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Mar 19, 2020

SAIC wins $950M DoD contract

Reston-based Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) announced Thursday that it has been awarded a $950 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency — a combat support agency of the U.S. Department of Defense that includes more than 26,000 civilian and military personnel. SAIC will take over supply chain management of paints, preservation and sealing compounds […]

Riders at rush hour at the Farragut North Metrorail station on the Red Line. Credit: WMATA Photograph by Larry Levine
Mar 19, 2020

Metro closing stations to deter cherry blossom visitors

In order to prevent use of the Metrorail for recreational visits to the cherry blossom trees around the Washington, D.C., Tidal Basin during the COVID-19 crisis, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is closing the  Smithsonian and Arlington Cemetery Metro stations at 5 p.m. on Thursday March 19 until further noti[...]

David Brown, Learning Tree CEO
Mar 18, 2020

Herndon-based Learning Tree names new CEO

Herndon-based information technology and management training course provider Learning Tree International Inc. on Wednesday named David Brown as its new CEO and a member of the board of directors. Brown most recently worked as the global head of sales and services for information services company Clarivate Analytics. He also prev[...]

Mar 18, 2020

Falls Church company sends text from space satellite to phone

Falls Church-based wireless network company Lynk Global Inc. said Wednesday that it has sent a text message from a satellite in space to a standard mobile phone on Earth.  “This is a game-changer for the billions of people who own a mobile phone, for the billions who do not have affordable connectivity, and for the […]

Metro cuts service to ‘essential trips only’ starting Wed.
Mar 17, 2020

Metro cuts service to ‘essential trips only’ starting Wed.

Metro service will be cut to “essential trips only” in Northern Virginia and the rest of the Washington D.C. region starting Wednesday, according to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Essential trips include those taken by hospital staff, government officials and emergency responders. Daily rail hours will e[...]

Mar 16, 2020

SAIC closes $1.2B deal to acquire Unisys Federal

Reston-based government and defense technology contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) completed its acquisition of Reston-based federal government information technology services contractor Unisys Federal on March 13 for $1.2 billion in cash, the company announced Monday. The acquisition was first announced Feb. 6 and brings Unisys Federal’s cloud migration, among other services, to SAIC and […][...]

Mar 16, 2020

Va., Maryland and D.C. request federal funding for COVID-19 test sites

As coronavirus cases in Virginia continue to rise, Gov. Ralph Northam, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser sent a letter to President Donald Trump Sunday requesting that the National Capital Region — which includes Northern Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. — be added as a priority location for federal funding to […]

Mar 13, 2020

Arlington Chamber taking over Awesome Women group

The Arlington Chamber of Commerce will be taking over the Arlington-based professional networking group Awesome Women (AWE) starting in 2021, the chamber announced Thursday. During the transition period, the new Arlington Chamber Chapter of AWE will begin offering will begin offering AWE-branded women’s-only networking events this fall. Founded in 2014 by Karen Bate and Evelyn […]

Riders at rush hour at the Farragut North Metrorail station on the Red Line. Credit: WMATA Photograph by Larry Levine
Mar 13, 2020

Metro is reducing service in response to coronavirus

In response to the growing coronavirus pandemic, the Metro transportation system announced it will be reducing service until further notice, beginning Monday, March 16, in an effort to help protect Metro’s employees and customers. Metro will be reducing Metrorail trains to every 12 minutes on each line, Monday through Frid[...]

Mar 11, 2020

Tysons-based IT company announces new leadership

Tysons-based information technology company Applied Insight announced Wednesday several executive appointments including a new executive chairman, CEO, chief product officer, chief technology officer and chief financial officer.  Former CEO John Hynes has taken on the role of executive chairman. “As executive chairman, I’ll be providing strategic counsel to the leadership and working to enhance our […][...]

1901 Group CEO Sonu Singh
Mar 9, 2020

1901 Group expanding into Washington County

Reston-based information technology services company 1901 Group will invest $1.15 million in Washington County to establish its third Virginia operations center, creating 150 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday. The new center will be located at the Virginia Highlands Small Business Incubator in Abingdon, where small busin[...]

Mar 4, 2020

OBXtek Inc. wins $44.2M State Dept. contract

McLean-based information technology government contractor OBXtek Inc. was awarded a five-year, $44.2 million contract from the Department of State to support the Bureau of Diplomatic Security’s Technical Security Engineering (TSE) Division, OBXtek announced Wednesday. OBXtek will provide program management, operational support and administrative support, as well as developing training analysis and manage training programs.  The [[...]

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