Cleared Foundry engineers for Leidos, SAIC, and federal contractors in Reston requiring Palantir implementation expertise.
Reston is home to two of the largest federal contractors in the United States—Leidos and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). Both companies are headquartered here and maintain major operations supporting defense, intelligence, healthcare, and civil government agencies.
Beyond these two giants, Reston Town Center hosts dozens of mid-size defense and federal IT contractors, systems integrators, and consulting firms. The town has become a contractor hub rivaling Tysons and Arlington for federal technology work, particularly for programs requiring engineering expertise and technical integration.
Leidos is one of the largest defense contractors in the world (roughly $15B annual revenue). The company was formed from the 2013 spinoff of SAIC's government services division and later acquired Lockheed Martin's IT and Technical Services business and L3Harris Technologies' Security Detection & Automation businesses.
Where Leidos uses Palantir: Intelligence programs (NSA, CIA, military intelligence), defense systems integration, cybersecurity operations, logistics modernization, and healthcare IT. Leidos has significant contracts with DoD, intelligence community, DHS, VA, and NASA.
Palantir opportunities with Leidos: Large systems integrators like Leidos win major federal contracts that include data integration, analytics platforms, or intelligence systems—then need specialists who know how to actually build with Foundry. We work as subcontractors on these programs, providing cleared Foundry engineers who integrate with their existing teams.
SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) focuses on engineering, systems integration, and technical services for defense and intelligence agencies. The company split from Leidos in 2013 and maintains roughly $7B in annual revenue.
SAIC's federal work: Army modernization programs, Navy engineering services, Air Force systems integration, intelligence analysis support, cyber operations, space systems. SAIC works across DoD, intelligence community, NASA, and civil agencies.
Palantir opportunities with SAIC: SAIC wins contracts for modernizing legacy defense systems, building command and control platforms, and integrating intelligence data—all areas where Foundry is relevant. They need engineers who can build production Foundry implementations, not just consultants who talk about it.
Reston Town Center and surrounding areas host additional federal contractors and technology companies:
Reston contractors tend to win technically complex programs—systems integration, engineering services, intelligence platforms, logistics modernization. These are programs where the contractor needs to actually build something, not just provide staff augmentation or consulting services.
When these programs involve data integration, operational analytics, or intelligence platforms, Palantir becomes relevant. But the contractors often don't have deep Foundry expertise in-house—they're systems integrators who know defense systems, not Foundry specialists who know how to build ontologies and Workshop applications.
That's where we come in. We work as subcontractors providing Foundry engineers who integrate with the prime's existing program teams. The prime maintains the customer relationship and overall program management; we provide the Palantir implementation expertise they need.
Military supply chains span the globe—parts, equipment, fuel, ammunition moving from manufacturers through transportation networks to military units. Contractors like Leidos and SAIC support DLA (Defense Logistics Agency) and service logistics commands. Foundry can provide end-to-end supply chain visibility these programs need.
Intelligence agencies use dozens of collection and analysis systems that don't talk to each other. Systems integrators win contracts to modernize these environments. Multi-source intelligence integration is exactly what Foundry was designed for—but someone needs to build the ontologies and pipelines.
Leidos, SAIC, and Maximus all work on federal healthcare programs—VA, military medicine, NIH. Electronic health records, clinical data integration, healthcare analytics. HIPAA-compliant Foundry implementations can support these programs, but they need to be designed correctly from the start.
Cyber threat data from network sensors, threat intelligence feeds, security tools, and incident response systems. Foundry can integrate these sources and provide security operations centers with unified operational pictures. But the pipelines need to handle high-velocity streaming data and the ontologies need to understand cyber concepts.
Most Reston contractor programs require security clearances. Defense and intelligence work typically needs Secret minimum, TS/SCI for classified programs. Clearance processing takes 12-18 months. Programs can't wait.
Our engineers hold active clearances and have worked on defense and intelligence programs. We understand program security requirements, facility access procedures, and how to work in classified environments.
Foundry engineers who integrate with your teams: We work as subcontractors on your federal programs, providing Palantir specialists who fit into your existing program structure. You maintain the customer relationship; we provide the technical expertise you need.
Production implementation experience: Engineers who've built Foundry systems that actually work—not consultants who only talk about best practices. We know how to design ontologies for complex domains, build pipelines that handle real-world data quality issues, and develop Workshop applications people actually use.
Federal program understanding: Experience working on defense, intelligence, and federal civilian programs. Understanding of government acquisition processes, security requirements, and federal data standards.
VOSB status for small business goals: As an SBA-Certified VOSB (CAGE: 9ZDW1, UEI: U8CWL9QJZGH1), we help prime contractors meet small business subcontracting requirements on federal programs.
We're based in Ashburn, Virginia—15 minutes from Reston Town Center via the Dulles Toll Road. Our engineers work on-site at contractor facilities throughout Reston. We understand facility access procedures, badging requirements, and security protocols for classified work.
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