August 07, 2020

In the event you were unaware July 30th was the launch day for the NASA/JPL Mars 2020 mission. For most American’s the day was just a normal day, but for our Project Manager representing 1901 Group on ManTech’s ICE contract with JPL, it was an emotional day as the team realized the monumental role they played in the success of the ManTech team and the JPL mission to date…

August 07, 2020

Brendan Walsh, SVP of Partner Relations at 1901 Group shares the dramatic changes we will see today due to the pandemic and how investments made by Equinix will streamline connectivity and make IT modernizations smoother for managed service providers like 1901 Group…

July 28, 2020

Enterprise IT has changed drastically over the years and is still constantly changing as technology is moving faster than ever. To keep up with the pace of change, the public sector must leverage innovation and modernized technologies in their digital transformation journey to become more efficient, automated, and secure – so they can ultimately support their teams, customers, and most importantly, the citizens of our nation…

July 27, 2020

George Batsakis, EVP and Chief Strategy Officer at 1901 Group shares with Adam Stone the vision of Workforce of the Future 4.0. It rests on two basic ideas: Get outside the Beltway to find fresh talent, and cross-train people to work on a broad range of IT implementations. Batsakis also speaks on how the managed service model is built to support government’s IT priorities with modernization, supported by a workforce…

July 21, 2020

To explore how Government and industry can prepare post COVID-19, Heather Seftel-Kirk, writer at G2Xchange spoke with Director of Business Development for the Homeland Security Market at 1901 Group, Zack Orchant, and EVP of Business Development at 1901 Group, Paul Wilkinson, to explore changing expectations, customer experiences, non-traditional partners, the data challenge, and Industry’s role…

July 21, 2020

Olivia Bailey, Anchor and Reporter at WCYB News, interview Sonu Singh, CEO of 1901 Group, and Glen Youngkin, Co-Founder of VA Ready, to share how the VA Ready Initiative will bring together businesses and community colleges to help Virginians gain the skills they need to get high-demand jobs, while also helping the workforce in Virginia become economically resilient…

July 15, 2020

In the recent episode of the Work Talk Podcast, Marty Holiday, host of Work Talk, interview Caren Merrick, CEO of VA Ready, and Sonu Singh, Founder and CEO of 1901 Group, to discuss the creation of VA Ready and how its partnership provides financial incentives for motivated, out-of-work Virginias to reskill for in-demand jobs in high-growth sectors…

July 06, 2020

The pandemic and economic uncertainty is influencing IT staffing priorities within the tech industry…

June 29, 2020

1901 Group today announced it is a Business Partner of the Virginia Ready Initiative (VA Ready), a new initiative to help unemployed Virginians across the Commonwealth get back to work quickly…

June 22, 2020

The Roanoke Times reporter, Grace Mamon spoke with Brendan Walsh, SVP of Partner Relations and Sheri Neely, VP of Operational Performance on how 1901 Group has transitioned to bring in summer interns remotely and what they expect internships to look like for years to come…

June 19, 2020

Brendan Walsh, SVP @1901Group shares with NextGov the need to train an retain an adaptable workforce and the benefits of reskilling today…

June 6, 2020

CNBC invites industry leaders including George Batsakis, EVP at 1901 Group and others to explore how companies can use converging tech to find the best workers, create a new, more flexible workforce, and enhance their bottom line…

May 26, 2020

Lessons learned from working remotely during pandemic. Telework is the way many Virginians with office jobs work now. So, what have we learned over the past two months?…

May 20, 2020

Continued focus on how to improve services, protect the nation’s interest and its people will require a “re-thinking” of conventional wisdom and traditional policy approaches…

May 12, 2020

In the latest feature from The Roanoke Times, Delegate William Wampler shares his thoughts…

May 04, 2020

Now weeks into the impact of the COVID-19, business leaders are making essential decisions about how to mitigate the risk and keep everyone safe…

May 04, 2020

Starting a new business is critical endeavor anytime, much less during a worldwide pandemic…

April 29, 2020

Amazon Web Services (AWS) hosts events bringing the cloud computing community together to connect, collaborate, and learn from AWS experts…

April 24, 2020

Will we ever spontaneously “high five” a stranger at a sporting event again? Are the countless handshakes at government contracting industry days and technology events a thing of the past?..

