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Va. Supreme Court grants eviction moratorium through Sept. 7
The Supreme Court of Virginia granted a temporary statewide eviction moratorium to begin Aug. 10 and remain in effect through Sept. 7, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. The moratorium halts all eviction proceedings related to rent payment failures due to the pandemic. Northam requested the moratorium in a letter to the state’s highest court on […]
Virginia State Senate will return to Science Museum for Aug. session
A staff member for Virginia Senate Majority Leader Richard “Dick” Saslaw confirmed Friday that the Senate will meet at the Science Museum of Virginia for its special session Aug. 18. In April, for their veto session, senators gathered in a large room at the Richmond museum instead of their usual quarters to avoid spread of […]
Perspecta wins $112M Homeland Security contract
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded a contract worth up to $112 million to Perspecta Inc. to provide managed information technology services to the department’s data centers, the Chantilly-based federal contractor announced Thursday. “This award reinforces our standing as a premier provider of end-to-end next generation managed IT services,” Rocky Thurston, senior vice president […][...]
SAIC lands $40M TSA contract
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) awarded a $40 million contract to Reston-based defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) to provide operational test and evaluation services, according to a System for Award Management (SAM) notice. Under the contract, SAIC will help the TSA plan, implement, analyze and report airport operations. Work on the contract will […][...]
Strategic Education Inc. to raise $191.5M through public stock offering
Herndon-based education company Strategic Education Inc. announced Thursday that it plans to raise $191.5 million through a public stock offering. The company, through Aug. 10, will offer for sale 1.9 million shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $105 per share. Strategic Education intends to use some of the proceeds to […]
Va. first state to launch COVID-19 tracking app
Virginia on Wednesday became the first state in the nation to launch an app that offers alerts to people who have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. The app, Covidwise, is available for Apple and Android devices. It uses Bluetooth Low Energy technology (which does not drain phone batteries[...]
Capital One fined $80M for 2019 data breach
Federal bank regulator the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced Thursday it has fined McLean-based Capital One Financial Corp $80 million for what it calls unsafe and unsound information technology practices tied to computing operations in its cloud environment. Capital One is the largest bank in Virginia, according to 2019 deposits. In 2019, […]
Ferrum College receives $100K gift
Ferrum College alumnus Michael Christian donated $100,000 to his alma mater, which will establish the Michael T. Christian ’63 Center for First-Year Experience at the school. The center — intended to connect incoming first-year students to professors, mentors and classmates — will be located in the college’s library and [...]
Herndon contractor wins $188M in federal contracts
Herndon-based national security contractor Peraton announced Wednesday it has been awarded a total of $188 million in new and extended U.S. federal contracts to support national security missions and warfighting domains. The individual award amounts and customers were not specified by Peraton, but the company typically works with the Intelligence Community, the Department of Defense, […]
McLean-based wireless provider announces new leadership
McLean-based wireless technology company Kajeet announced Wednesday it has hired Melissa Blanken as vice president of marketing and Bill Stribrny as vice president of sales. For 25 years, Blanken has worked in marketing and was most recently the chief marketing officer with McLean-based internet company ID.me. She has also previ[...]
Perspecta names SVP, general manager for intelligence group
Chantilly-based federal contractor Perspecta Inc. announced Wednesday it has hired Damian DiPippa as senior vice president and general manager of its intelligence group. DiPippa was most recently with Herndon-based defense contractor ManTech International Corp. as senior vice president and general manager of its mission and in[...]
GSA awards Reston tech company $11.8M contract
The General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded Reston-based government technology company Octo Consulting Group an $11.8 million contract to provide framework and architecture services for the GSA’s System for Award Management (SAM). Under the GSA’s CIO Modernization and Enterprise Transformation contract, Octo will provide Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and business and technical architecture for the […][...]
