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Excella names VP of strategic growth
Arlington County-based software and information technology management company Excella announced Wednesday it has named Christina Seiden as vice president of strategic growth. In her new role, she will focus on expanding Excella’s business into new markets. Seiden was most recently senior vice president of operations at Reston-based software company NCI Information Systems Inc. There she […][...]
Reston software company selects chief revenue officer
Reston-based lease management software company LeaseAccelerator Inc. announced Tuesday it has named David Mitchell as its chief revenue officer. Mitchell was most recently senior vice president of worldwide sales at McLean-based cloud computing company Appian Corp. In his new role, he will focus on sales execution in North Ame[...]
HHS contracts Herndon company for COVID-19 modeling
Herndon-based artificial intelligence company GeoSpark Analytics Inc. announced Tuesday it has been awarded a five-year, multimillion-dollar contract to provide COVID-19 and infectious disease modeling for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). An exact contract amount was not disclosed. “If we’ve learn[...]
Boston media company buys Reston marketing automation firm
Reston-based marketing automation company Triblio has been acquired by Boston-based tech marketing and media company IDG Communications, the companies announced Tuesday. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Triblio, which was founded in 2013 by former employees of Oracle’s software-as-a-service product Eloqua, focuses on account-based marketing (ABM). “Triblio is the most complete ABM platform […][...]
Navy raises General Dynamics submarine contract to $9.47B
Reston-based Fortune 100 aerospace and defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. on Tuesday received an $869 million modification to its 2017 contract to produce two U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarines. The modification raises the contract value to $9.47 billion. The original Integrated Product and Process Development contrac[...]
Gannett’s Rugged Races subsidiary to host virtual runs during pandemic
While large events have been canceled amid the pandemic, Rugged Races, a subsidiary of McLean-based Gannett Co. Inc. (the nation’s largest newspaper publisher), announced Monday it has signed a licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. to produce virtual runs with superhero and comic book characters. “Unlike a traditional road race where thousands of people […]
MITRE names five to new advisory board
The Mitre Corp. (MITRE) has named five members to its newly established Center for Technology & National Security (CTNS) board, the McLean-based nonprofit research and development organization announced Monday. The center links MITRE with senior government officials for research and development purposes. Advisory board mem[...]
15 Metro stations to reopen this weekend
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) announced Monday that 15 rail stations closed due to the agency’s COVID-19 response will reopen on Sunday, June 28. The following Monday, buses will also be added to 14 lines to increase capacity and offer more frequent service. WMATA, which runs the transportation system, began reducing service hours […]
Survey: Economic, cultural impact of virus concern Va. execs
A newly released survey finds that Virginia business and nonprofit leaders are concerned not only about the financial but the cultural impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Culture Conundrum survey, which polled 365 leaders across Central Virginia, Hampton Roads and Northern Virginia, was conducted from May 19-31 by Williamsburg-based marketing research firm Brand Planning LLC […]
City of Alexandria signs lease in Mark Center
The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) signed a lease with the city of Alexandria, which will move the city Department of Community and Human Services and the Alexandria Health Department into the current IDA headquarters building in the Mark Center development in 2023, following renovations. Depending on leasehold improveme[...]
Loudoun County to fund 400 additional small businesses
On Tuesday, June 23, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors will hold a random drawing for the third round of grants from its COVID-19 Business Interruption Fund, which supports small businesses affected by the pandemic. The funding was allocated from the $36.1 million in federal funding to Loudoun County from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and […]
Gannett eliminates CEO position for operating company
McLean-based Gannett Co. Inc., the nation’s largest newspaper publisher, announced Friday that its board of directors has decided to eliminate the CEO position for Gannett Media Corp., its operating company. The decision results in the departure of Paul Bascobert, who had joined the company in August 2019. Gannett Chairman and CEO Michael Reed has assumed […]
