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HUD awards Fairfax firm $42M contract
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded Fairfax-based tech contractor Pyramid Systems a two-year, $42 million contract to migrate loan processing system applications to cloud computing infrastructure designed for government use, the company announced Wednesday. Pyramid Systems will use Salesforce to restructure existing software code for the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) legacy information […][...]
Tysons software company converts $425M cash holdings to bitcoin
The CEO of Tysons-based business software company MicroStrategy Inc., Michael Saylor announced Tuesday that the company has now purchased $425 million worth of bitcoin. In August, the company had announced that it had converted $250 million from its cash holdings into more than 21,000 bitcoins, making it one of the first public companies to use […]
Tysons contactless delivery tech company buys Ind.-based firm
Tysons-based startup HomeValet, which develops technology for contactless deliveries, announced Wednesday it has acquired Evansville, Indiana-based Evolve Engineering LLC, which focuses on appliance engineering. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “Envolve Engineering’s team has had a hand in developing home appliance products for some of the largest refrigeration brands in the industry,” Jack Simms, […][...]
Perspecta lands $98.4M Education Dept. contract
The U.S. Department of Education awarded Chantilly-based federal contractor Perspecta Inc. a three-year, $98.4 million contract to help the agency manage inquiries about federal scholarships and other forms of academic financial assistance though an omni-channel contact center. Perspecta will support the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) by operating the Federal Student Aid Information Center […][...]
Arlington contractor wins $450M DHS purchase agreement
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded Arlington-based federal technology contractor CACI International Inc. a one-time, $450 million blanket purchase agreement to provide desktop support services to the agency’s headquarters, the company announced Tuesday. Under the contract, CACI will provide enterprise technology to sustain and administer IT systems, which, according to the company, will increase […][...]
Smithfield Foods to contest OSHA citation
Smithfield Foods Inc. intends to contest a citation from the U.S. Labor Department stating that Smithfield failed to protect workers during an April outbreak at its Sioux Falls, South Dakota, plant, where approximately 1,300 workers contracted COVID-19 and four employees died. The Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed fining the world’s largest […][...]
VCU polls show Biden, Warner up by 50%+ in Va.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Mark Warner are both ahead of their opponents by double-digit margins, according to a statewide poll conducted from Aug. 28 to Sept. 7 by the Center for Public Policy at the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University. Biden […]
Academy launched to help 20 NoVa tech firms pivot for COVID-19
McLean-based Amplifier Advisors and a group of university, government, corporate and community partners on Tuesday announced the launch of the Tandem Product Academy, which will assist a cohort of 20 Northern Virginia tech companies to pivot their business models to respond to the COVID-19 economy. The four-month program, set to start on Oct. 21, is […]
Va. attorney general secures $15.3M settlement for former ITT Tech students
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring secured an agreement to obtain $15.3 million in debt relief for at least 1,840 former ITT Tech students in Virginia as part of a settlement including 47 additional attorneys general and the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, his office announced Tuesday. The entire settlement is approximately $330 million for 35,000 […]
Reston federal contractor wins $89M Army contract
Reston-based federal contractor NCI Information Systems Inc. announced Tuesday it has won a two-year, $89 million contract from the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) to provide IT services for its new Secure Admin Operating Facility (SAOF) at Fort Belvoir. Under the contract, NCI will provide full IT and audiovisual engineering services to enhance […]
SAIC lands $78M Navy task order
The U.S. Navy has awarded Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) a $78 million task order to provide support services for mobility platform integration at the Expeditionary Department at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in Crane, Indiana, the company announced Tuesday. Under the task order, SAIC will assist NSWC Crane […]
NOVA, Manassas, Prince William, local groups launch workforce program
Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) announced Monday it is partnering with the city of Manassas, Prince William County, Virginia Career Works and the SkillsSource Group to launch the $1.9 million ELEVATE Program to provide free education and workforce services. Funded by federal CARES Act funding, the program will also help businesses to upskill their workforces. […]
