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Sen. Chase refused to wear mask at Harrisonburg restaurant
Owners of Vito's Italian Kitchen say GOP candidate threatened to sue over policy.
The owners of a Harrisonburg restaurant posted a message on Facebook saying that GOP gubernatorial candidate Amanda Chase refused to wear a mask in their restaurant Sunday and threatened to sue them for enforcing the policy. “Chase came into our restaurant,” wrote Katharine Nye Pellerito, co-owner of Vito’s Italian Kitchen with her husband, Vito, as
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BAE Systems Inc. lands $350M+ in defense contracts
Arlington-based contractor wins $211.6M Navy, $144M Air Force contracts
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Arlington-based defense company BAE Systems Inc. (a subsidiary of United Kingdom-based BAE Systems plc) announced Monday it has won a $211.6 million U.S. Navy contract and a $144 million U.S. Air Force contract. BAE Systems’ ship repair business in Jacksonville, Florida, will work on the U.S. Navy contract and update, repair and maintain two Arleigh
COVID-19 cases surpass 100,000 in Virginia
State meets benchmark as nation passes 5 million cases
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Virginia has now recorded more than 100,000 cases of COVID-19 since it started tracking the coronavirus in February, the Virginia Department of Health recorded Monday. The state has 100,749 confirmed and probable cases, up 7,643 from Aug. 3. Virginia’s number of deaths went up by 109 last week to 2,327, and the statewide positivity rate
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Va. Supreme Court grants eviction moratorium through Sept. 7
Move halts all proceedings for evictions, foreclosures due to pandemic
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The Supreme Court of Virginia granted a temporary statewide eviction moratorium to begin Aug. 10 and remain in effect through Sept. 7, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. The moratorium halts all eviction proceedings related to rent payment failures due to the pandemic. Northam requested the moratorium in a letter to the state’s highest court on
Virginia State Senate will return to Science Museum for Aug. session
House also will meet away from state Capitol
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A staff member for Virginia Senate Majority Leader Richard “Dick” Saslaw confirmed Friday that the Senate will meet at the Science Museum of Virginia for its special session Aug. 18. In April, for their veto session, senators gathered in a large room at the Richmond museum instead of their usual quarters to avoid spread of
Perspecta wins $112M Homeland Security contract
Chantilly-based contractor to provide IT services to department's data centers
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded a contract worth up to $112 million to Perspecta Inc. to provide managed information technology services to the department’s data centers, the Chantilly-based federal contractor announced Thursday. “This award reinforces our standing as a premier provider of end-to-end next generation managed IT services,” Rocky Thurston, senior vice president
SAIC lands $40M TSA contract
Reston defense contractor to provide operational test, evaluation services
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) awarded a $40 million contract to Reston-based defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) to provide operational test and evaluation services, according to a System for Award Management (SAM) notice. Under the contract, SAIC will help the TSA plan, implement, analyze and report airport operations. Work on the contract will
Va. first state to launch COVID-19 tracking app
All users on Covidwise remain anonymous; notified when potentially exposed
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Virginia on Wednesday became the first state in the nation to launch an app that offers alerts to people who have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. The app, Covidwise, is available for Apple and Android devices. It uses Bluetooth Low Energy technology (which does not drain phone batteries)
Herndon contractor wins $188M in federal contracts
Peraton to provide national mission, warfighting support
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Herndon-based national security contractor Peraton announced Wednesday it has been awarded a total of $188 million in new and extended U.S. federal contracts to support national security missions and warfighting domains. The individual award amounts and customers were not specified by Peraton, but the company typically works with the Intelligence Community, the Department of Defense,
Delegates to meet at Richmond’s Siegel Center
Aug. 18 special session is set to be live-streamed
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Update, Aug. 7: The Virginia State Senate will return to the Science Museum of Virginia, a staffer in Senate Majority Leader Richard “Dick” Saslaw’s office confirmed Friday. Earlier: Leaving the big tent behind, the Virginia House of Delegates will meet at the Stuart C. Siegel Center at Virginia Commonwealth University at its Aug. 18 special session,