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Scaled Up Peraton Will Have Agility, Size And Resiliency, Shea Says

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, February 12th, 2021

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Scaled Up Peraton Will Have Agility, Size And Resiliency, Shea Says

Former Peraton Chairman, President and CEO Stu Shea. Photo: Peraton

Peraton’s pending acquisition of federal information technology (IT) company Perspecta [PRSP], combined with the recent deal for Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] government services business and the company’s legacy capabilities will enable it to better compete for complex, mission critical opportunities across more markets while remaining agile and more resistant to changes to changes in the market and budgets, Stu Shea, Peraton’s chairman, president and CEO said last week. Through its legacy businesses in intelligence, cyber, space, defense, homeland security, and communications,…

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