Peraton has opened a facility at Redstone Gateway in Huntsville, Alabama to provide security and technology services to federal agencies including the Defense Intelligence Agency, U.S. Army, FBI, Missile Defense Agency and NASA. The company said Tuesday the 27,000-square-foot facility includes over 12,000 sq. ft. of secure compartmentalized information space. Steve Schorer, chairman, president and CEO […] More

Steve Schorer, chairperson, president and CEO of Peraton, accepted the 2025 Wash100 Award during a recent visit from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. This is Schorer’s third Wash100 Award.  Founded by Garrettson in 2014, the Wash100 Award recognizes the 100 most impactful government and government contracting leaders.  “It’s with great pleasure that I welcome Steve back […] More

Jason Hannah, formerly senior director of diplomacy, law enforcement and public safety at Science Applications International Corporation, announced Wednesday on LinkedIn that he has joined Peraton as vice president of homeland security and public safety. In his new role, he will oversee Peraton’s DHS and public safety programs, drive performance and lead innovation efforts supporting border protection, immigration, […] More

Peraton will continue supporting the enhancement of the Defense Logistics Agency’s enterprise architecture through the J6 Enterprise Technology Services 2.0 initiative under a $12 billion follow-on contract. Tarik Reyes, president of Peraton’s defense mission and health solutions sector, said in a statement Wednesday that the company is honored to continue supporting DLA, emphasizing its commitment to […] More

Peraton has secured a $28 million fixed-price contract for support of the Defense Health Agency’s healthcare delivery program. Peraton said Thursday it will support the agency’s Joint Operational Medicine Information Systems Operational Medicine Care Delivery Platform prototype, a version of the original electronic health record, or EHR, software that the company developed with T6 Health […] More

Peraton has been awarded a contract to provide investigative services for a critical federal government customer. Safeguarding the Nation with Investigative Services  The Herndon, Virginia-based company said Monday it is tasked with helping the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, or DCSA, conduct background investigations on government applicants and contractor personnel nationwide. The background checks are […] More

Soon after our informative November conversation with Tom Afferton, president of the cyber mission sector at Peraton, the Department of the Treasury experienced a swift blow to its security apparatus. According to Reuters, on Dec. 8, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency partner BeyondTrust, a cybersecurity provider, reported that its systems had been compromised. What is now believed to […] More

Peraton has been awarded a 22-month contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, to enhance threat-detecting capabilities in space. Peraton Contract Scope The company said Thursday the multi-million-dollar contract, awarded through the Space-domain Wide Area Tracking and Characterization, or Space-WATCH, program, requires the development of an “as-a-service” model that encourages data acquisition from […] More

Peraton has secured a recompete contract from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Office of Information Technology to operate and maintain as well as modernize Medicare enrollment and billing systems. The company said Monday it will support the Medicare beneficiary and enrollment databases and premium billing support platform to strengthen digital infrastructure, enhance resource management, […] More

Peraton, a national security and identity services provider, has announced the continuation and expansion of its partnership with NextgenID. The company said Friday the strategic partnership is intended to boost its identity verification capabilities through NextgenID’s Supervised Remote Identity Proofing technology, also called Onsite Attended Enrollment. Peraton enhances its identity management portfolio providing customers in the […] More

Peraton has received a contract to support the Defense Finance and Accounting Service’s Electronic Document Management system, which enables Department of Defense personnel to hold and manage data in a secure environment. Under the deal, production, hardware and software maintenance, system analysis, design and system improvement services will be provided to address the complexities of […] More

Even in his early career in the telecommunications industry as an electrical engineer, Tom Afferton understood the importance of information assurance and network security. His telecommunications experiences gave him some exposure to the nascent years of cybersecurity. He was then involved in building more resilient communications networks after the September 11, 2001 attacks, which motivated […] More