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Mar 4, 2020

SAIC to raise $400M to finance Unisys Federal acquisition

Reston-based federal contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) will raise $400 million to finance its $1.2 billion acquisition of Reston-based Unisys Federal, the company announced Wednesday. SAIC will launch an offering of senior notes due in 2028 and will use the proceeds, cash on its balance sheet, borrowings under its credit facility and proceeds from […]

Jen Sessums, Steampunk chief design officer
Mar 4, 2020

Federal contractor Steampunk names chief design officer

McLean-based federal information technology services provider Steampunk Inc. announced Tuesday that Jen Sessums has joined the company as its chief design officer. Sessums was most recently the director of customer experience design at Fannie Mae, where she led the creative customer service studio overseeing user experience prof[...]

Mar 3, 2020

MBA Consulting Services names COO

Chantilly-based management consulting firm MBA Consulting Services Inc. on Monday named Mark Colturi as chief operating officer. Colturi was most recently the executive vice president of Sevatec Inc., but served as principal of Booz Allen Hamilton for 25 years until 2012. He has approximately 35 years of experience total having [...]

Google leases the top two floors of this Reston office building by the Dulles Toll Road. Photo courtesy GlobeNewswire
Mar 1, 2020

You can Google it

If it’s not one tech giant, it’s another. Ever since Amazon.com Inc. ann­ounced in late 2018 that it would open a second headquarters in Arlington County, discussions about workforce and real estate in Northern Virginia have fixed on the e-tailer. But Google LLC’s been busy, too. Last year the Mountain View, C[...]

Facebook is building a $1.75 billion data center complex at Henrico County's White Oak Technology Park.
Mar 1, 2020

Subsea cable country

The scheduled 2020 arrival in Henrico County of a third connection to ultra-high-speed internet subsea cables should give the Richmond region bragging rights as a destination for data centers. In other words, it makes Central Virginia an alternative to Loudoun County, where 70% of all internet traffic flows but lacks a direct li[...]

Victor Hoskins, who played a key role in bringing Amazon's East Coast headquarters to Arlington, became president and CEO of Fairfax County's Economic Development Authority in August 2019.
Mar 1, 2020

The byte goes on

The tech sector is growing in Northern Virginia, prompted by Amazon.com Inc.’s $2.5 billion HQ2 East Coast headquarters in Arlington County and Google’s expansion in Fairfax and Loudoun counties as part of its $13 billion national growth plan. Also, a new regional coalition, the Northern Virginia Economic Development[...]

In 2019, General Dynamics landed a $714 million contract to upgrade M1 Abrams battle tanks at the Army-owned factory the corporation runs in Lima, Ohio.
Mar 1, 2020

Maximum impact

When President Donald Trump stepped onstage at a General Dynamics Corp.-run factory last spring, an American flag and four M1 Abrams battle tanks served as his backdrop. “God Bless the U.S.A.” by Lee Greenwood played. Employees of the Lima, Ohio, plant chanted, “USA, USA!” and Trump smiled. “Well, you better love me,�[...]

Feb 27, 2020

SimpliSafe customer support center to create 572 jobs in Henrico

Home security system manufacturer SimpliSafe is establishing a customer support center in western Henrico County, a deal expected to create 572 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. The Boston-based company will invest $5.5 million in a facility at 1601 Willow Lawn Drive, close to the Richmond city line. SimpliSafe provides self-installed home security devices, 24-hour […]

Feb 26, 2020

Alexandria venture capital firm secures $350M in funding

Alexandria-based boutique venture capital firm QED Investors secured $350 million in funding for fintech companies in North America, South America and the United Kingdom, the company announced Wednesday, making it the sixth round of funding in the firm’s 12-year history. QED was co-founded in 2007 by Frank Rotman and Capital One Financial Corp. co-founder Nigel […]

Feb 26, 2020

Amazon signs lease on PBS HQ space in Arlington

Amazon.com Inc. has signed a lease with its HQ2 landlord and developer JBG Smith Properties for a 272,000-square-feet building in Arlington that has served as the headquarters for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) since 2006.  The e-commerce giant expects to move into the space at 2100 Crystal Drive by the end of 2020. PBS will […]

Feb 24, 2020

Booz Allen Hamilton awarded $147.4M NIH contract

McLean-based information technology consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton has been awarded a $147.4 million contract to provide technical support for the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Under the five-year contract, Booz Allen will work with NIAID’s Office of Computer Infrastructure and Computational Biology to develop and maintain clinical […][...]

(L to R) Virginia Chief Workforce Development Advisor Megan Healy; Fairfax County Economic Development Authority CEO Victor Hoskins; Northern Virginia Community College President Anne Kress with Alarm.com apprentices, Alarm.com CEO Stephen Trundle and Vice President of Human Resources Victoria Schillinger. Photo courtesy Northern Virginia Community College
Feb 21, 2020

Alarm.com launches apprenticeship program

In cooperation with Northern Virginia Community College, Tysons-based Alarm.com launched an apprenticeship program Friday aimed at producing workers with in-demand tech skills. Supported by the state’s GO Virginia economic development initiative, 10 initial apprentices, including three from the military community, will par[...]

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