effective Nov. 30, 2021. David Mutryn, senior vice president of finance, will succeed Nadeau on Dec. 1, 2021. Nadeau, who joined the company in 2014, will continue to serve as CFO through the transition. “It has been a […]
Leidos subsidiary submits lunar lander proposal to NASA
Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos Holdings Inc., announced Wednesday it has submitted its proposal for the Human Landing System (HLS) that is planned to take the first woman and next man to the man’s surface for NASA’s Artemis Program by 2024. In late April, Dynetics was one of […]
Reston firm sells off federal projects division
Reston-based civil engineering and surveying firm Wiles Mensch Corp. announced Tuesday that it has sold off its federal projects division, which now operates as an independent company, Sorba Engineering. Sorba Engineering, a Reston-based woman-owned small business, employs 12 engineers and technical specialists and has 40 active projects in the Washington, D.C. area. Meredith McComas will [&hellip[...]
Reston-based contractor Amyx taps two new VPs
Reston-based federal contractor Amyx Inc. announced last week it has hired Christopher Ziniti as vice president of defense and promoted Roman Dzialo to vice president of strategic programs. U.S. Army Veteran Ziniti has more than 15 years of experience in the federal market specializing in logistics, information technology, security and intelligence. In his new role, […]