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McLean-based Buchanan & Edwards names new COO
McLean-based Buchanan & Edwards Inc. has named Tara Davey chief operating officer, government IT consultant announced Thursday. Davey most recently served as CEO of BE’s wholly-owned subsidiary Arlington-based The Reports and Requirements Co. LLC, (R2C) where she played a key role in the acquisition and merger of RenXT[...]
Fairfax County developer John ‘Til’ Hazel Jr. dies at age 91
John T. “Til” Hazel Jr., a major force behind the development of Tysons Corner and several planned communities in Fairfax County in the late 20th century, as well as a significant booster of George Mason University, died Wednesday at age 91. An Arlington native, Hazel was also an attorney and graduated from Harvard University and […]
Booz Allen to acquire Reston-based cyber firm
McLean-based global management consultant Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. announced Wednesday that it plans to acquire EverWatch, a Reston-based government solutions contractor. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal will allow Booz Allen to speed delivery of classified software development and analytics capabilities for national security clients and complements its artificial intelligence and cyber portfolio, […][...]
Penn. logistics firm building cross-dock centers in Va.
Pennsylvania-based warehousing and logistics company A. Duie Pyle Inc. will invest about $20 million to establish three cross-dock service centers in Manassas, Richmond and Roanoke, an expansion expected to create 75 jobs, Pyle and Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday. It’s the company’s first entry into Virginia. �[...]
Excella wins $117M federal IT contract
Arlington-based software and information technology management company Excella has won a nearly $117 million contract to help digitize and streamline U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service benefits and adjudication systems, the firm announced early Tuesday. Under the five-year Digital Innovation and Development II contract, Excella will assist the agency, a part of the U.S. Department of […][...]
Accenture Federal Services wins nearly $200M IT contract
Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services announced Monday that it has won a $199 million, seven-year contract from the Transportation Security Administration. Under the contract, AFS will help the TSA, which is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, consolidate three credentialing systems onto one platform to improve threat response and the administration’s evolving operational needs. […][...]
Construction starts on I-495 express lanes extension
Virginia and Transurban North America officials held a groundbreaking Monday for the $660 million extension of the Interstate 495 express lanes in Fairfax County, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced. The 495 Express Lanes Northern Extension (495 NEXT) project is occurring on a 2.5-mile stretch between the Dulles Corridor and the Georg[...]
$42M tennis campus planned for Loudoun County
Loudoun County will soon be a new hub for American tennis. The United States Tennis Association Mid-Atlantic Section (USTA MAS) announced plans Thursday to build a 36-court, $42 million tennis campus in Loudoun County. And when the campus is complete in 2025, the nonprofit tennis organization, which is currently based in Herndon[...]
Chantilly-based Arcfield hires two more executives
Chantilly-based defense contractor Arcfield has hired Lori Becker as chief financial officer and Mike Smith as chief security officer, the company announced Wednesday. Both will report to Arcfield CEO and Chairman Kevin Kelly, who was named CEO and chairman in December 2021. Formerly called CTFV Acquisition Corp., Arcfield is a [...]
U.K. cybersecurity firm opens U.S. division in Reston
United Kingdom-based cybersecurity artificial intelligence firm Darktrace has formed a new American division, headquartered in Reston, to serve the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, federal agencies and national infrastructure, the company announced March 1. Darktrace Federal will be led by Sally Kenyon Grant, vice president of federal affairs. “There is little doubt that […][...]
Amazon, Va. Tech partner on machine learning initiative
Virginia Tech announced Thursday morning that it is partnering with Amazon.com Inc. on an artificial intelligence and machine learning research initiative that will have a presence at both Tech’s Blacksburg campus and its emerging Innovation Campus in Alexandria. Dubbed the Amazon-Virginia Tech Initiative for Efficient and[...]
SMO Inc. acquires six Va. gas stations, convenience stores
The Wills Group, a La Plata, Maryland-based commercial real estate company, announced Wednesday that its subsidiary SMO Inc. has acquired six MAPCO gas stations and convenience stores in Virginia. The stores and gas stations are in Ashland and Chesterfield, Prince George, Stafford, Fauquier and Dinwiddie counties. The price of the acquisition was not disclosed. The […]
