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SAIC wins $830M Army contract
The U.S. Army awarded Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) an $830 million contract to provide engineering services for the branch’s Combat Capabilities Development Command, Aviation & Missile Center (DEVCOM AvMC), the company announced Tuesday. Under the potential five-and-a-half-year contract, SAIC will provide hardware in-the-loop[...]
Leidos lands $2B contract to provide military counseling
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos Holdings Inc. announced Tuesday it has received a $2 billion contract to provide nonmedical counseling to military service members and their families through the Department of Defense‘s Military and Family Life Counseling (MFLC) program. Under the contract, Leidos will provide face-to-face nonmedical counseling, consultation and outreach [...]
Reston tech company names chief growth officer
Reston-based tech company TekSynap announced last week it has hired Pete Brady as chief growth officer. With more than 35 years of experience in military operations, growth, business development and technology, he was most recently the chief growth officer with BlueWater Federal, which was acquired by Tetra Tech. Brady served in the U.S. Army as […]
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. […]
NYC investment firm acquires controlling interest in Reston tech startup
New York City-based Tracker Capital Management LLC announced Monday that one of its affiliates has acquired a controlling interest in Reston-based tech startup Presage Security. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Presage works to apply machine learning and advanced mathematical processing to video imagery analysis for health care, security and authenticity verification. “Trac[...]
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 [...]
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 […]
