Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

latest news

Toru Nishizawa. Photo courtesy Canon Virginia Inc.
Jun 7, 2021

Canon Virginia CEO retires after 41 years

Toru Nishizawa, president and CEO of Newport News-based Canon Virginia Inc. and Canon Environmental Technologies Inc., retired June 1 after 41 years with the multinational corporation known for its optical and imaging products such as lenses, cameras and scanners. Canon has tapped Shingo Shigeta as his successor. Nishizawa, who [...]

Federal Contractors | Technology
Jun 3, 2021

SAIC to acquire Arlington-based tech contractor

Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Arlington-based Halfaker and Associates LLC, a technology solutions provider to the federal government’s health, intelligence, defense and security sectors. Financial terms of th[...]

Jun 3, 2021

Booz Allen Hamilton wins $674M DOD contract

McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. was awarded a five-year, $674 million contract from the General Services Administration to maintain and support the growth of the Department of Defense’s Advana data analytics platform. “In response to increasingly advanced threats from global adversaries, the Department of Defense has placed a clear […][...]

Jun 3, 2021

Global manufacturer to move U.S. HQ to Danville/Pittsylvania area

Walraven Inc. will invest $7.15 million to relocate its U.S. headquarters and manufacturing operation from Cadillac, Michigan, to the Danville-Pittsylvania County area, creating 46 jobs, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. A manufacturer of installation systems such as pipe hangers and in-wall solutions for plumbing and mechanical applications, Walraven will move into the Cane Creek […][...]

Jun 2, 2021

39 Virginia companies make 2021 Fortune 1000 list

Thirty-nine Virginia-based companies made Fortune magazine’s 67th annual Fortune 1000 list, which was released Wednesday. The list ranks the 1,000 largest United States corporations by total revenue. Twenty-two companies made the elite Fortune 500 list, including Fortune 500 newcomer CACI International Inc., which was ranked at No. 473 this year. It was ranked No. 549 […]

Jun 2, 2021

Accenture Federal Services to acquire Novetta

Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services (AFS) has entered into an agreement to acquire Novetta, a McLean-based federal contractor specializing in advanced analytics, machine learning, cyber services and cloud engineering. Terms of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory review, were not disclosed in the announcement released Tuesday by AFS. With 1,300 employees, Novetta is a subsidiary of […][...]

Jun 1, 2021

Leidos’ Dynetics scores $90M NASA contract

Dynetics Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos Holdings Inc., has received a potential $90 million contract from NASA to produce a laser air monitoring system (LAMS) for the agency’s Orion spacecraft, beginning with the Artemis III mission, which plans to return astronauts to the lunar surface for the first […]

A rendering of Dominion’s Charybdis vessel, currently under construction. Image courtesy of Dominion.
Jun 1, 2021

Dominion vessel to assist in building Northeastern offshore wind farms

Dominion Energy Inc. has reached an agreement with two companies to charter its offshore wind turbine installation vessel to assist with construction of two offshore wind farms in the Northeastern U.S. The partnership with Ørsted and Eversource was announced Tuesday and comes six months after Dominion announced construction had[...]

Jun 1, 2021

Sentara expands Healthier Communities Fund by $40M

Sentara Healthcare is allocating $40 million to expand its Healthier Communities Fund across Virginia and northeast North Carolina, with an aim to address health disparities that have been magnified by the impact of COVID-19 among underserved populations. Today’s announcement follows an initial $10 million the Norfolk-based health care system pledged in January to address health […]

Virginia Lottery logo
May 28, 2021

Virginians bet $236M on sports for April

Virginians bet $236 million on sports during April, the third full month for legal sports wagers in the commonwealth, according to data released Friday by the Virginia Lottery. Bettors made about $217 million between April 1-30. Virginians bet 22% less in April than in March when they wagered heavily on the NCAA Division I men&#[...]

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ REMUS 300 unmanned underwater vehicle. Rendering courtesy HII.
May 27, 2021

HII gets Navy order for new unmanned underwater vehicles

The U.S. Navy has ordered two of Huntington Ingalls Industries’ new unmanned underwater vehicles, the Newport News-based shipbuilding company announced this week. HII says common applications for the REMUS 300 vehicle, which became commercially available in April, include mine countermeasures, marine resource work and sea[...]

May 27, 2021

GDIT snags $219M Homeland Security contract

Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. (GDIT) has won a five-year, $219 million contract with the contact center for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, G2Xchange FedCiv reported this week. The contact center offers front-line support for people inquiring about immigration case status and related issues. The agency is part of the Department of Homeland Security. […][...]

YOUR NEWS.
YOUR INBOX.
DAILY.

By subscribing you agree to our Privacy Policy.