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General Dynamics awarded $118M Army contract
Reston-based General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) has been awarded a $118 million contract to provide mission support to the U.S. Army’s Department of Information Network, GDIT announced Thursday. GDIT will provide broad IT and cybersecurity support to Network Enterprise Technology Command, Army Cyber Command and Chief Information Officer/G-6 out of Fort Huachuca near Sierra Vista, […][...]
Alion opens its new Tysons headquarters
Alion Science and Technology Corp., an engineering solutions provider for defense and intelligence agencies, has moved into its new headquarters at the Boro Tower in Tysons. Alion is leasing 14,000 square feet of space in the 20-story building, which was jointly developed by The Meridian Group and Rockefeller Group. Alion relocated from its previous headquarters at 1750 […]
Centauri acquires two Ohio companies
Chantilly-based Centauri has acquired two companies in Dayton, Ohio. Centauri, which describes itself as a provider of high-end space, intelligence, directed energy and cyber solutions, did not disclose how much it paid for Design Knowledge Co. (TDKC) and PreTalen Ltd. TDKC’s business involves microelectronics trust and assurance, space domain awareness and advanced visualization for enhanced situational awareness. PreTalen’s [&h[...]
Danville Community College hosts advanced fiber optic training
Danville Community College hosted a fusion splicing training and networking event on Dec. 9 and Dec. 10 with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Sumitomo Electric Lightwave for approximately 30 people, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. Fusion splicing is the joining of two optical fibers to create a continuous light path, carrying data to phones, internet […]
Carvana opening $25M center in Chesterfield
Tempe, Arizona-based Carvana Co., an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars, will be investing $25 million to establish a vehicle inspection and reconditioning facility that will create an estimated 400 jobs in Chesterfield County, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. “Carvana is a fast-growing national company, and we are proud that it has chosen […]
Washington-area job growth stands out in IT survey
The Washington, D.C., metro area led the nation in open IT jobs over a 12-month period, according to an industry survey. The Washington region, which includes Northern Virginia, ranked No. 11 overall in CompTIA’s Tech Town Index 2019. The index identifies the 20 metro areas with populations of more than 250,000 where demand for tech […]
Herndon software company acquired by Florida tech distributor
Herndon-based software and cloud solutions company DLT Solutions was acquired by Clearwater, Florida-based technology distributor Tech Data Corp., Tech Data announced Monday. DLT is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Tech Data Corp. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. DLT Solutions provides cloud solutions for the U.S. public sector and will continue […]
McLean cloud network provider pays $55M for Dutch company
McLean-based cloud networking provider GTT Communications Inc. acquired Dutch telecommunications and IT provider KPN International for €50 million cash (or about $55.4 million), GTT announced Monday. The acquisition will add more than 400 strategic enterprise and carrier clients and will make GTT the preferred international network supplier for several hundred of KPN’s clients. It will […][...]
Virginia Beach company to invest $12.2 million in new facility
InMotion Hosting Inc. will purchase a 61,000-square-foot building, create 50 jobs.
McLean speech recognition and translation company AppTek acquires Ignite-Tek
Ignite-Tek CEO appointed as COO in merger.
General Dynamics IT division lands $57M Navy contract
Defense contractor will provide support for Navy's largest employee training program
