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Reston tech company names chief growth officer
Reston-based tech company TekSynap announced last week it has hired Pete Brady as chief growth officer. With more than 35 years of experience in military operations, growth, business development and technology, he was most recently the chief growth officer with BlueWater Federal, which was acquired by Tetra Tech. Brady served in[...]
Arlington company names chief technology officer
Arlington-based Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions (CAES) announced last week it has hired David Young as its chief technology officer. Young most recently served as vice president of advanced program development at Lockheed Martin Space. In his new role, he will work with the company’s four operating divisions on the te[...]
McLean analytics company names emerging technologies VP
McLean-based advanced analytics company Novetta announced Thursday that it has hired Todd Massengill as vice president of emerging technologies in the company’s information exploitation division. Massengill, a combat veteran with 28 years of military experience, most recently served as the senior military assistant to the Unde[...]
CACI wins $376.4M National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency contract
Arlington-based federal technology contractor CACI International Inc. was awarded a potential $376.4 million contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to improve its structured observation management (SOM) storage and production capabilities, according to a federal System for Award Management (SAM) notice. CACI will develop and deploy a software environment allowing the agency and its partners to […][...]
Stride, formerly K12, names new CEO
Herndon-based online education provider Stride Inc., formerly K12 Inc., announced Tuesday that Nathaniel A. “Nate” Davis is retiring from his role as CEO and will be succeeded by James J. Rhyu. Davis joined the K12 board of directors in 2009 and was named chairman in 2012 and CEO in February 2018. He will remain with [&helli[...]
CACI wins $96M Army task order
The U.S. Army awarded Arlington-based federal technology contractor CACI International Inc. a $96 million task order to provide engineering and logistics services for the U.S. Army’s Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4) Program, the company announced Tuesday. Under the task order, CACI will help the Army to integrate, test, train, deploy and sustain electronic […]
Freedom Bank, NVTC to seed $50K revolving loan fund for minority entrepreneurs
The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) and Fairfax-based Freedom Bank of Virginia announced Tuesday a $50,000 revolving loan fund for Northern Virginia entrepreneurs of color who have been affected by the pandemic. NVTC and Freedom Bank of Virginia will seed the NOVA Technology Loan Fund, a gap financing program to be administered by the Springfield-based […]
$29.6M state grants to expand broadband in 11 localities
Nearly $30 million in Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATI) grants will be disbursed among five projects to expand broadband access in 11 localities in the Northern Neck, Southwest and Southern Virginia and Botetourt County, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. The projects will connect more than 11,700 households, businesses and institutions to high-speed internet. VATI provides funding […][...]
McLean contractor lands $87M Navy task order
McLean-based defense contractor Alion Science and Technology Corp. announced Monday it has received an $87 million task order to help the Naval Surface Warfare Center develop a vertical launching system and training equipment for the naval base in Port Hueneme, California. Under the potential five-year task order, Alion will perform research, development, test and evaluation […]
NYC investment firm acquires controlling interest in Reston tech startup
New York City-based Tracker Capital Management LLC announced Monday that one of its affiliates has acquired a controlling interest in Reston-based tech startup Presage Security. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Presage works to apply machine learning and advanced mathematical processing to video imagery analysis for health care, security and authenticity verification. “Tracker […][...]
Northrop Grumman lands $155M Missile Defense Agency contract
The Missile Defense Agency awarded a subsidiary of Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman Corp. a $155 million contract to work on space-based sensor technology for defending against hypersonic weapons, the Department of Defense announced Friday. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. will perform on-orbit demonstration, launch and initial orbit testing work, according to the DOD. […][...]
Fairfax tech company names growth VP
Fairfax-based tech company Pyramid Systems announced Wednesday it has hired Art Boghozian as its vice president of growth. Boghozian most recently served as the director of business development for strategic accounts for Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Science Applications International Corp.’s (SAIC) National Secu[...]
