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Herndon tech company names senior VP, CFO
Herndon-based tech company Serco Inc. (a subsidiary of United Kingdom-based Serco Group plc) announced Wednesday it has named Gordon Foster as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective Oct. 26. He will succeed Gary Shankman, who announced his plans to retire by the end of 2020. Foster has been the CFO for He[...]
Herndon AI tech firm names new CEO
Herndon-based artificial intelligence tech company Geospark Analytics announced Thursday that company President Amanda Brownfield has been promoted to CEO after being with Geospark for only six months. Brownfield succeeds Geospark founder and CEO Omar Balkinssoon, who will serve as executive chairman of the board and a strategic[...]
Atlanta health care research company buys Falls Church tech firm
Atlanta-based health care research company DLH Holdings Corp. announced Thursday it has acquired Falls Church-based health care technology provider Irving Burton Associates (IBA). DLH is a publicly traded health care research company focused on the federal government and IBA provides health care technology to the military. IBA employs approximately 115 people and its clients include […]
Herndon company to buy N.C. crowdsourcing platform
Herndon-based MBO Partners, a network of independent consultants and contractors, announced Thursday it has agreed to acquire Durham, North Carolina-based crowdsourcing platform MindSumo. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. MindSumo’s platform allows businesses to crowdsource ideas and insights by posting market research, innovation surveys and product development plans to a community of 500,000 people. […][...]
Fairfax tech firm to develop immigration identify verification platform
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has awarded Fairfax-based tech company Sevatec Inc. a $22.5 million task order to develop a modern authentication and identity proofing platform for mission delivery, the company announced Thursday. Under the Unrestricted GSA Alliant 2 task order, Sevatec will support mission delivery through a single platform that will provide secure […]
CACI wins $59M DOD comptroller task order
The Office of Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) awarded Arlington-based federal technology contractor CACI International Inc. a $59 million task order to support the Defense Finance and Accounting Service’s comptroller critical mission systems, the company announced Tuesday. The comptroller handles all budgetary and fiscal matters for the Department of Defense. Under the task order, CACI […][...]
ODU launches School of Cybersecurity
Old Dominion University on Thursday became the first research university in the country to launch a cybersecurity school offering interdisciplinary degree programs for both undergraduate and graduate students. The university is expanding its existing Center for Cybersecurity Education and Research (CCSER) into the ODU School of Cybersecurity. The school will operate under ODU’s Office of […][...]
GSA awards Northrop Grumman $690M task order
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded Falls Church-based Fortune 100 defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. a $690 million task order to develop a suite of data systems for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Under the contract awarded by the GSA’s Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (F[...]
Arlington tech firm launches ransomware negotiation service
Arlington-based threat intelligence company GroupSense on Tuesday launched a new service to help companies dealing with ransomware attacks. The ransomware negotiation service will allow GroupSense to help during the negotiation process with hackers. During ransomware attacks, rogue software can block access to programs and data until a payment is made to hackers. “Enterprises need to […][...]
By land, sea and air
Faced with challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, many Hampton Roads businesses and universities are looking to drones for help. Unmanned flight systems also are likely to drive economic development in the future. In May, when the fear of dwindling personal protective equipment was still fresh, the Herndon-based Cente[...]
Driverless shuttle starts tests in Fairfax County
Fairfax County and Dominion Energy Inc. began testing a 13-foot autonomous, electric shuttle this summer, a first step toward driverless public transit between Metro stations. The EZ10 shuttle nicknamed “Relay,” built by French manufacturer EasyMile and owned by Dominion, is expected to hit the road this fall between the Dun[...]
Executive Insights
David C. White Executive vice president, Virginia Maritime Association What do you consider the most pressing issue facing the Hampton Roads region? The maritime industry is in the best position to drive the economic growth and job creation for the region. Capacity at the container terminals has been increased to move an additional 1 million […]
