Manassas company lands $124.1M Navy contract
The U.S. Navy awarded Manassas-based government contractor LTM Inc. a potential five-year, $124.1 million contract to work with the branch’s Naval Aviation Enterprise group, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday. Under the contract, LTM will help the U.S. Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center East integrate maintenance and supply functions. It will also perform logistical, technical and […][...]
Microsoft leases space in Arlington’s Commonwealth Tower
Microsoft Corp. will open a sales headquarters in Arlington, expanding its presence in Northern Virginia, the tech giant’s president of U.S. regulated industries, Toni Townes-Whitley, announced Tuesday. Microsoft — which announced in May 2020 that it would invest $64 million to expand in Reston Town Center in western Fairfax[...]
Herndon contractor names president, crisis response
Herndon-based federal contractor Constellis announced Monday it has promoted Rick Tye as president of the company’s crisis response business. Joining Constellis in 2017, Tye was most recently the company’s chief growth officer. Darryle Conway will succeed him in this role. Constellis’ crisis response business provides customers with response and planning services to reduce risk, prepare […][...]
Herndon company acquires N.Y.-based IT firm
Herndon-based IT assets selling and financing company ePlus Inc. announced Monday it has acquired Rochester, New York-based System Management and Planning Inc. (SMP), an information technology company that provides services in New York and the Northeast. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, but the transaction will increase ePlus’ regional footprint. “Acquiring SMP strengthens our […][...]
Five Va., Md.-based electric coops form broadband association
With internet connectivity issues growing in importance during the COVID-19 pandemic, five electric cooperatives in Virginia and Maryland have formed a broadband cooperative association aimed at encouraging the expansion of high-speed internet service in underserved rural areas. The new Maryland and Delaware Association of Broadband Cooperatives (VMDABC) includes Millboro-based BARC Electric Cooperative and its BARC […][...]
Booz Allen names executive VP, market strategy leader
McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. announced Wednesday it has hired Andrew Turner as an executive vice president and market strategy leader for the firm’s global commercial business. With two decades of experience, Turner most recently was chief security officer with Fidelity[...]
McLean federal contractor buys Pa.-based software company
McLean-based federal technology contractor NuWave Solutions LLC announced Tuesday it has acquired Allentown, Pennsylvania-based software company ProModel Government Services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. This marks NuWave’s second acquisition since it was acquired by Boca Raton, Florida-based private equity firm AE Industrial Partners LP in June. Earlier in December, NuWave announced its […][...]
Accenture Federal Services names managing director, management consulting
Fortune Global 500 company Accenture announced this week it has promoted Kathryn Larson to managing director of the management consulting business of its Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services (AFS) subsidiary. With more than 15 years of experience, Larson was most recently a senior manager with Accenture. She specializes in[...]
Navy awards potential $797.3M contract extension to Perspecta
The U.S. Navy awarded a potential $797.3 million extension to Chantilly-based federal contractor Perspecta Inc. for its Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) contract for network support, net centric data and information technology support services, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Thursday. Under the contract extension, Perspecta will provide information security, testing, voice, video and data […][...]
Reston tech company names new CEO
Reston-based tech company CertiPath announced last week it has named company founder Jeff Nigriny as its CEO. Nigriny most recently served as president and replaces Shawn Hughes as CEO. With 23 years of experience, Nigriny previously served as chief information security officer for Herndon-based Exostar. He formed CertiPath to f[...]
Former CIA data science chief hired as CEO of Exovera
Reston-based defense and government contractor SOS International LLC (SOSi) announced Wednesday it has hired Barbara Stevens, the former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief of data science, as CEO of its software subsidiary Exovera. “Dr. Stevens has more than three decades of experience building and leading complex data sc[...]
Sevatec, Octo Consulting announce merger
Fairfax-based software company Sevatec announced Tuesday it has merged with Reston-based government technology company Octo Consulting Group. The combined organization will have nearly $300 million in annual revenue and 1,100 employees. Founded in 2003, Sevatec provides design, DevSecOps, security, cloud service integration, data engineering and automation services and has won nearly $400 million in recent […][...]