Tag Archives: Virginia

Amazon Web Services has expanded its partnership with CoreSite to provide three more AWS Direct Connect locations in the U.S. CoreSite customers already reach Amazon’s data centers via New York and Los Angeles but can now also connect via Silicon Valley, Boston and Virginia, CoreSite said Wednesday. CoreSite’s AWS Direct …

Three Wire Systems LLC has been selected for Inc. 5000’s list of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. The firm aims to help federal customers avoid wasteful spending through implementation of disruptive technology, Three Wire said. “We are honored to have been included in this prestigious list for the …

A web-based system designed by Deloitte for the state of Virginia has won the Richmond Technology Council’s Innovation in Utilization Award, recognizing efforts to build a portal that helps state residents apply for social assistance. RichTech gives the award to organizations that use technology to improve their processes and services, …

Amazon Web Services Inc. plans to open a new office in Fairfax County, Va. as the company looks to expand its public sector and commercial cloud computing businesses. Teresa Carlson, vice president of the worldwide public sector at AWS, said the addition of the new facility in the Herndon area …

Raytheon will establish the headquarters of its intelligence, information and services business unit at its existing Dulles facility in Sterling, Va. The company decided to place the unit in Sterling as part of its consolidation strategy announced in March, Raytheon said Thursday. That realignment took effect April 1 as the …

Harris Corp. has won a $19 million contract to provide a new radio system to a Virginia county seeking to update its communications systems for public safety agencies. The new digital radio system includes seven transmission sites and covers more than 95 percent Spotsylvania County, Harris said Thursday. Law enforcement, …

Security technology provider Silent Partner Security Inc. has won a contract to consolidate security systems for U.S. Customs and Border Protection with the goal of combining them into one system. The Marshall, Va.-based company said it will use standards outlined under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 and work to provide U.S. buildings with …

Intelsat is planning to relocate its U.S. headquarters from Washington to Northern Virginia in 2014, WTOP reports. The company plans to lease about 188,000 square feet of office space in Tysons Tower, a 20-story office building in Fairfax County. Gov. Bob McDonnell said at a news conference Monday that 430 …

Science Applications International Corp.’s plans to split the company into two independent firms may include selling its McLean, Va. headquarters located on SAIC Drive, Chief Operating Officer Stu Shea told the Washington Post. SAIC plans to divide into two by the second half of fiscal year 2014, with one firm …

CGI has developed a new mobile application to help the state of Virginia run its electronic procurement system, where small businesses track business opportunities with state government entities. The company said it partnered with the state’s Internet-enabled mobile device team to create eVA Mobile 4 Business, which provides solicitation details, …

Bechtel Corp. is relocating its government services business unit, U.S. civil business and global operations headquarters to Reston, Va. According to Fairfax County, the company is moving 625 jobs from Frederick, Md. to the new location, near Reston Town Center and eight miles from Dulles International Airport. Bechtel, which bases …

SAIC Inc. will transfer 450 employees to McLean, Va. and other offices from San Diego, where the company was headquartered from its 1969 founding until it moved to McLean in 2009, the Washington Post reports. New locations for employees could also include Orlando or Oak Ridge, Tenn. as well as …

Integrity Applications Inc. opened the doors of its new corporate headquarters in Chantilly, Va. on Monday. The company said the 79,000-square foot facility will house all of the company’s Washington area corporate employees and employees that work with government customers on-site. IAI was founded in 1999 and moved into its …

Six Fairfax County, Va.-headquartered contractors were named to Fortune magazine’s list of the 500 largest publicly traded companies in the U.S., the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce announced Wednesday. Based on 2011 revenue, the magazine’s rankings include: 92. General Dynamics 104. Northrop Grumman 162. Computer Sciences Corp. 245. SAIC Inc. 422. …

Spectrum was named as the Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s list of the state’s 50 fastest growing companies, the company announced Tuesday. The company has been selected to the list for the past five years, CEO Jeff Wassmer said in the release. Spectrum’s announcement follows up on TAPE’s announcement that it …