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Va. National Guard to be deployed in D.C. through at least Jan. 20
The Virginia National Guard and Virginia State Police troopers will be deployed in Washington, D.C., at least through Jan. 20, inauguration day for President-elect Joe Biden, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday afternoon. In a tweet, Northam said, “I’m extending Virginia’s National Guard deployment at least t[...]
Chantilly contractor hires president, national security solutions
Chantilly-based defense contractor VTG announced Thursday it has hired Kirk Herdman as its president for national security solutions and as a member of its board of directors. Herdman most recently served as executive vice president for business development and corporate development at Maryland-based defense contractor KeyW Corp[...]
Amazon makes $340M commitment to Arlington affordable housing
Amazon.com Inc. announced Wednesday that it is committing nearly $340 million to affordable housing efforts in Arlington, where the e-commerce giant is establishing its $2.5 billion East Coast HQ2 headquarters. This is part of the company’s $2 billion commitment to affordable housing, the Housing Equity Fund, which was announced Wednesday. The remaining funding will go […]
Arlington contractor names chief financial officer
Arlington-based aerospace and defense contractor Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions (CAES) announced Monday it has hired Sean Daily as its chief financial officer and a member of its board of directors. Daily most recently served as vice president of finance and business operations for Denver-based Lockheed Martin Space, where[...]
Md. cybersecurity company acquires Fairfax company’s product line
Columbia, Maryland-based cybersecurity company Owl Cyber Defense Solutions LLC announced Tuesday it has acquired Fairfax-based Trident’s Assured Collaboration Systems (ACS) product line. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The ACS product line includes voice over IP, video teleconference, cross domain solution and full-motion video filtering capabilities. The acquisition adds network defense services to [&hellip[...]
Herndon company awarded intelligence contract
Herndon- and Seattle-based global monitoring company BlackSky announced Wednesday it was awarded a contract from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA). The company declined to release the amount awarded from the contract. The IARPA leads research programs for the U.S. Intelligence community. BlackSky will work to develop IARPA’s Space-based Machine Automated Recognition Technique (SMART) […][...]
Reston firm sells off federal projects division
Reston-based civil engineering and surveying firm Wiles Mensch Corp. announced Tuesday that it has sold off its federal projects division, which now operates as an independent company, Sorba Engineering. Sorba Engineering, a Reston-based woman-owned small business, employs 12 engineers and technical specialists and has 40 active projects in the Washington, D.C. area. Meredith McComas will […][...]
Manassas company lands $124.1M Navy contract
The U.S. Navy awarded Manassas-based government contractor LTM Inc. a potential five-year, $124.1 million contract to work with the branch’s Naval Aviation Enterprise group, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday. Under the contract, LTM will help the U.S. Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center East integrate maintenance and supply functions. It will also perform logistical, technical and […][...]
Falls Church firm buys Silicon Valley company
Falls Church-based association advisory firm Advancea LLC announced Tuesday it has acquired Arroyo Grande, California-based Group Purchasing Solutions (GPS). Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 2008, GPS specializes in affinity programs serving mid-sized businesses. Affinity programs are partnerships between nonprofits and businesses in which a business may offer exclusive products or […][...]
Microsoft leases space in Arlington’s Commonwealth Tower
Microsoft Corp. will open a sales headquarters in Arlington, expanding its presence in Northern Virginia, the tech giant’s president of U.S. regulated industries, Toni Townes-Whitley, announced Tuesday. Microsoft — which announced in May 2020 that it would invest $64 million to expand in Reston Town Center in western Fai[...]
National Landing to see $4B in transportation investment during next decade
A report released by the National Landing Business Improvement District (BID) on Tuesday details $4 billion worth of area transportation projects that will be underway during the next decade. The National Landing area includes Arlington’s Crystal City (where e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. is establishing its $2.5 billion East Coast HQ2 headquarters), Pentagon City and Potomac […]
Herndon contractor names president, crisis response
Herndon-based federal contractor Constellis announced Monday it has promoted Rick Tye as president of the company’s crisis response business. Joining Constellis in 2017, Tye was most recently the company’s chief growth officer. Darryle Conway will succeed him in this role. Constellis’ crisis response business provides customers with response and planning services to reduce risk, prepare […][...]
