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Youngkin signs executive directive on AI
Gov. Glenn Youngkin has signed an executive directive around artificial intelligence, instructing the state government to establish use standards and identify opportunities for the government to use AI technologies. Executive Directive No. 5, announced by the governor’s office late Wednesday, directs the Office of Regulatory M[...]
Data centers added $54.2B to Va. GDP over five years
The data center industry contributed $54.2 billion to Virginia’s gross domestic product from 2017 to 2021, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers study released Tuesday. That calculation includes indirect impacts from other businesses as part of the data center industry supply chain and induced impacts resulting from household [...]
Va. trade office opens in Taiwan
Virginia has opened its trade office in Taiwan. Announced in April, the office is Virginia’s fourth international trade office and follows Youngkin’s meeting with Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, during the governor’s first international trade mission. Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Caren Merri[...]
ManTech completes Definitive Logic acquisition
Herndon-based ManTech International has completed its acquisition of Arlington County-based Definitive Logic. ManTech provides technology solutions for U.S. defense, intelligence and federal civilian agencies. The company announced the completion of the deal, first announced Aug. 1, on Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclos[...]
HawkEye 360 promotes COO to president
HawkEye 360’s chief operating officer has been promoted to president, the Herndon-based satellite analytics company announced Tuesday. Rob Rainhart joined HawkEye 360 as vice president of engineering in 2016, a few months after the company’s 2015 founding, and has served as its chief operating officer since 2019. His new rol[...]
Alexandria’s SPA acquires aerospace co.
Alexandria-based Systems Planning & Analysis, a portfolio company of investment firm Arlington Capital Partners, has acquired Florida aerospace engineering company PRKK. Terms of the deal, which was announced Wednesday, were not disclosed. Founded in 2006 with primary work locations in Virginia and Colorado, PRKK has about 125 employees who will become part of SPA’s space […]
Leidos receives $918M Homeland Security contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor Leidos has received a follow-on contract valued up to $918 million to support and enhance the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s networks, the company announced Thursday. The Homeland Enterprise Information Technology Secure Services and Support (HEITS) contract was awarded Aug. 15. [...]
Va. broadband goal includes access for all by 2027-2028
A new five-year plan calls for connecting more than 162,000 Virginia businesses and homes that currently lack broadband access to high-speed internet by 2028. On Friday, Gov. Glenn Youngkin released the plan, as well as volume 2 of the state’s initial proposal outlining its strategies under the federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. […]
Deltek names new CFO
Deltek has named Dean Tilsley its chief financial officer, the Herndon-based software company announced Thursday. Tilsley most recently served as CFO for Renaissance Learning, a Wisconsin-based educational software-as-a-service and learning analytics company. In his new role, Tilsley will support growth across Deltek’s po[...]
VIPC leader to step down
Virginia Innovation Partnership Corp. President and CEO Robert “Bob” Stolle will step down from his role in September after 13 years with the not-for-profit state corporation and its predecessor. Stolle became CEO of VIPC’s predecessor, the Center for Innovative Technology, in 2020. Before that, he was the economic develop[...]
Amazon plans Spotsylvania data centers
A game changer. That’s how Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors Chair David Ross describes the annual tax revenue the county could see from data centers, including a slate of proposed Amazon.com facilities that could generate $120 million per year. “You could get rid of personal property tax on cars,” Ross says. “You could [...]
Charlottesville-based Virginia Diodes to expand, invest $2.5M
Virginia Diodes Inc. (VDI) will invest $2.5 million to expand its operations in Charlottesville, adding an estimated 24 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday. VDI was founded in Charlottesville in 1996 as a spinoff from the University of Virginia and in 2004 established its headquarters at the city’s Ix Art Park complex. The company manufactures […]