April 22, 2020

In early March Virginia Governor, Ralph Northam, held a conference in partnership with the 1901 Group to announce a project…

April 17, 2020

Now weeks into the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic crisis hitting at the global, national, local and personal levels, the Fourth Industrial Revolution is proving to be a blessing in disguise…

April 13, 2020

COVID-19, a humanitarian and societal crisis, has resulted in a dramatic disruption that will lead to technology transformation that will change the way the federal government uses information technology (IT) to support their mission…

April 07, 2020

As the world closely monitors and tracks the spread and impact of the new corona virus, business leaders are making decisions about how to mitigate the risk and keep everyone safe and healthy…

April 01, 2020

With the exciting news of 1901 Group’s new expansion in Abingdon, VA, Marty Holiday, host of Work Talk features Brendan Walsh, SVP Partner Relations in the recent episode of the Work Talk podcast…

March 17, 2020

As steps are being taken on a global scale to contain and mitigate complications arising as a result of COVID-19, the parallels between the current situation and any other public crisis when it comes to disaster recovery are not lost…

March 17, 2020

Navigating the safety of our employees, partners, customers, and communities at the highest level…

March 09, 2020

Every year, the NetApp U.S. Public Sector Summit brings together their partners to meet industry leaders, hear keynotes, and share industry insight on trends for federal IT and how hybrid cloud will impact public sector customers today and in the future…

February, 03 2020

The recent convergence of quality clouds, Federal reuse programs and policies, and enabling platforms has created leverage that simply did not exist until recently,…

January 28, 2020

IT modernization is a major focus for both government and industry today. As the complexity of systems grows, so do the demands to protect and store information…

January 21, 2020

At the end of the last year, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued six guidance memoranda aimed at assisting acquisition personnel…

January 13, 2020

Congress raised the ceiling for salaries for career federal employees on the General Schedule for 2020…

January 10, 2020

In efforts to fill the tech talent pipeline and bridge the gap between Northern Virginia and Southwest Virginia, 1901 Group is participating in the “Virginia Tech Industrial Systems Engineering (ISE) D.C. Area Company Tour”…

January 07, 2020

“There is no doubt that technology and automation is changing our global work environment, but this change brings opportunity to create new jobs and increase productivity,”…

January 01, 2020

2019 wasn’t the year of the artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing or automation – but all were part of the overall trend in information technology advances…

December 27, 2019

It was nearly a year ago that Amazon’s announced its long-term “HQ2” second headquarters plan to create 25,000 high tech jobs in Arlington, Virginia…

December 16, 2019

AWS re:Invent, one of the largest learning conferences for the global cloud computing community just wrapped up last week…

December 11, 2019

Federal agencies are beginning to embrace digital transformation. Changing the way agencies protect data has led them down the incremental path for migrating to cloud computing environments…

December 10, 2019

In a highly competitive marketplace, contractors thrive when they bring to the table some unique combination of business savvy, technological expertise and an innovative management style…

December 10, 2019

The inaugural list of Virginians you should get to know this year…

December 05, 2019

AWS re:Invent is a learning conference hosted by Amazon Web Services for the global cloud computing community…

December 05, 2019
As agencies work towards building a 21^st century government to better support and service the American people, one optional, low risk, incremental path for IT modernization and digital transformation becomes clear…

November 22, 2019

With more than 25 years of experience in strategic marketing, corporate communications, media relations, and brand management within the IT industry, Tricia Long, VP of Marketing Communications and Media Relations at 1901 Group has ran the marketing for 1901 Group…

November 07, 2019

Government Contracting in the Federal Government Market…

November 05, 2019

Companies find tech talent and innovation in the mountains and valleys of Virginia…

November 04, 2019

The technology sector’s growth in Northern Virginia could be modeled in rural Virginia with the help of universities like Virginia Tech…

November 01, 2019

For the past 10 years, Virginia Tech Alum, Sonu Singh has been building his IT service company on the coattails of his alma mater…

October 09, 2019

Innovation is critical when it comes to transforming the workforce and developing new ways to engage with citizens…

