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Alion Science wins $75 million Air Force contract
Alion Science and Technology Corp., a federal contractor based in McLean, won a $75 million contract for technical support to U.S. Air Force directorates, the company announced Wednesday. The contract, awarded by the Department of Defense’s Information Analysis Center, could be extended five years. Alion will provide technical support for every fighter and bomber aircraft […]
SAIC taps VP for strategy, planning in defense systems group
Steffanie Easter has been appointed vice president of strategy and planning for Reston-based Science Applications International Corp.’s defense systems group, the company announced Wednesday. Easter joins SAIC with three decades of federal service with the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army, including as director of the Navy Staf[...]
Noblis names head of business development for space systems
Georgie Brophy, the former director of strategic growth at Fairfax-based General Dynamics Mission Systems, has been named director of business development for Reston-based not-for-profit corporation Noblis’ space systems portfolio, Noblis announced Thursday. A Booz Allen Hamilton alum who has worked on several NASA project[...]
McLean tech company names COO
McLean-based information technology company NuWave Solutions LLC announced Thursday that André Hentz has been named its chief operating officer, effective July 20. Hentz is the former acting deputy undersecretary for science and technology for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He had also served as the chief scientist a[...]
Snagajob hires chief technology officer
Glen Allen-based hourly online staffing platform Snagajob announced Thursday it has named Alec Wilkins as chief technology officer. In his new role, he will lead technology and engineering for the company’s online job marketplace. Wilkins was most recently the head of product and engineering at Backcountry.com. He has also[...]
Accenture Federal Services wins $328M VA contract
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded Accenture Federal Services, an Arlington-based subsidiary of Irish Fortune Global 500 company Accenture, a $328 million contract to help the department modernize applications used for the the VA home loan program. The contract, awarded through the VA’s Office of Information and Technology and Loan Guaranty Service, will […]
Creating space for startups to bring products to fruition
South Boston’s town manager, Tom Raab, was elated when Mid-Atlantic Broadband Communities Corp. announced in early summer its plan for a Southern Virginia Tech Hub adjacent to its Southern Virginia Innovation Hub. “That’s big for South Boston and Halifax County,” Raab says. “The locations will have the fastest free Wi-[...]
Arlington software firm buys S.C. company
Arlington-based software developer Higher Logic announced Wednesday has acquired Charleston, South Carolina-based Customer Imperative. A transaction amount was not disclosed. Higher Logic offers an online engagement and communications platform, while Customer Imperative focuses on client management. “Today more than ever, the need to clearly understand and drive customer success is a core business requirement,” Higher […][...]
Reston IT company names chief HR officer
Reston-based information technology systems integration company Intelligent Waves LLC announced Wednesday it has hired Heidi Pirela as chief human resources officer. Pirela was most recently head of people operations at Herndon-based aerospace company Spaceflight Industries Inc. In her new role, she will oversee the company’s [...]
Fairfax company lands $54M cybersecurity contract
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has awarded Fairfax-based business and technology consulting company Customer Value Partners Inc. (CVP) a four-year, $54 million contract to provide department-level cybersecurity services. The award has been distributed through the DOI’s Information Management and Assurance Program Support contract. CVP will provide risk management, continuous monitoring, information security officer [&hellip[...]
CES to go digital for 2021
The Arlington-based Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced Tuesday its 2021 CES tech trade show — held in Las Vegas every year — will be all digital. The nation’s premier trade show for the consumer technology industry, CES will be held from Jan. 6 through Jan. 9. “Amid the pandemic and growing global health concerns about […]
VA awards Arlington tech company $153M contract
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded Arlington-based federal technology contractor CACI International Inc. a six-year contract worth up to $153 million to modernize the department’s legacy financial management system, the VA announced Monday. The VA received three bids for the contract, which was awarded through the General Services Administration’s Information Technology Schedule 70. […][...]
