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A large data center could have $50M annual impact on SWVA, study finds
Southwest Virginia is well-positioned for data centers and a large data center could result in more than 2,000 jobs and $50 million in annual economic activity, according to the Project Oasis study conducted by OnPoint Development Strategies and released Monday by InvestSWVA. Due to its land availability, geothermal cooling opportunities and workforce readiness and development, […]
DXC Technologies finalizes $5B spinoff of health, human services business
Tysons-based Fortune 500 IT services company DXC Technology has completed the sale of its U.S. State and Local Health and Human Services business to private equity firm Veritas Capital for $5 billion, the Fortune 500 company announced Monday. DXC Technology announced in March it would sell the business unit, which provides technology enabled, mission critical […]
ASGN Inc. buys Fredericksburg data science firm
ASGN Inc., which is moving its headquarters from California to Henrico County this month, announced Tuesday it has acquired Fredericksburg-based remote sensing and data science provider Skyris Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ASGN is the parent company of Glen Allen-based recruiting firm Apex Systems LLC. The acquisition will allow ASGN to provide […]
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 Cente[...]
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 […][...]
