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Arlington tech contractor acquires Herndon software company
Arlington-based national security technology contractor Two Six Technologies announced Tuesday its first acquisition, of Herndon-based software and analytics company Trusted Concepts Inc. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. “I’m absolutely thrilled to welcome Trusted Concepts into the Two Six team,” Two Six Technologies CEO Joe Logue said in a statement. “Trusted Concepts’ co-founders […][...]
DXC Technology shifts CIO to COO
Tysons-based Fortune 500 IT company DXC Technology promoted Chris Drumgoole to executive vice president and chief operating officer, it announced Thursday, when Drumgoole assumed the role. “Going forward as COO, my focus will be to further enhance the productivity of our workforce, simplify and streamline operations and proces[...]
Arlington tech contractor names VP architect
Arlington-based national security technology contractor Two Six Technologies named Daniel J. “Rags” Ragsdale its vice president – architect on Aug. 4. “I’m beyond excited to have the opportunity to work closely with the deeply passionate and well-respected experts who comprise the Two Six Technologies team,” Ragsdale[...]
Gannett names first chief data officer
McLean-based Gannett Co. Inc. named Nate Rackiewicz its first chief data officer, it announced Monday. Rackiewicz will lead a team to implement the company’s customer identity, data and growth analytics, as well as data science and modeling capabilities. He will report to Gannett’s chief marketing and strategy officer, Mayur[...]
Dragas Cos. plans 150-home development in Chesapeake
Virginia Beach-based Dragas Cos. will break ground on a single-family residential development project in Chesapeake in 2022. The project, named Crestfield, will lie on 65 acres off Elbow Road near Centerville Turnpike North. It will have 150 single-family homes of roughly 2,450 to 2,800 square feet each. The houses are expected [...]
Hanover Harley Davidson building sells for $2.9M
A Hanover property that will become the new Peebles Golf Cars headquarters sold for $2.9 million, Colliers | Virginia announced Monday. Located at 10441 Washington Highway, the facility sits on 5.3 acres. Peebles Golf Cars will move its headquarters from Glen Allen to the 31,815-square-foot property. Old Washington Highway LLC b[...]
Lockheed Martin Manassas office wins modification to $190.27M Navy contract
The Manassas office of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s Rotary and Mission Systems sector will add work on a contract the company previously won. The modification is to a $190.27 million Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., cost-plus-incentive-fee contract. It is to exercise an option for engineering design development and supporting material procurement, the Department of Defense […]
Two Va. companies among group that won $950M Navy contract
Two Virginia federal contracting companies were part of a group of companies that won a maximum $950 million construction contract from Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk. Along with six other contractors, they can compete for task orders under the terms of the contract, the Department of Defense announced Friday. Virginia Beach-based S.B. […]
Capital Square buys Chesterfield apartment complex for $86M
Henrico County-based Capital Square 1031 purchased the Livingston Apartment Flats in Chesterfield County from Cosby Village Residences LLC for $86 million earlier this month. Whitson Huffman, Capital Square’s chief strategy and investment officer, noted that Chesterfield’s population grew 11% between 2010 and 2019 an[...]
Woodgrain Inc. to invest $17M in SW Va., creating 100 jobs
Woodgrain Inc. will invest $9 million to expand its operations in Smyth County and invest $8 million more to purchase and expand the former Independence Lumber sawmill in Grayson County, producing 100 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. The family-owned business based in Idaho is one of the largest millwork companies in the world, manufacturing […]
Piedmont Virginia Community College president to retire
Frank Friedman, the president of Piedmont Virginia Community College, will retire in May 2022, the school announced this week. Friedman, the Albemarle County college’s fifth president, has been at the top since 1999. Virginia Community College System Chancellor Glenn DuBois and the PVCC board will conduct a national search[...]
Accenture Federal Services completes Novetta acquisition
Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services, a subsidiary of Fortune Global 500 professional services company Accenture, has completed its acquisition of Novetta, a McLean-based advanced analytics company, the two companies announced Thursday. The financial terms of the deal, first announced in June, were not disclosed. The acquisition will add a national security portfolio to AFS’ business, according […][...]
