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New Port of Virginia chief named
Stephen Edwards, a Los Angeles-based CEO with more than two decades of maritime industry experience, will be the Virginia Port Authority’s new CEO and executive director, the authority’s Board of Commissioners announced Wednesday. Edwards, who will start his new post Jan. 19, replaces retiring CEO and Executive Direc[...]
Biden holds 12-point advantage with Va. voters
With less than a week until the election, Democratic presidential challenger and former Vice President Joe Biden continues to lead incumbent President Donald Trump by 12 points in Virginia, according to a poll released Wednesday by the Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University. “Biden’s lead continues to illustrate Virginia’s solid shift left […]
SW Va. sees COVID increase; governor urges caution
Although Virginia’s overall COVID-19 infection rate is much lower than other states that are currently experiencing spikes, the number of new cases in Southwest Virginia has been steadily increasing over the past two weeks, Gov. Ralph Northam said Wednesday in a COVID-19 update. According to health directors in the region,[...]
Con man gets 7 years for $4.4M government intelligence scam
A former Drug Enforcement Administration spokesperson was sentenced to seven years in federal prison on Wednesday for defrauding at least a dozen companies of more than $4 million while pretending to be a covert officer of the Central Intelligence Agency. In June, Garrison Kenneth Courtney, 44, of Florida, entered a guilty plea [...]
McLean staffing firm opens first Canadian office
McLean-based staffing company Digital Intelligence Systems LLC (DISYS) announced Tuesday it has opened its first Canadian office in Ontario. DISYS has been doing business in Canada since 2014, but this will be the company’s first physical office in the Great White North. “Having a physical location in a prestigious area of downtown Toronto will give […]
Reston defense contractor lands two GSA contracts
Reston-based defense and government contractor SOS International LLC (SOSi) announced Monday it has secured contracts in two pools under the General Services Administration’s potential $50 billion One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS) contract vehicle for professional services. SOSi was one of 21 companies to receive more than one service pool under the contract. Under […][...]
Va. Chamber Foundation, SCHEV launch work-based learning program
The Virginia Chamber Foundation and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) on Tuesday launched the Virginia Talent and Opportunity Partnership (Virginia TOP), an initiative aimed at better connecting students, higher education institutions and employers through paid and credit-bearing internships and other work-based learning opportunities. “Access to a talented, well-educated workforce continues to […][...]
McLean defense contractor announces brand name change
McLean-based defense contractor E3/Sentinel LLC announced Monday it will operate under a new brand name, Avantus Federal. “This is a significant milestone for our organization and highlights our capabilities, our growth and our commitment to both our clients and our employees,” Avantus Federal CEO Andy Maner said in a statem[...]
Kaine introduces legislation to establish HBCU business centers
U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) and Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) announced Tuesday they have introduced the Reaching America’s Rural Minority Businesses Act, which would establish up to 10 minority business centers at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to serve rural and underserved communities. The legislation would authorize the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) in the […][...]
Danville Utilities completes 14MW solar project
Danville Utilities, in partnership with Edison, New Jersey-based CS Energy LLC, Hingham, Massachusetts-based Navisun LLC and Denver-based TurningPoint Energy, announced Tuesday it has completed a 14-megawatt utility-scale solar project in Danville — the city’s largest solar development to date. The 100-acre project, which began construction in December 2019, is estimated to generate 23,551 megawatt hours […][...]
General Dynamics IT lands $761.6M GSA contract
U.S. General Service Administration awarded Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. (GDIT) a $761.6 million contract to update and secure information technology infrastructure that supports the U.S. Southern Command mission. Under the Southern Command’s (SOUTHCOM) Cyber Information Technology Enterprise[...]
Leidos wins $306M follow-on Army contract
The U.S. Army awarded Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor Leidos Holdings Inc. a $306 million follow-on contract to help the branch operate and maintain the Saturn Arch aerial platform, the company announced Monday. The Saturn Arch aerial platform works to neutralize improvised explosive devices. Under the contract, Leidos will provide ground and flight operations for […]
