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Herndon’s K12 Inc. reports ransomware attack
Herndon-based online education provider K12 Inc. announced Tuesday that the company was the victim of a ransomware attack that may have compromised its corporate back office systems. “We do believe that the attacker accessed certain parts of our corporate back office systems, including some student and employee information on those systems, but it will take […]
Reston tech company names human resources VP
Reston-based systems integration provider iGov announced last week it has hired Deborah Sutton as vice president of human resources. She replaces Kim Schmitt, who has retired. With more than 25 years of experience, Sutton was most recently an independent executive human resources consultant. In her new role, she will advise senior management and lead the […]
Intelsat closes $400M cash deal for commercial aviation business
McLean-based communications satellite services provider Intelsat Corp. announced Tuesday it has completed the acquisition of in-flight broadband connectivity provider Gogo Inc.’s commercial aviation business for $400 million in cash. The acquisition was first announced in early September. Intelsat plans to pair its satellite and ground network to Gogo’s customer base of more than 3,000 commercial […][...]
General Dynamics books $241M CMS cloud implementation support order
Reston-based General Dynamics Corp.’s information technology business has secured a potential four-year, $241 million task order to help the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services implement a multicloud computing environment. The cloud products and tool award, which has a one-year base period plus three one-year options, covers the procurement of instances from multiple service providers, […][...]
Northrop Grumman lands potential $4.8B Air Force drone modernization
Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a potential $4.8 billion contract to update, refurbish and sustain the U.S. Air Force’s fleet of RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial systems. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the Falls Church-based company includes task orders for specific UAS modernization services in line with the Air Force’s Global Hawk program, the Department of […][...]
McLean-based technical consulting firm names VP of DOJ business sector
Latarshia Crawford-Jones has been appointed vice president of Department of Justice business at Steampunk, a McLean-based technical consulting firm. Crawford-Jones’ career spans more than two decades in the public and private sectors, including service in the U.S. Navy, the FBI, Science Applications International Corp., Northr[...]
Va. Tech ups connectivity with broadband block buy
In an effort to literally expand Virginia Tech’s research bandwidth, the Virginia Tech Foundation bought eight blocks of Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) in the Federal Communications Commission’s auction this summer. As owner of priority access licenses (PALs) for four 10MHz blocks in Montgomery County and four block[...]
Northrop Grumman names chief technology officer
Falls Church-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. announced Wednesday it has promoted Scott Stapp as chief technology officer (CTO). Stapp was most recently Northrop Grumman’s vice president of resiliency and rapid prototyping and has also previously served as vice president of applied rese[...]
IRS announces research partnership with Fairfax company
The Internal Revenue Service’s Office of the Chief Procurement Officer is forming a research partnership with Fairfax-based Data and Analytic Solutions Inc. The partnership, which also includes a group of academic researchers, will use data science to improve IRS procurement operations. Researchers will examine the length of time it takes to award a government contract. […]
Dallas professional services company acquires Reston firm
Dallas, Texas-based professional services company Jacobs announced Tuesday it has acquired Reston-based cyber solutions company The Buffalo Group LLC. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The Buffalo Group provides analysis and technology services to the United States intelligence community across domains including cyber, ground, sea, air and space. Jacobs employs 55,000 people and […][...]
Smithfield Foods commits $300K to support STEM initiative
Smithfield Foods Inc. has announced it plans to commit $300,000 through 2021 to support Heritage STEM Camps Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that creates immersive experiences for aspiring leaders in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. The Smithfield-based company’s contribution will support Herit[...]
McLean-based IT company names director of federal civil markets
Avantus Federal, a McLean-based information technology company, has named Ian Brown as its new director of federal civil markets. A former senior associate at Booz Allen Hamilton, Brown brings more than two decades of business leadership experience to the role, including Galorath and the New York Independent Budget Office. His c[...]
