Peraton
Peraton Inc. is a privately held American national security and technology company formed in 2017.[2] It is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. Its service areas include space, intelligence, cyber, defense, homeland security, citizen security, and health.[3] The company's applied research organization, Peraton Labs, is sited in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.[4]
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Type | Private |
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Founded | 2017 |
Headquarters | Reston, Virginia, U.S. |
Key people | Stu Shea, chairman, president, CEO |
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Number of employees | >18,000 (2021) |
Website | www.peraton.com |
As of 2021 the company had more than 150 offices across the United States.[5] Peraton then employed over 5,000 people in the D.C. area and approximately 18,000 worldwide.[6]
Peraton says its name is "a construct of the prefix per, which means thoroughly, and the word imperative, reflecting the importance of its customers' missions".[7]
History
In 2017 New York-based private-equity firm Veritas Capital acquired Harris Corporation's government IT services division and renamed it Peraton.[8] Peraton purchased Perspecta Inc. in May 2021 for $7.1 billion.[9] Veritas purchased Northrop Grumman's federal IT division in 2021.[7] In 2019, Peraton acquired Solers, Inc.; the terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.[10] In 2021, Veritas acquired the federal IT and mission support business of Northrop Grumman for $3.4 billion.
In May 2021, Perspecta (a 2018 merger of DXC Technology's U.S. public sector spin-off, Vencore, Inc., and KeyPoint Government Solutions),[11] was acquired by Veritas for $7.1 billion and placed under Peraton.[12] It captured a $1B contract from the Pentagon to counter "misinformation".[13] In 2022, Perspecta was awarded a $2.69 billion contract by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security concerning Data Center and Cloud Optimization Support Services.[14][15]
References
- "Peraton Vaults 71 Spots to #25 in 2022 Defense News Top 100".
- "Perspecta, now under Peraton, lands $473.8 million agreement". Virginia Business. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
- "Peraton Company Overview" (PDF). Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- "About". Peraton Labs. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- Schulte, Katherine (December 2, 2021). "Peraton to move HQ from Herndon to Reston". Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- "Aerospace firm Peraton wins $50M contract extension for CF-18 support". Ottawa Business Journal. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- "Fast growing IT contractor Peraton moving to new HQ in Reston". WTOP News. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
- "Harris Corporation Completes Sale of its Government IT Services Business to Veritas Capital". 28 April 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- "Peraton". Georgia Cyber Center. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
- "Peraton to Acquire Solers, Inc". 17 June 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- Terry, Robert J. (June 1, 2018). "Perspecta debuts on the New York Stock Exchange, unveils board of directors". American City Business Journals.
- "Veritas Capital Completes Acquisition of Perspecta". 6 May 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- Jones, John Hewitt (2021-08-11). "DOD awards $1B contract to Peraton to counter misinformation". FedScoop. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- Schulte, Katherine (2022-02-16). "Peraton lands $2.69B Homeland Security contract". Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- "General Dynamics loses $2.7B cloud contract protest". 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-06-28.