October 03, 2019

Reflecting on the sessions I’ve been to at SCCE CEI so far, an overarching theme is that compliance is about building relationships…

October 03, 2019

Q&A with Executive Vice President, Operations and Engineering James Christopher…

October 03, 2019

Q&A with Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Business Development Paul Wilkinson…

October 01, 2019

Q&A with Founder, President and CEO of 1901 Group Sonu Singh…

September 24, 2019

1901 Group is a leading provider of IT services, focusing on public sector customers that benefit from leveraging highly secure, cloud resources…

September 18, 2019

For most organizations, digital transformation has gone from a leading-edge ambition to a business imperative…

September 18, 2019

In this 21ˢᵗ century global environment, the U.S. Department of State’s Joint Strategic Plan, declares the need to be proactive when it comes to threats effecting national and economic security…

August 19, 2019

This episode of Work Talk, Marty Holiday, host of Work Talk, interviews Brendan Walsh, SVP of Partner Relations at 1901 Group…

August 06, 2019

Key Takeaways from the AWS Public Sector Summit 2019…

August 05, 2019

The not so obvious answer is today more people, from a broader range of education backgrounds than ever before, are able to obtain new information technology jobs while staying in rural locations…

July 30, 2019

Technology and health care are shaping region’s future…

July 30, 2019

Radford expands health-care, cybersecurity and entrepreneurship studies…

July 29, 2019

On July 26, 1901 Group participated in the U.S. Department of State’s TechGirls initiative by hosting four girls from the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia and job shadowing with several employees throughout the Blacksburg offices…

July 10, 2019

Microsoft’s landmark agreement to partner more closely with ServiceNow—including tightly integrating the ServiceNow IT automation platform with the Microsoft Azure cloud—spells “huge” opportunity for the channel…

July 05, 2019

“Using the federal purchasing power to shape the wider, consumer, enterprise, and industrial markets for IoT devices…”

June 25, 2019

Is there a rural solution to the cyber security shortage? For the past few years, the demand for cyber talent has been increasing exponentially. Today, the D.C. metro area has the highest demand for cyber security professionals in the country…

June 18, 2019

The past is something that is impossible to escape. That is especially true when it comes to how well a contractor fulfills its mission for the federal government…

June 06, 2019

There are several drivers that lead government customers to explore the cloud. Most of these drivers can be grouped into two categories: business and technical drivers…

June 05, 2019

As the federal government begins to make their transition to the cloud, it has become evident that migrating their mission systems can be complex…

June 04, 2019

Moving mission applications and systems into the cloud is a journey, one that needs to be planned, appropriately resourced, and managed via an agile approach that produces incremental capabilities that can be tailored for each engagement…

May 20, 2019

Federal agencies are increasingly asking vendors to not only migrate applications to the cloud, but to also manage workloads and cloud capacities once the migration is done…

May 08, 2019

‘A vast minority, like 5 percent of the workloads in the federal space, are in the cloud today, so that means up to 95 percent are in the queue to be moved,’ says Brendan Walsh, SVP of Partner Relations of 1901 Group…

May 07, 2019

Last Thursday, the White House signed an executive order that was meant to boost the federal government’s cybersecurity workforce…

May 07, 2019

WebMagSpace interviews Sonu Singh, CEO of 1901 Group to discuss technology trends, cybersecurity evolving, and how to prepare for an AI centric world…

May 01, 2019

Automation’s Impact Today Goes Well Beyond the ObviousAutomation is a champion for those with self-motivation and drive…

April 03, 2019

While there is no surprise that California has the highest concentration of tech workers in the country, Virginia now has the second highest concentration in the country, according to newly released data from the Cyberstates 2019 report…

April 02, 2019

The shortage of tech talent continues to draw news headlines and calls for increased innovation and more resources…

March 22, 2019

According to a study, the average data breach can cost companies upward of 3.86 million, while large-scale breaches can top $350 million. As the cost of attacks increase, the number of professional available to fill open cybersecurity positions has not kept pace…

March 18, 2019

This episode of Work Talk joins Paul Wilkinson, EVP of 1901 Group and Mark Eschle, VP of Wize Solutions, as they share their insight with Marty Holiday, host of Work Talk…

