Accenture Federal Services wins $89.5M Air Force contract
The U.S. Air Force awarded Accenture Federal Services (AFS), an Arlington-based subsidiary of Irish Fortune Global 500 company Accenture, a potential five-year, $89.5 million contract to establish a cloud-based common infrastructure for the branch’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, the company announced Wednesday. Under the contract, AFS will manage the existing information technology infrastructure and […][...]
Arlington software company names president, COO
Arlington-based software company Ostendio Inc. announced Tuesday that it has hired Marc Bandini as president and chief operations officer. With more than 20 years of experience, Bandini was most recently the president of the Americas for cloud provider Medius. In his new role, he will work closely with Ostendio Founder, CEO an[...]
Two Va. companies land spots on $5B Army contract
Herndon-based information technology company Iron Bow Technologies LLC and Gainesville-based computer manufacturer NCS Technologies Inc. secured spots on a $5 billion U.S. Army contract to provide technology products to the Army Computer Hardware Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS) office. “The CHESS team is excited about seeing the years of effort finally coming to fruition,” CHESS […][...]
White House science adviser to address research security
In the wake of the arrest last month of a University of Virginia researcher, White House science adviser Kelvin Droegemeier will speak with regional university researchers Thursday about research security in a webinar hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University. Haizhou Hu was preparing to board a flight to China at the Chicago O’Hare International Airport when […]
Northrop Grumman secures first phase of $85B Air Force ICBM contract
The U.S. Air Force awarded the first $13.3 billion phase of an expected $85 billion Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) contract to Falls Church-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp., the company announced Tuesday. Under the $13.3 billion engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program awarded Tuesday, Northrop […][...]
ManTech co-founder retires as chairman; president & CEO takes over board seat
Herndon-based ManTech, a technology contractor for U.S. defense, intelligence and federal civilian agencies, announced last week that co-founder George J. Pedersen has decided to retire as executive chairman and chairman of the board. President and CEO Kevin M. Phillips has been elected chairman of the board, and Pedersen will remain on the board as chairman […]
NIH awards Fairfax company $39M contract
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded Fairfax-based health technology company Vibrent Health $39 million to develop the technology backbone for the NIH’s All of Us research program, which will gather health information of about 1 million Americans to be used for research studies. Under the contract, Vibrent Health will continue as the Participant Technology […]
McLean tech, logistics provider names chief HR officer
McLean-based technology and logistics services provider OBXtek Inc. announced Friday that Sharon Harrington has been promoted to chief human resources officer. Harrington joined the company five years ago and has implemented an HR information system, a learning management system and an applicant tracking system. She most recentl[...]
Arlington tech company acquires Colo.-based firm
Arlington-based tech provider and consultancy Innovative Discovery LLC announced Thursday it has acquired Englewood, Colorado-based software company Integro. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Innovative Discovery, which is backed by private equity firm Silver Oak Services Partners, provides data management and risk mitigation services to law firms and corporations, while Integro provides information technology […][...]
McLean tech provider names cybersecurity director
McLean-based tech provider Saliense announced Wednesday it has hired Victor Florido as director of cybersecurity. With more than 18 years of experience, Florido was most recently the branch chief and senior cybersecurity adviser to the IT security services director of the General Services Administration. In his new role, he will[...]
Arlington, Chesterfield named top digital counties in U.S.
Chesterfield and Arlington counties (along with three California localities) tied for the top spot on the Center for Digital Government (CDG) and the National Association of Counties (NACo)’s 18th annual Digital Counties Survey, which was released Tuesday. The survey identifies the best technology practices among U.S. county governments by evaluating initiatives that streamline delivery of […][...]
Arlington tech company names CEO
Arlington-based tech company Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions (CAES) announced Monday it has hired Mike Kahn as CEO, effective Sept. 1. He replaces Shawn Black, who is leaving the business to pursue other opportunities. “We believe that Mike’s proven leadership capabilities and experience in engineering, manufacturin[...]













