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Xcelerate Solutions acquires Maryland software company
McLean-based national security company Xcelerate Solutions announced Tuesday that it acquired software development company clearAvenue.
Virginia AG candidate Jay Jones under fire for texts
Jay Jones, Jason Miyares, Virginia attorney general race, Virginia politics, election 2025, political controversy, campaign scandal
Election 2025: Earle-Sears vs Spanberger race guarantees history
Abigail Spanberger and Winsome Earle-Sears vie to be Virginia’s first female governor as polls, fundraising and Trump loom large.
Federal job cuts ripple through Northern Virginia
Trump’s federal job cuts are hitting Northern Virginia hard, with layoffs, stalled contracts, rising unemployment and a softening housing market.
Command consolidation could decimate Fort Eustis
Uncertainty swept through Hampton Roads this summer when the U.S. Army announced a significant transformation of its Training and Doctrine Command, aka TRADOC, headquartered at Fort Eustis in Newport News. In May, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George told the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee that the command would be m[...]
RTX subsidiary lands $578.6M Army contract
Raytheon has been awarded a $578.63 million U.S. Army contract to procure Stinger missiles, ancillary equipment and related support.
Area Development ranks Virginia No. 1 for workforce training
The Virginia Talent Accelerator Program has been ranked the top workforce training program in the nation by Area Development magazine.
Cygnus supply ship reaches ISS after engine shutdown delay
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus capsule docks at the ISS after a one-day delay caused by a premature engine shutdown traced to software settings.
Cygnus capsule stalls en route to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A newly launched supply ship has run into engine trouble that is preventing it from reaching the International Space Station. Northrop Grumman’s capsule rocketed into orbit Sunday from Florida aboard SpaceX. But less than two days later, the capsule’s main engine shut down prematurely[...]
American Systems acquires Epsilon, adds 400 employees
Chantilly-based government IT contractor American Systems announced that it has acquired North Carolina-based cybersecurity company Epsilon.
$1.64B CACI defense contract paused after Accenture protest
Following a protest by Accenture Federal Services, the Government Accountability Office has paused a $1.64 billion defense contract awarded to Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor CACI International. On Aug. 11, the Department of Defense — which President Trump recently rebranded as the Department of War by executive[...]
Virginia nursing homes sue state over Youngkin budget veto
Over 180 Virginia nursing homes are suing the state after Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed a budget provision to increase Medicaid payments.
