Alion Science & Technology Corp.
Two Alion employees demonstrate a software application. (Photo: Courtesy of company.)
About Alion Science & Technology Corp.
1750 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1300, McLean, Va. 22102
www.alionscience.com
| 703-918-4480
| Founded: 2002
Industry: Aerospace And Defense | Category: Top Private Companies
Alion is a federal contractor with expertise in national defense, homeland security, and energy and environmental analysis. In the past three years, it has grown significantly, buying six firms. In March, Alion was awarded a contract for $35 million from the Army to monitor systems and processes for delivering supplies to troops. It is handling the detailed design phase of the Navy's equipment-transporting "T-craft," making it eligible to bid on the craft's construction.
2007 Financial Data
Total employees: 3,312 | Local employees: 2,327Did You Know
THEIR OWN BOSS: Alion was founded in 2002 when employees of IIT Research Institute bought a majority of the nonprofit institute's assets and turned it into for-profit Alion. It's one of the 100 largest employee-owned companies in the country.
