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Herndon-based ePlus acquires Texas company
Herndon-based technology solutions provider ePlus Inc. has acquired Future Com Ltd., a Texas-based tech company, ePlus announced Monday. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The deal closed on July 16. Future Com offers hardware, software, support and consulting services. “As we actively work to grow our secu[...]
Deltek to acquire Wis. software company
Herndon-based software company Deltek Inc. announced Thursday it had entered into an agreement to acquire Wisconsin-based TIP Technologies Inc. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of 2022. “For nearly forty years, Deltek has had a relentless focus on government contracting and powering our […]
ASGN acquires Mass. IT company for $350M
Henrico County-based IT and professional services provider ASGN Inc. announced last week that it has finalized its previously announced $350 million cash acquisition of GlideFast Consulting LLC. Founded in 2015, Waltham, Massachusetts-based GlideFast provides tailored solutions for the ServiceNow cloud computing platform, which helps companies manage digital workflows for enterprise operations. GlideFast has more than […][...]
ICF acquires SemanticBits for $220M
Fairfax-based management consulting firm ICF International Inc. announced Thursday it had completed its $220 million acquisition of health tech contractor SemanticBits. In June, ICF announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Herndon-based company, and that its existing credit facility would fund the $220[...]
CTSI purchases NYC’s largest fire alarm company
Chantilly-based technology company Corbett Technology Solutions Inc. (CTSI) has acquired New York-based fire alarm company Firecom, CTSI announced Tuesday. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. CTSI is a portfolio company of Chicago-based private equity firm Wind Point Partners. The Firecom deal is CTSI’s 10th[...]
Carsales.com to fully acquire Trader Interactive
Australian online auto sales forum Carsales.com Ltd. plans to acquire the remaining 51% of Norfolk-based Trader Interactive from Eurozeo and Goldman Sachs Asset Management for $839.14 million, the companies announced this week. Carsales.com bought 49% of Trader Interactive in August 2021 for $624 million and will now own the com[...]
McLean-based ID.me lays off 54 workers
McLean-based tech company ID.me Inc. has laid off 54 employees, months after the Internal Revenue Service — among other government agencies — said it would drop its plan to require taxpayers to submit to facial recognition via ID.me’s software. Fifty-four employees lost their jobs, according to the Worker Adjustment an[...]
Amazon HQ2’s Ardine Williams retires — again
Ardine Williams, vice president of HQ2 workforce development for Amazon.com Inc., has retired — again — Amazon confirmed this week. Williams, who had been one of Amazon’s most high-profile Virginia executives, was leading the effort to hire 25,000 workers by 2030 for Amazon’s multibillion-dollar HQ2 East Coast [...]
Boeing partners with Va. Tech on veterans’ center
When Virginia Tech’s $1 billion Innovation Campus opens in Alexandria in 2024, it will include a hub to connect veterans and their families with career resources and employment opportunities. It will also carry the name of one of the commonwealth’s largest defense contractors, The Boeing Co. The Boeing Center for Vet[...]
McLean-based Appian opens office in Seville, Spain
Appian Corp. opened its first Technology Innovation Center in Seville, Spain, the McLean-based cloud computing firm announced last week. “Seville provides the ideal environment for Appian to establish its technology hub, grow our team and serve our regional customers and partners,” Víctor Ayllón, Appian’s vice pr[...]
Raytheon moving global HQ to Arlington
Raytheon Technologies Corp. announced Tuesday that it will relocate its global headquarters from Massachusetts to Arlington in the third quarter of this year, a move that will see four of the top five U.S.-based aerospace and defense contractors headquartered in Virginia. Raytheon is the second-largest defense company in the wor[...]
General Dynamics Missions Systems, Iridium land $324M space contract
Fairfax-based General Dynamics Missions Systems and McLean-based Iridium Communications Inc. have received a $324 million contract to build and provide network operations and support for the National Defense Space Architecture. The award, from the Space Development Agency, includes a $162.9 million base and $161.5 million in options. Under the contract, General Dynamics Missions Systems and […][...]
