2009 Top 100 -- 16 Verizon Communications -- Washington Technology

16 : Verizon Communications Inc.

Top 100 Revenue:	$1,657,188,750	Current Revenue Rank Historical Revenue
Defense revenue:	$745,734,938
Civilian revenue:	$911,453,812
2008 revenue:	$97.4 billion
2008 earnings :	$6.4 billion
2007 revenue:	$93.5 billion
2007 earnings:	$5.5 billion
Number of employees:	223,900
Headquarters:	New York City
Web address:	http://www.verizon.com
President/CEO:	Ivan Seidenberg, chairman and CEO
Head of gov't business:	Susan Zeleniak, vice president, Verizon Business Federal
Ticker:	VZ
Lines of business:	Residential, business and wireless
Major customers:	General Services Administration, Defense Department, Army and NASA
Major contracts/projects:	Verizon Business is providing information technology solutions and professional services to federal agencies under a 10-year General Services Administration contract. The contract has a total value of $50 billion.
Previous Profile:	2008

Sources: Washington Technology, Eagle Eye Publishers Inc., and Houlihan Lokey

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