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Major Moves to Northern Virginia: Local Leaders Weigh In

In the United States, there have been six major corporate headquarter relocations in the past three years.  Four of them came to Fairfax County: CSC, SAIC, Volkswagen North America, Hilton North America; and Northrop Grumman also chose Virginia, with a final decision on the site to be made soon.  We spoke to Dr. Gerald Gordon, [...]

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Contactors Caught Up in Political Contention

UPDATED: Comment from Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee As political campaigns warm up for the 2010 election season, the race for Virginia’s 11th Congressional District is already in high gear. This week, Republican Keith Fimian accused incumbent Gerry Connolly (D-VA) of trading earmark requests for campaign contributions. From Mr. Fimian’s website, “This is just the latest [...]

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Gerry Connolly: “We Couldn’t Function…Without Private-Sector Partners”

Gerry Connolly (D) is the freshman Congressman from Virginia’s 11th District, including parts of Fairfax and Prince William Counties.  He replaced Tom Davis (R) after Tom’s retirement last year, and has some big shoes to fill as an advocate for the GovCon community.  Here are some highlights from our interview: I think there’s a looming personnel [...]

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Congressman Gerry Connolly on the Government Contracting Industry

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D) from the 11th district of Virginia spoke to us last week about the mood on Capitol Hill toward government contractors and the looming personnel crisis in the federal procurement sector.  Connolly told us how he plans to fill Tom Davis’ big shoes as an advocate for the government contracting industry and how streamlining [...]

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At POC Lunch Event, Gov. Kaine Says Obama Tech Policy More Than Able

On Tuesday, the Tysons Corner Ritz Carlton served as ground zero for the intersection of politics and technology, drawing hundreds of the area’s leading political and technology leaders. Through the hotel’s wood and glass doors and up to the 5th floor ballrooms streamed, among others, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, Jim Moran (D-VA), and congressional hopeful [...]

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Jim Moran Predicts and Endorses

Jim Moran(D) Congressman for Virginia’s 8th District and serving his 9th term in office has shared with ExecutiveBiz his perspective on the upcoming elections and why he endorses Gerry Connolly(D) to sit beside him in Congress. The 8th district is a significant employer of government contracting jobs and Jim Moran has worked with employers and in congress to [...]

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Gerry Connolly talks about his run for 11th Congressional District seat

For years, Tom Davis (R-VA-11th District) was known as a voice for the government contracting community in Northern Virginia. Now Gerry Connolly, Democratic nominee for US Representative from Virginia’s 11th Congressional District, is looking to fill those shoes. “He [Tom Davis] has been a voice for the industry, an advocate for what we do here [...]

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