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Peraton names SVP and chief procurement officer
Dan Ostrosky became senior vice president and chief procurement officer for federal contractor Peraton Inc. on Monday. “Dan brings decades of proven experience in both procurement and profit and loss leadership and has a thorough understanding of how a strategically aligned procurement organization can be a force multiplier,�[...]
Va. new unemployment claims up 16%
New unemployment claims in Virginia increased 16% last week, the Virginia Employment Commission reported Thursday. For the filing week ending Jan. 15, Virginians filed 2,849 initial claims, an increase of 406 from the week before. Continued claims totaled 7,059, down 1,131 from the previous week. Compared to the same week last y[...]
Reston IT company promotes CEO
Tony Crescenzo, president of Reston-based information technology contractor Intelligent Waves LLC (IW), has been promoted to CEO, the company announced Wednesday. “Tony’s high-energy leadership style and ability to recruit top management talent has enabled us to maximize the value and impact of our company,” IW founder[...]
Richmond’s Risk Based Security acquired by Flashpoint
Richmond-based Risk Based Security has been acquired by Flashpoint, a New York-based cybersecurity developer specializing in threat intelligence and risk prevention. RBS, founded in 2011, specializes in vulnerability intelligence, breach data and vendor risk ratings. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. “I am incredibly excited to welcome the RBS team to Flashpoint,” Flashpoint […][...]
Graham Media Group announces next president and CEO
Catherine Badalamente will be the next president and CEO of Arlington-based Graham Holdings Co.’s local media division, Graham Media Group. Her hiring follows current president and CEO Emily L. Barr’s Tuesday announcement that she would retire later this year. Graham Holdings Co. is the family company of the late Kat[...]
Va. Health Center names new president and CEO
Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington has named Christopher T. Lane as its next president and CEO. Lane replaces James Cole, who is retiring after 36 years at the hospital. Lane will begin in late March. He will join VHC from Kaleida Health, Western New York’s largest health care system, where he was the president of [&hel[...]
Heritage Foundation exec tapped as Va. diversity officer
Gov. Glenn Youngkin rounded out his Cabinet picks Wednesday by announcing Angela Sailor as his choice for the state’s chief diversity, opportunity and inclusion officer, a change in title from the Northam administration’s post. Sailor is currently vice president of the Feulner Institute at the Heritage Foundation and[...]
Former Va. education secretary joins McGuireWoods Consulting
McGuireWoods Consulting has named Fran Bradford, Virginia’s former secretary of education, as a senior vice president, the firm announced Tuesday. Bradford was previously deputy secretary and took over from Atif Qarni, who resigned in December 2021 as the state’s education secretary to take a job at Temple University[...]
Va. Chamber of Commerce elects next chair
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce elected Fred D. Thompson Jr. its 2022 chair on Tuesday. Thompson is chief administrative officer and a business partner at Reston-based Thompson Hospitality Corp. “Fred has been a vital member of the Chamber’s board of directors and executive committee for several years and is a valued le[...]
Wiedefeld announces retirement as Metro CEO
Paul J. Wiedefeld, the general manager and CEO of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, plans to retire in six months, the transit authority board chairman announced Tuesday. Wiedefeld was hired in November 2015 to lead the authority, which manages the Metrorail and Metrobus transportation systems in the Washington[...]
Elizabeth River Crossings CEO announces retirement
Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC (ERC) CEO David Sullivan announced his retirement, effective Jan. 21. ERC finances, operates and maintains the Elizabeth River Tunnels. A new CEO will be named next week. ERC owners Abertis Infraestructuras S.A. and Manulife Investment Management named Sullivan CEO in January 2021. He had previ[...]
Booz Allen secures $74M Navy contract
McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consultant Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. won a potential $74.7 million contract with the U.S. Navy to support the Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) mission, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Friday. Under the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, Booz Allen Hamilton will provide a single program executive for the […]
