Herndon tech contractor announces leadership appointments
Herndon-based tech contractor Valiant Integrated Services LLC announced Friday that Chief Financial Officer Mike Pilon has been promoted as the company’s first enterprise chief operating officer in a string of new leadership appointments. Dan Corbett will succeed Pilon, who had served as CFO since 2017. In his new role, Pilon [...]
Home sales continue to surge in September
Virginia continues to see home sales surge, with a 35% increase during September, according to Virginia Realtors. Sales were up by a staggering 80% in Eastern Virginia when compared to last year. Northern Virginia saw a 37% increase, and Central Virginia saw a 24% jump. Although home sales historically slow following the summer season, the […]
CACI wins $86.5M Homeland Security task order
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded Arlington-based federal technology contractor CACI International Inc. a five-year, $86.5 million task order to analyze open-source data to prevent criminal, fraud, risk and terrorism activity. Under the task order, CACI will work to identify event patterns through data analysis approaches aimed at detecting criminal groups, conspiracies and activities […][...]
Leidos secures $149.2M Navy contract
The U.S. Navy awarded Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor Leidos Holdings Inc. a $149.2 million contract to provide services and supplies for the Naval Array Technical Support Center facility’s operations, the Department of Defense announced Thursday. The majority of the work on the contract will be performed in Newport, Rhode Island; Reston and Virginia Beach. […]
ManTech lands $260M Navy task order
The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Herndon-based ManTech, a technology contractor for U.S. defense, intelligence and federal civilian agencies, a four-year, $260 million task order to update the U.S. Navy’s mission systems for its maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft. Under the task order, ManTech will work to moder[...]
BAE Systems lands $400M Air Force contract
The U.S. Air Force awarded Arlington-based defense contractor BAE Systems Inc. a $400 million contract to develop an air vehicle system for the Skyborg program, a team of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that use artificial intelligence to adapt to battlefield conditions. “The need to generate combat power faster than our advers[...]
Fairfax tech company names AI director
Fairfax-based technology and engineering company ECS (a subsidiary of Henrico County-based ASGN Inc.) announced Tuesday it has hired Aaron Burciaga as senior director of artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics. Burciaga was most recently the global operations director for analytics and AI with HCL Technologies. In his new rol[...]
Arlington tech company names health operations lead
Arlington-based technology services provider Halfaker and Associates LLC announced Wednesday that it has named Katrina Tuisamatatele as deputy executive vice president of health operations. With more than 25 years of experience, Tuisamatatele most recently worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Informatio[...]
PBS names chief programming exec
Arlington-based Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) announced Tuesday that Sylvia Bugg has been promoted to chief programming executive and general manager of general audience programming, effective immediately. Bugg most recently served as vice president of general audience programming, overseeing the PBS editorial team and leadi[...]
Accenture Security managing director leaving
Anup Ghosh is leaving his position as managing director and global platforms lead for Arlington-based Accenture Security to become the CEO of Bethesda, Maryland-based Fidelis Cybersecurity. Hired in 2018, Ghosh directed the U.S. security division of Ireland-based Accenture plc, a global professional services provider that posted[...]
Loudoun County allocates additional small business funding
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors has allocated an additional $145,000 to fund 29 more businesses with $5,000 COVID-19 Business Interruption Fund grants, Loudoun Economic Development announced Wednesday. The additional allocation will allow the fund to cover all 660 certified eligible businesses that applied for the county’s fifth round of COVID-19 small business relief funding. […]
Reston contractor wins $135M DHS task order
Reston-based AceInfo Solutions LLC announced Tuesday it had been awarded a potential five-year, $135 million task order from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Under the task order, AceInfo (a subsidiary of McLean-based Dovel Technologies) will provide services to support the development, maintenance and modernization of NFIP’s web-based PIVOT system, […][...]