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Reston domain registry appoints chief tech officer
Rick Wilhelm assumed the role of chief technology officer for the Reston-based nonprofit Public Interest Registry on Monday. Founded in 2002 by the Internet Society, a Reston-based nonprofit internet advocacy organization, PIR operates the .org top-level internet domain, which is responsible for more than 10.5 million domain nam[...]
Sentara Healthcare names president of Suffolk hospital
David J. Masterson will become president of Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk on Nov. 8, Sentara Healthcare announced Wednesday. “I’m looking forward to being part of the community in Suffolk and Western Tidewater,” Masterson said in a statement. “It’s a fast-growing region and I want to help ensure that Sentar[...]
NoVa biz leaders optimistic about recovery
Northern Virginia businesses are optimistic about economic recovery but are feeling the effects of labor shortages, according to the 2021 Northern Virginia Workforce Index released Wednesday by Northern Virginia Community College and the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Fifty-one percent of employers said that they felt “somewhat optimistic” and 24% felt “very optimistic” about the […][...]
Leidos nabs $300M NSA contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos Holdings Inc. won a National Security Agency contract with a ceiling of $300 million, the company announced Wednesday. Under the five-year single award contract, Leidos will provide development and modernization efforts to support the NSA’s Technical Signals Intelligence (TechSIGINT) mission. “We’re proud to continue our support of the TechSIGINT […][...]
Fairfax software company wins $207M VA contract
Fairfax-based tech contractor Salient CRGT Inc. won a $207 million contract from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to design and operate its enterprise network security and network transportation services. Under the five-year, single-award task order, named Network Engineering, Design, Implementation and Infrastructure Support (NEDIIS), Salient CRGT will implement, maintain and improve the VA’s network […][...]
Williams Mullen names next chief operating officer
Wyatt S. Beazley IV will be Richmond-based law firm William Mullens’ new chief operating officer, the firm announced Tuesday. Beazley will oversee the firm’s operations throughout Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. “Wyatt has a deep understanding of both the business operations and the culture at Will[...]
Mars Inc. pledges to go net zero by 2050
Mars Inc. has pledged to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its full value chain by 2050, the McLean-based global food manufacturer announced Tuesday. The pledge is in line with the Paris Agreement to reduce global warming. “The scale of global intervention must be bolder and faster,” Mars CEO Grant F. Reid said in a […]
Dominion Energy to sell Questar Pipeline to Southwest Gas for $1.9B
Richmond-based Dominion Energy Inc. has reached an agreement to sell its Questar Pipeline subsidiary to Las Vegas-based Southwest Gas Holdings Inc. for $1.975 billion, the Fortune 500 utility announced Tuesday. The all-cash deal includes the assumption of $430 million of debt. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth q[...]
Caliburn International rebrands technology services units
Reston-based federal contractor Caliburn International Corp. has split the company and rebranded its technology services sectors as Acuity International, the company announced Monday. In April, Caliburn had announced that it would split into two companies: Acuity International and Valiance Humanitarian LLC, the latter of which took Caliburn’s migrant detention-related contracts. At the time, Caliburn expected […][...]
Inova receives $1M gift to endow tumor board directorship
Inova Health System has received a $1 million gift from Apex Systems co-founder Win Sheridan to endow the directorship of the Inova Molecular Tumor Board at Inova Schar Cancer Institute, the Falls Church-based health system announced last week. Dr. Timothy Cannon will be the board’s inaugural Sheridan director. He is also the co-director of the […]
Herndon tech contractor names growth officer, new verticals leaders
Herndon-based tech contractor Valiant Integrated Services LLC appointed three executives who began on Oct. 1: John Hart as chief growth officer, Kent Smith as general manager and senior vice president of the mission support vertical and Hector Alvarez as general manager and senior vice president of the training and readiness ver[...]
Bon Secours names new Hampton Roads market president
Bon Secours has named Pat Davis-Hagens as its new Hampton Roads market president, the health system announced Tuesday. Davis-Hagens is currently the president of The Jewish Hospital – Mercy Health, in Cincinnati, Ohio, a role she has held since 2014. Bon Secours is part of the Bon Secours Mercy Health system. She will relo[...]
