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Arlington County reported investment in about 268,000 square feet of office space in 2025. Photo courtesy Adobe Stock
Mar 1, 2026

Northern Virginia focuses on strengths amid federal cuts

Northern Virginia's economy adapts to federal job cuts in 2025 by expanding defense tech, aerospace, AI, and data centers across Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William.

Douglas Coleman, SPA's chief legal officer. Photo courtesy Systems Planning & Analysis
Feb 18, 2026

Alexandria-based SPA names chief legal officer

Systems Planning & Analysis, an Alexandria-based national security data company, announced Doug Coleman will be its chief legal officer.

Systems Planning & Analysis is growing at its Alexandria headquarters and a new office in Fairfax County. Photo courtesy Systems Planning & Analysis
Feb 1, 2026

Defense contractor bucks retrenchment trend

While the effects of the Trump administration’s cuts in the federal workforce and contracts reverberate throughout Northern Virginia and beyond, Alexandria-based Systems Planning & Analysis grabbed headlines in September 2025 when it announced it would spend $46.9 million and add 1,200 jobs across the city and in Fairfax County. SPA President Terry Benedict uses the […]

Systems Planning & Analysis will expand its Alexandria headquarters, the government contractor announced Sept. 11, 2025. Photo courtesy SPA
Nov 3, 2025

Systems Planning & Analysis acquires Vienna analytics firm

Systems Planning & Analysis (SPA) announced that it has acquired Vienna-based data science and defense analytics and defense firm Group W.F

Systems Planning & Analysis will expand its Alexandria headquarters, the government contractor announced Sept. 11, 2025. Photo courtesy SPA
Sep 11, 2025

Government contractor to add 1,200 jobs in Alexandria and Fairfax

Systems Planning & Analysis (SPA) announced Thursday it plans to expand its headquarters, increase its presence in Fairfax County and create more than 1,200 jobs.

Sep 22, 2023

Two NoVa companies receive $1.5B DOD tech contract

Two Northern Virginia-based federal contractors have received a five-year contract valued up to $1.5 billion to provide analytic and technical support services to the Department of Defense’s administrative and management organization. Falls Church-based Analytic Services, known as ANSER, and Alexandria-based Systems Planning & Analysis, known as SPA, will provide acquisition and sustain[...]

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