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Va. on track to achieve universal broadband by 2024
The state government expects to achieve universal broadband access in Virginia by 2024, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday, with more than $2 billion in public and private-sector funding going toward the effort. Northam’s original pledge in 2018 was to provide broadband access to the whole state by 2028, but with federal[...]
Guidehouse acquires McLean tech company
Tysons-based consulting company Guidehouse completed its acquisition of McLean-based Dovel Technologies Inc., the company announced Monday. Financial terms of the transaction, which was announced in September, were not disclosed. “With the Dovel acquisition now complete, we are thrilled to join forces and welcome our new colleagues to Guidehouse as we combine our technology-first business models […][...]
Vienna tech company acquires Colorado software engineering company
Vienna-based cybersecurity and IT company Criterion Systems Inc. acquired Colorado-based government contractor SAGE Black Consulting and Contracting LLC, the company announced Sept. 28. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. SAGE Black provides software engineering services to the geospatial intelligence, space and cyber industries, with an artificial intelligence/machine learning ability. SAGE Black operates as [&hell[...]
Arlington contractor acquires Colorado tech company
Arlington-based aerospace and defense contractor Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions (CAES) acquired radio frequency (RF) and high-performance computing solutions provider Colorado Engineering Inc. (CEI), the company announced last Friday. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. “With a shared customer-first culture and passion for solving the most challenging electronic breakthroughs needed in our industry, I [&hell[...]
Spacelink to add 41 jobs with Fairfax expansion
McLean-based satellite telecommunications company SpaceLink Corp. will create 41 jobs by expanding in Fairfax County, allowing it to develop a satellite communications system that will provide data relay services, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. “SpaceLink’s expansion in Fairfax County will strengthen the commonwealth’s position as a leader in the aerospace industry,” Northam said in a […][...]
Reston domain registry appoints chief tech officer
Rick Wilhelm assumed the role of chief technology officer for the Reston-based nonprofit Public Interest Registry on Monday. Founded in 2002 by the Internet Society, a Reston-based nonprofit internet advocacy organization, PIR operates the .org top-level internet domain, which is responsible for more than 10.5 million domain nam[...]
Fairfax software company wins $207M VA contract
Fairfax-based tech contractor Salient CRGT Inc. won a $207 million contract from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to design and operate its enterprise network security and network transportation services. Under the five-year, single-award task order, named Network Engineering, Design, Implementation and Infrastructure Support (NEDIIS), Salient CRGT will implement, maintain and improve the VA’s network […][...]
Caliburn International rebrands technology services units
Reston-based federal contractor Caliburn International Corp. has split the company and rebranded its technology services sectors as Acuity International, the company announced Monday. In April, Caliburn had announced that it would split into two companies: Acuity International and Valiance Humanitarian LLC, the latter of which took Caliburn’s migrant detention-related contracts. At the time, Caliburn expected […][...]
Heads in the cloud
Compare economic development wish lists across Virginia, and you’ll find one item in common. It‘s not a specific manufacturer, a large health care system, or even a lucrative brewery. It’s a data center — or two, or three. These massive warehouse-like structures, full of computers, servers, and other digital [...]
DXC moves HQ to Ashburn, shifts to ‘virtual first’
Fortune 500 IT services company DXC Technology is leaving Tysons for a smaller headquarters in Ashburn in November, the company announced this week. DXC’s new 10,000-square-foot building is located at One Loudoun in Ashburn. The new corporate headquarters will reflect the shift to a virtual-first mentality. Employees can w[...]
Facebook bringing broadband to Grayson County
Facebook, Appalachian Power and Gigabeam Networks are partnering to bring faster internet to Grayson County residents, the social media giant announced Thursday. The trio of companies will bring fiber-to-the-home and wireless internet to about 6,000 households in Grayson, a Southwest Virginia county with a population of about 15[...]
Herndon’s BlackSky appoints chief revenue officer
Herndon- and Seattle-based geospatial intelligence and global monitoring company BlackSky Technology Inc. announced that J.R. Riordan assumed the role of chief revenue officer on Monday. “With a professional background in both defense and geospatial intelligence, J.R. will be an outstanding addition to BlackSky’s expande[...]
