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Ex-WMATA official sentenced in federal fraud case
A former assistant superintendent of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) was sentenced Tuesday to 14 days of incarceration and two years of supervised release after conspiring with a former pro football player to defraud the transit authority of more than $300,000. In January, Kirby Smith pleaded guilty to violating federal law by supplementing his […]
This burg has grown
Three-term incumbent Fredericksburg Mayor Mary Katherine Greenlaw recalls when her city moved at a slower pace, as did surrounding Spotsylvania and Stafford counties. All that has changed, profoundly. Fredericksburg’s population has jumped by more than 50% during the past 20 years, from 19,279 in 2000 to an estimated 29,036 in[...]
The mother of innovation
Don’t try to be something you’re not. That’s one way to sum up the approach that Troy Paino has taken to guiding the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg since assuming the school’s presidency in July 2016. “I knew as an outsider that Virginia had a crowded and competitive marketplace for higher education,�[...]
Driverless shuttle starts tests in Fairfax County
Fairfax County and Dominion Energy Inc. began testing a 13-foot autonomous, electric shuttle this summer, a first step toward driverless public transit between Metro stations. The EZ10 shuttle nicknamed “Relay,” built by French manufacturer EasyMile and owned by Dominion, is expected to hit the road this fall between the Dun[...]
DXC Technology announces leadership overhaul
Only one year after CEO Mike Salvino took the reins, Tysons-based Fortune 500 IT company DXC Technology on Monday announced a major leadership overhaul, including naming new heads of its Americas, Asian Pacific and Europe, Middle East and Africa business segments, among others. Salvino announced the following appointments and [...]
Centreville defense contractor wins $50.6M contract
Centreville-based Parsons Corp. has received a $50.6 million, six-year contract contract from the U.S. Air Force for 13 ground vehicles that clear mines and unexploded ammunition, the company announced Oct. 1. The military branch awarded Parsons the contract Sept. 23, with a completion date of Sept. 2023. The vehicles are known as RADBO, or Recovery […]
Air Force awards McLean company $40M contract
The U.S. Air Force awarded McLean-based defense contractor Alion Science and Technology Corp. a $40 million contract to provide information technology and cybersecurity services, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday. Under the contract, Alion will provide services including enterprise protection risk management to mitigate the compromise, loss, unauthorized access/disclosure, destruction, distortion or nonaccessibility of missi[...]
Tysons tech company lands $65M Ginnie Mae task order
The Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) awarded Tysons-based tech company MicroTech a $65 million task order to provide information technology and software consolidation services and support, the company announced Thursday. Under the task order, MicroTech will perform services to support Ginnie Mae’s mortgage-backed securities platform, including reviewing requirements for new functionality, interfaces and data [&h[...]
NoVa home sales increase during August
Northern Virginia home sales increased during the month of August, according to a report released Wednesday from Chantilly-based Long & Foster, the largest privately owned real estate company in the nation. Alexandria saw the largest increase, at 32%, followed by Arlington and Loudoun counties, which both increased by 15%. Although inventory fell throughout most of […]
SAIC names health IT market program director
Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) announced Tuesday it has named Sarjoo Shah as program management director for the state and local health IT market. With more than 25 years of experience, Shah was most recently the chief information officer with the Oklahoma Department o[...]
Arlington’s Rosslyn City Center getting $35M renovation
A $35 million renovation project at Rosslyn City Center in Arlington will transform an 84,000-square foot space into a place for all-day dining, working and socializing, real estate lender American Real Estate Partners (AREP) announced Wednesday. AREP will complete the renovation at 1700 N. Moore St., where DMK Restaurants co-fo[...]
Mitre launches data-driven policy center
McLean-based The Mitre Corp., a not-for-profit organization that manages federally funded research and development centers, announced Tuesday it has established the Center for Data-Driven Policy, which will provide evidence-based, objective and nonpartisan insights for government policymaking. “Our team of experts will take what Mitre has learned through research and experimentation and apply those insights to […][...]
