2010 Top 100

41: Alion Science and Technology Corp.
Top 100 Revenue: $625,817,000
Defense Revenue: $601,672,000
Civilian Revenue: $24,145,000
2009 Revenue: $802.2 million
2009 Earnings: Net loss $17 million
2008 Revenue: $739.5 million
2008 Earnings: Net loss $25.3 million
Number of employees: 3,380
Headquarters: McLean, Va.
Website: www.alionscience.com
Leadership: Bahman Atefi, chairman and CEO
Ticker: N/A
Lines of business: Naval architecture and marine engineering, defense operations, systems engineering, modeling and simulation, information management and technology, chemical, biological, nuclear and environmental sciences, wireless spectrum engineering and industrial technology
Major customers: Defense Department, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Energy Department and Environmental Protection Agency
Major contracts/projects: Alion is one of five companies awarded the five-year, $300 million IDIQ contract supporting the Army’s Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center’s Rapid Response, Rapid Prototype Technology Initiative. Alion’s role is to process, supply and fabricate armament-related products, fabricate and/or refurbish armaments and related manufacturing equipment, provide prototyping and engineering services and procurement of foreign ammunition and weapons.