Leidos lands $470M TSA contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor will support checkpoint security services
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Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos has landed a potential five-year, $470.7 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security, according to a contract award notice published June 3. The
AT&T wins $725M task order from Veterans Affairs
Contract secured by AT&T’s Fairfax County-based Public Sector organization
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AT&T’s Oakton-based Public Sector organization secured a $725 million, 12-year task order to modernize the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ data network, the company will announce Wednesday. The contract is
Indie movie starring Jon Heder to film in Central Va. this summer
Three recent TV projects contributed $120M to state economy
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“Tapawingo,” an indie feature film starring Jon Heder and Billy Zane, will film in Hopewell, Petersburg and Richmond this summer, Gov. Ralph Northam announced June 4. Directed by Dylan K.
Canon Virginia CEO retires after 41 years
Toru Nishizawa will be succeeded by Shingo Shigeta
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Toru Nishizawa, president and CEO of Newport News-based Canon Virginia Inc. and Canon Environmental Technologies Inc., retired June 1 after 41 years with the multinational corporation known for its optical
Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber hires executive director
Former newspaper publisher Andy Bruns starts July 1
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Andy Bruns, a former regional newspaper publisher for Lee Enterprises, has been tapped as executive director of the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce, the chamber announced June 4.
Shentel appoints executive VP/COO
Telecom company promotes 25-year industry vet Ed McKay
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Edinburg-based Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. — better known as Shentel — has promoted Edward “Ed” H. McKay to lead its broadband business as executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective
HII gets Navy order for new unmanned underwater vehicles
Delivery of two commercial REMUS 300s scheduled for mid-2022
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The U.S. Navy has ordered two of Huntington Ingalls Industries’ new unmanned underwater vehicles, the Newport News-based shipbuilding company announced this week. HII says common applications for the REMUS 300 vehicle,
GDIT snags $219M Homeland Security contract
General Dynamics IT subsidiary will support Citizenship and Immigration Services
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Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. (GDIT) has won a five-year, $219 million contract with the contact center for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, G2Xchange FedCiv reported this week. The
Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council names new executive director
Roanoke Regional Partnership's Erin Burcham starts June 7
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Erin Burcham, the Roanoke Regional Partnership’s director of talent solutions, is leaving the economic development group to become executive director of the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council. The tech council noted Burcham’s
Richmond Region Tourism program incentivizes hotel meetings
Meaningful Meetings will include referral bonuses
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After a year of virtual events and canceled conventions, Richmond Region Tourism has launched a program to attract meetings to Virginia’s capital city and surrounding areas in four key economic