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Leidos snags $292M FAA contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor Leidos Holdings Inc. announced Tuesday that it was awarded a $292 million contract from the Federal Aviation Administration to design and develop a system to provide air traffic controllers with real-time access to essential weather, aeronautical and National Airspace System (NAS) information through a common display system. Work on the […]
Palo Alto Networks to acquire McLean tech firm for $265M
California-based cybersecurity powerhouse Palo Alto Networks announced Tuesday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire The Crypsis Group, a McLean-based incident response, risk management and digital forensics consulting firm, in a $265 million, all-cash transaction. The firm’s CEO, Bret Padres, will join Palo Alto Networks. The Crypsis Group currently operates as part […][...]
JMU introduces COVID-19 dashboard
Joining other state universities, James Madison University introduced a COVID-19 dashboard Tuesday to track positive results among students, faculty and staff. According to the dashboard, JMU has 24 self-reported cases and four positive tests performed at the university health center; all but one of the cases were among students. The university noted in its description […]
Newport News-based ITA awarded $50M contract
Newport News-based defense contractor ITA International LLC was awarded a five-year, $50 million contract to consolidate and modernize the U.S. Air Force’s electromagnetic spectrum operations at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, the company announced Tuesday. EMS includes an array of frequencies used for radios, GPS, cell phones and remotely controlled devices; previously used mainly […][...]
Altamira names president and chief growth officer
McLean-based Altamira Technologies Corp. announced Tuesday that it has hired Craig Reed as president and chief growth officer. He will be part of a new executive management committee, with CEO Ted Davies and COO Blaine Worthington, according to a news release. Reed was most recently chief growth officer at Herndon-based IT compa[...]
McLean consulting service hires former TSA deputy administrator
McLean-based consulting firm Guidehouse has hired Patricia Cogswell, former deputy administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), as a strategic adviser, the company announced Tuesday. She has had a long career in public service, including leadership roles at the White House, the Department of Homeland Securi[...]
Virginia Natural Gas taps Robert Duvall as next president
Virginia Natural Gas President Jim Kibler will retire later this year, and former VNG president Robert Duvall will take his place, effective Sept. 4, the utility announced Tuesday. Duvall is currently senior vice president of customer operations at Southern Company Gas, VNG’s parent company. Duvall was president of VNG fro[...]
Lidl US plans to add 50 stores nationwide
Lidl US, the Arlington-based grocery store chain, plans to open 50 stores by the end of next year on the East Coast, the company announced Tuesday. The expansion will bring its total number of stores in the United States to 150. Seven new stores will be in Virginia: Alexandria, Burke, Chantilly, Charlottesville, Falls Church, Manassas […]
UPDATED: After back and forth, Falwell has resigned from Liberty
Updated 2:30 p.m., Aug. 25 Liberty University confirmed Tuesday afternoon that Jerry Falwell Jr. has resigned as president, chancellor and member of its board of directors. According to a news release, the embattled evangelical leader sent a letter of resignation late Monday to members of the Board of Trustees’ executive c[...]
Skience names new president and COO
Marc Butler, who has held executive roles at Bank of New York Mellon Corp., will join Skience as the Herndon-based wealth management firm’s president and chief operating officer, the company announced Monday. Butler was most recently COO and managing director of BNY Mellon/Albridge and held other leadership roles at BNY Mellon/Pershing. At Skience, which was […]
UPDATED: After saying resignation reports were ‘false,’ Falwell reportedly resigns
Update, Aug. 25: According to an interview with ABC News late Monday, Falwell says he has tendered his letter of resignation as president of Liberty University. Earlier: Although other news outlets have reported that Jerry Falwell Jr. has agreed to resign as president and chancellor of Liberty University, Falwell said in an int[...]
Markel appoints new chief risk officer
Julia Chu was named Henrico County-based Markel Corp.’s chief risk officer, a newly created role, the financial holding company announced Monday. She was previously Markel’s chief global ceded reinsurance officer, a position she started in March 2018. Chu will be responsible for the specialty insurance underwriter[...]
