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George Mason University approved to start school of computing
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia gave the green light to George Mason University’s plan to start a school of computing, the Fairfax-based university announced today. Three departments will comprise the core of the school, which will be the first of its kind in Virginia, the university said: statistics, computer science and information […]
Mitre names new cyber technologies VP
McLean-based The Mitre Corp. has hired research scientist Wen Masters as its vice president for cyber technologies, effective May 17. Masters most recently worked at Georgia Tech Research Institute, where she served as deputy director for research and led its Information and Cyber Sciences Directorate. She was principal research[...]
Serco completes $295M acquisition of Reston contractor
Herndon-based federal contractor Serco Inc. (a subsidiary of United Kingdom-based Serco Group plc) has completed its $295 million acquisition of Reston-based Whitney, Bradley & Brown (WBB) from an affiliate of Florida-based private equity firm H.I.G. Capital. The acquisition strengthens Serco’s program management services for its Department of Defense clients and enriches the company’s expertise in […][...]
Leidos names new CFO
Longtime Leidos Holdings Inc. executive Christopher Cage has been named as the Reston-based federal contractor’s new chief financial officer. Cage will begin his role July 5. He currently serves as senior vice president and chief accounting officer for the Fortune 500 company, where he’s worked since 1999. Cage was director of financial planning and analysis […]
Arlington-based Higher Logic acquires Montreal’s Vanilla
Arlington-based tech company Higher Logic has acquired Canadian cloud-based community software company Vanilla. Vanilla was owned by New York-based growth equity investment firm Level Equity. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 2007, Higher Logic offers a community engagement software platform aimed at associations and the corporate B2B market. With the acquisition […][...]
Booz Allen Hamilton acquires Herndon IT company for $725M
McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. announced Tuesday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Herndon-based Liberty IT Solutions LLC for $725 million. In a statement, Booz Allen President and CEO Horacio Rozanski said, “This acquisition supports our long-term strategy to drive continued growth by investing in innovative […][...]
AES to provide carbon-free power for Google’s Loudoun data centers
As part of Google LLC’s ambitious “moonshot” to produce all of its energy from carbon-free sources, Arlington-based The AES Corp. announced Tuesday that it has signed a 10-year agreement to provide carbon-free power for Google’s data centers in Loudoun County. A Fortune 500 international electrical utility, AES will provide 90% of the Google data centers’ […]
Boeing makes record $50M gift to Va. Tech Innovation Campus
Aerospace and defense contractor Boeing made a record $50 million, multiyear commitment to foster diversity at the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus under development in Alexandria, Virginia Tech announced Tuesday. The largest corporate donation ever made to Virginia Tech, the commitment from Chicago-based Boeing also ties the lar[...]
Raytheon Intelligence & Space receives $318M TSA contract
Arlington-based Raytheon Intelligence & Space will expand its deployment of checked baggage screening equipment to all federally managed airports nationwide under a five-year, $318 million contract with the Transportation Security Administration. A subsidiary of Massachusetts-based Raytheon Technologies Corp., Raytheon Intelligence & Space previously had a contract to install and/or upgrade checked baggage screening equipment i[...]
Reston-based Maximus gets $951M contract for national COVID hotline
Reston-based government services company Maximus has received a potential $951 million contract to support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 national surge support and vaccine assistance hotline. In the early months of the pandemic, Maximus staffed a 500-person CDC call center to respond to call and emails from health care providers and the […]
Northrop Grumman receives $959M defense contract
Falls Church-based aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. was awarded a $959.1 million contract Friday from the U.S. Army for production of infrared countermeasures, which protect aircraft from heat-seeking missiles. The work is to be completed by April 29, 2026. The contract comes on the heels of a $2.3 billion defense contract Northrop Grumman […]
Noblis acquires McKean Defense
Reston-based not-for-profit federal contractor Noblis announced Monday that it has acquired Philadelphia-based McKean Defense and its affiliates, Mikros Systems and Cabrillo Technologies. The amount of the acquisition was not disclosed. Formerly an employee-owned defense contractor specializing in surface ship readiness for the U.S. Navy, McKean Defense is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Noblis. Glenn […][...]