March 13, 2019

Reston-based 1901 Group thrives with a platform that reduces costs and promotes migration to the cloud…

March 07, 2019

With recent news about Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus in Alexandria, the pipeline – specifically for high-tech disciplines – will draw from a deep reservoir in Blacksburg, fueling growth for universities and companies throughout Virginia…

March 01, 2019

Doing D.C. work in Blacksburg creates a wealth of IT jobs…

March 01, 2019

Opinion Editorial written by Brendan Walsh, SVP Partner Relations 1901 Group. Why Investments in FedRAMP Authorizations are Valuable to Us All…

February 27, 2019

Solution providers say their very survival rests on how successful they are at automating arduous IT tasks for today’s digital transformation customers…

February 20, 2019

Sonu Singh, CEO of 1901 Group shares his insights with AWS on the power of partnerships, the process of the Partners Transformation Program (PTP), and how to prepare the next generation IT talent…

January 28, 2019

With a new year comes new opportunities for innovation and growth in the government contracting community. Looking into 2019 – What’s next for GovCon?…

January 14, 2019

According to a new survey from IT analyst, research, validation, and strategy firm ESG, 53% of respondents reported a problematic shortage of cybersecurity skills within their company or organizations.

James Christopher, EVP for Operations and Engineering at 1901 Group shares his insights on finding candidates with the requisite soft skills and investing in technical training in an interview with Peter Suciu, ClearanceJobs…

January 9, 2019

What began as the third shutdown of the Federal government in 2018 became the first shutdown for the New Year. Paul Wilkinson, EVP Corporate Strategy and BD of 1901 Group shares what the shutdown means to contractors and how to take advantage of the downtime…

January 9, 2019

Why 1901 Group? What are its biggest challenges and what’s next?

The story of 1901 Group unfolds in an interview with Sonu Singh, CEO of 1901 Group and Robert J. Terry Senior Staff Reporter of Washington Business Journal.

December 1, 2018

By: Peter Suciu, ClearanceJobs

As the competition for cleared IT talent continues to heat up, many employers are looking to college students to combat the defense talent shortage. The number of individuals currently waiting for security clearance in the defense sector has more than tripled over the past four years to well over half a million, according to the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB).  Paul Wilkinson, EVP of 1901 Group speaks with Peter Suciu of ClearanceJobs in embedding the IT skills in the curriculum at the schools.

November 27, 2018

Government spending on cloud services contracts will continue to grow in 2019, according to projections from Bloomberg Government. The numbers have been growing steadily for several years now, and Bloomberg pegs this year’s total cost at $6.5 billion. Paul Wilkinson, EVP of 1901 Group and George Young, VP of public sector at Elastic join up in a critical discussion with host Francis Rose, Government Matters  on what the growing adoption of cloud services in the government means for industry and what the future holds for tech in the region.

November 19, 2018

Leveraging new technologies in innovative ways

On November 16, Governor Ralph Northam announced the funding for the project from the Virginia Jobs Investment Program (VJIP), which will support the addition of 580 new jobs in Montgomery County and 225 new jobs in Fairfax County by 2021.

The Fairfax Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) worked together with Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) to secure the project for Virginia. VEDP will support 1901 Group’s recruitment activities through VJIP, a program that provides consultative services and funding to companies creating new jobs to support employee training activities.

November 6, 2018

With the ever-changing landscape of government IT, there are several hurdles contractors face when competing in the GovCon market.

Brendan Walsh, SVP Partner Relations of 1901 Group and Ed DeLisle, Principal Attorney and Chair of Government Contracting Group of Offit Kurman, join host Mark Amtower on the Amtower Off-Center Podcast to discuss attracting and retaining SME’s, changes in mentor-protégé program, sub-contracting issues, and more. Audio interviews available on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne.

September 24, 2018

As government agencies are under increasing pressure to modernize IT and shift to the cloud, 1901 Group is well prepared for this transformation.  We’ve built substantial cloud migration and operations capacity in a factory like model in our Enterprise IT Operations Center in Blacksburg, VA.  Additionally, true to our mission, we’ve created over 150 high technology jobs in rural America by investing in our people and our community…all of which delivers real value to our Government customers.”   – Sonu Singh, CEO