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HUD awards Fairfax firm $42M contract
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded Fairfax-based tech contractor Pyramid Systems a two-year, $42 million contract to migrate loan processing system applications to cloud computing infrastructure designed for government use, the company announced Wednesday. Pyramid Systems will use Salesforce to restructure existing software code for the Federal Housing Administration’s [...]
Tysons software company converts $425M cash holdings to bitcoin
The CEO of Tysons-based business software company MicroStrategy Inc., Michael Saylor announced Tuesday that the company has now purchased $425 million worth of bitcoin. In August, the company had announced that it had converted $250 million from its cash holdings into more than 21,000 bitcoins, making it one of the first public companies to use […]
DXC Technology taps CEO for spinoff health and human services business
Tysons-based Fortune 500 company DXC Technology announced Wednesday it has promoted Chief Financial Officer Paul Saleh to the new position of CEO of the company’s U.S. State and Local Health and Human Services business, which will be effective upon closing of the sale of the business unit to private equity firm Veritas Capital. DXC Technology […]
Va. ID management, tech company names president, CEO
French ID management and tech company IDEMIA, which has U.S. headquarters in Reston, announced Tuesday it has named Andrew Boyd as president and CEO of IDEMIA National Security Solutions (NSS), located in Alexandria. Boyd was most recently the senior vice president of defense and intelligence at Reston-based Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC). In his new […]
Tysons contactless delivery tech company buys Ind.-based firm
Tysons-based startup HomeValet, which develops technology for contactless deliveries, announced Wednesday it has acquired Evansville, Indiana-based Evolve Engineering LLC, which focuses on appliance engineering. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “Envolve Engineering’s team has had a hand in developing home appliance products for some of the largest refrigeration brands in the in[...]
Arlington contractor wins $450M DHS purchase agreement
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded Arlington-based federal technology contractor CACI International Inc. a one-time, $450 million blanket purchase agreement to provide desktop support services to the agency’s headquarters, the company announced Tuesday. Under the contract, CACI will provide enterprise technology to sustain and administer IT systems, which, according to the company[...]
Academy launched to help 20 NoVa tech firms pivot for COVID-19
McLean-based Amplifier Advisors and a group of university, government, corporate and community partners on Tuesday announced the launch of the Tandem Product Academy, which will assist a cohort of 20 Northern Virginia tech companies to pivot their business models to respond to the COVID-19 economy. The four-month program, set to start on Oct. 21, is […]
Chantilly contractor names VP quality assurance, continuous improvement
Chantilly-based engineering and tech contractor American Systems Corp. announced Monday it has promoted Sheri Murphy to the newly created position of vice president of quality assurance and continuous improvement. Murphy joined the company in 1996 and was most recently the director of IT governance, risk and compliance. In her new role, she will advise company […]
Arlington contractor wins award for National Guard, Reserve support
Arlington-based federal technology contractor CACI International Inc. received the 2020 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award for the company’s support of National Guard and Reserve employees. “We are very honored to receive the Employer Support Freedom Award from the Department of Defense,” CACI President and CEO John Mengucci said in a Sept. 10 statement. […]
Center for Innovative Technology names president, CEO
The Herndon-based Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) announced Friday it has promoted former state Secretary of Commerce and Trade Robert J. “Bob” Stolle as its new president and CEO, replacing Ed Albrigo. A not-for-profit corporation created in 1985 by the Virginia General Assembly, CIT functions as the state government’s economic development organization for the technology [...]
Arlington cybersecurity firm buys Tysons software company
Arlington-based cybersecurity company ThreatConnect Inc. announced Thursday it has acquired Tysons-based software company Nehemiah Security, which quantifies cybersecurity risks for customers. ThreatConnect did not disclose a transaction price, but through its purchaser entity, NS Holdings LLC, it “acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed selected liabilities of Nehemiah,” accord[...]
Reston tech company names executive VP, CRO
Reston-based tech company Internap Holding LLC (INAP) announced Wednesday it has hired Joe Corvaia as executive vice president and chief revenue officer. With more than 24 years of experience, Corvaia most recently worked for Oracle Corp. as the group vice president for its cloud independent software vendor (ISV) ecosystem. In his new role at INAP, […]
