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DXC Technology promotes HR executive
Fortune 500 global IT company DXC Technology announced Thursday that it has promoted Jennifer Ragone to chief people officer. In the role, Ragone will lead the Ashburn-based company’s global hiring strategy. She was most recently vice president of business HR at DXC, which she joined in 2017 as vice president of human capital [...]
Amazon eyes Caroline, Spotsylvania for 11-building data center campus
Amazon is seeking federal and state permits to build an 11-building data center campus in Caroline and Spotsylvania counties. The e-commerce giant’s Amazon Data Services subsidiary sent a joint permit application last week to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Amazon plans to build the campus directly southeast of the Inter[...]
Loudoun County advances changes to data center regulations
Loudoun County has 117 data centers in the pipeline, but its Board of Supervisors is considering substantial changes to how the county regulates the booming industry due to growing concerns from residents. A board vote this week moved the issue forward, with a second vote expected in March to deal with expectations for pending d[...]
ASGN to acquire Chicago employment tech firm for $340M
Fortune 1000 IT and professional staffing services firm ASGN has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Chicago-based employment tech consultancy TopBloc for $340 million, the Henrico County-based company announced Tuesday. The transaction in cash and equity is expected to close in the first quarter of the year, subject to clo[...]
Micron to invest $2.17B in Manassas expansion
Semiconductor company Micron Technology will invest up to $2.17 billion to expand its Manassas manufacturing facility, creating an expected 340 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday. Micron will modernize the plant at 9600 Godwin Drive to produce dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips for automotive, aerospace, defense a[...]
Developer plans $3B data center in Appomattox County
A Connecticut developer plans to build a $3 billion data center on a 452-acre site in Appomattox County. AVAIO Digital Partners announced Tuesday it had signed an agreement with the Appomattox County Economic Development Authority to purchase the industrial site. “This project in Appomattox County exemplifies our strategy of e[...]
As bitcoin breaches $100K, MicroStrategy holdings, Saylor’s wealth surge
MicroStrategy, the Tysons-based tech company chaired by bitcoin whale Michael Saylor, has pursued bitcoin as an investment strategy since 2020. Now, it appears to have paid off as bitcoin breached the $100,000 threshold. Bitcoin rose above $100,000 per coin Wednesday night, after previously breaching $99,000 on Nov. 21. At 11:45[...]
FAA certification clears way for DroneUp to scale up
Virginia Beach-based drone delivery company DroneUp has received a Federal Aviation Administration certificate that will allow it to grow its delivery operations. On Tuesday, the company announcedi t received an FAA Part 119 air carrier certificate under Part 135. The certificate allows DroneUp to carry third-party property as a[...]
Legal Elite 2024: Cybersecurity/Data Privacy/Technology Law
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Unanet acquires D.C. AI firm
Dulles-based software company Unanet has acquired Washington, D.C.-based GovPro AI, Unanet announced Friday. Unanet did not disclose financial details of the transaction, which it completed in November. Unanet provides project-based enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management software solutions for governme[...]
Glen Allen’s Snagajob is acquired by Boston’s JobGet
JobGet, a Boston-based hourly jobs listings platform, last week announced that it has acquired rival Snagajob in Glen Allen. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, according to Tony Liu, cofounder and CEO of JobGet. Snagajob will operate as a standalone entity within JobGet, creating the United States’ lar[...]
MicroStrategy holdings surge in value as bitcoin breaches $87,000
Bitcoin whale Michael Saylor, the executive chairman of Tysons-based tech company MicroStrategy, has reason to gloat today. Under Saylor’s laser-eyed guidance, MicroStrategy has pursued bitcoin as an investment strategy since 2020. The company announced its first bitcoin purchase in August 2020, making it one of the first pu[...]
