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Mar 3, 2021

KeyBank parent company to buy McLean data firm

Cleveland, Ohio-based financial services company KeyCorp announced Tuesday it will acquire McLean-based AQN Strategies LLC, a data and analytics firm focused on financial services established by Ben Sabloff and Nigel Morris, co-founder of Capital One and fintech venture capital firm QED Investors. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Sabloff will serve as KeyCorp’s […][...]

Mar 3, 2021

Herndon tech company buys Vienna-based IT defense biz from AT&T

Herndon-based systems integrator Tyto Athene announced Wednesday it will acquire AT&T’s Vienna-based Department of Defense-focused IT professional services business, also known as Government Solutions Inc. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Making up a small slice of AT&T’s federal business, the division acquired by Tyto provides IT professional services to DOD customers. The […][...]

Mar 2, 2021

Vienna systems integrator acquires Herndon software company

Vienna-based systems integrator Criterion Systems announced Tuesday it has acquired Herndon-based software company Realm Consulting.  Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.  Under the acquisition, Realm will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Criterion. Founded in 2005, Criterion provides cybersecurity, cloud/data center management, IT infrastructure operations and systems engineering services to the federal [&hel[...]

Mar 2, 2021

Alion wins $89M Air Force task order

The U.S. Air Force awarded McLean-based defense contractor Alion Science and Technology Corp. an $89 million task order to provide engineering, research and development and test and evaluation services, the company announced Friday. Under the task order, Alion will focus on software and data integration, coordination, knowledge management and information sharing of systems and subsystems […][...]

Mar 2, 2021

Kansas engineering firm acquires Va. Beach geotech company

On Tuesday, Kansas-based consulting engineering firm Terracon Consultants Inc. announced that it had purchased GET Solutions Inc. for an undisclosed amount. GET is a geotechnical, environmental and materials testing firm serving public- and private-sector clients throughout the mid-Atlantic. In addition to its Virginia Beach headquarters, GET has another Virginia office in Williamsburg and North Carolina […][...]

Mar 2, 2021

Vienna, Arlington government contractors merge

Vienna-based government contractor The Ambit Group and Arlington-based IT company GreenZone Solutions Inc. have merged. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The combined company will operate under the Ambit brand. Founded in 2004, Ambit provides mission-driven services for government customers, while GreenZone specializes in data management, operations, science and analytics. Under the merger, […][...]

Joseph Cubba has been named ManTech’s chief growth officer.
Mar 2, 2021

ManTech names chief growth officer

Herndon-based technology contractor ManTech International Corp. announced Monday that it has recruited Joseph Cubba, formerly senior partner and vice president for defense and intelligence at IBM Corp., as its chief growth officer. Cubba will report directly to Matt Tait, ManTech’s chief operating officer, and will be resp[...]

Mar 2, 2021

San Francisco space data firm to merge with Reston SPAC to go public

San Francisco-based space-based data and analytics firm Spire Global Inc. announced Monday it will merge with Reston-based special purpose acquisition company NavSight Holdings Inc. to become a public company. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but it values the combined company at $1.6 billion and is expected to produce $475 million in gross […]

Mar 2, 2021

Tysons analytics firm Qomplx plans to go public

Tysons-based risk analytics firm Qomplx Inc. announced Monday its plan to go public through a merger agreement with Tailwind Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company backed by Philip Krim, co-founder and CEO of online mattress retailer Casper Sleep Inc.  The deal values Qomplx, which will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under […]

Will Payne, director of InvestSWVA and managing partner of Coalfield Strategie, says Southwest Virginia’s solar and geothermal assets make it a good fit for data centers.
Mar 2, 2021

SW Va. aims to attract data centers via regional tax pact

As part of an effort to entice data centers to locate in the region, Southwest Virginia leaders announced Tuesday a joint agreement to set what will be Virginia’s lowest regional property tax rate on data center equipment. The localities comprising the Lonesome Pine Regional Industrial Facilities Authority — Dickenson, L[...]

Altamira Technologies names new CEO
Mar 1, 2021

Altamira Technologies names new CEO

McLean-based Altamira Technologies Corp. announced Friday it has hired Jane Chappell as its new CEO.  Chappell most recently worked for Raytheon Corp. as vice president of its global intelligence solutions mission area of its intelligence, information and services business. She succeeds retiring Altamira CEO Ted Davies. “Jane[...]

Mar 1, 2021

Leonardo DRS files IPO registration

The Italian federal defense contractor Leonardo announced Friday it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an planned initial public offering (IPO) of its U.S. subsidiary, Arlington-based Leonardo DRS. The $2.54 billion IPO could take place in March, according to reports from Reuters. Leonardo did not release the official amount […]

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