Vencore

Vencore was an American private defense contractor and government technology services provider focused on the U.S. Intelligence Community, the Department of Defense, and other federal agencies. Although the Vencore name was adopted in 2014, the organization traces its institutional origins to 1972, when a group of engineers within GE Aerospace began performing systems engineering and integration work for the Intelligence Community in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The organization developed around the government-created system-integrator model. Its role was to help coordinate and implement complex national-security programs that required the integration of multiple technologies, contractors, and operational capabilities. Over time, the business expanded from its original Valley Forge base into Northern Virginia, Maryland, and other U.S. locations. It operated under the ownership of major aerospace and defense companies, including Martin Marietta and Lockheed Martin, before Lockheed Martin divested the business in 2010. Following the 2010 divestiture, the organization was acquired by private-equity firm Veritas Capital and operated as The SI Organization, commonly abbreviated as the SI. During this period, it continued to provide mission-oriented systems engineering and integration services across the full program life cycle. Its activities covered technical architecture, program integration, communications, cybersecurity, information assurance, software and application engineering, data analytics, network operations, wireless and mobility, smart-grid technologies, optical networking, and related advanced technologies. The SI expanded through acquisitions. In 2012 it purchased PhaseOne Communications, adding strategic communications capabilities. In 2013 it acquired Applied Communication Sciences, broadening its technical portfolio in cybersecurity, information assurance, analytics, advanced software, network engineering, mobility, smart-grid systems, optical networking, and quantum-related technologies. In the same period, the company won the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center follow-on GPS systems engineering and integration contract, replacing Leidos as the incumbent provider on a program Leidos had managed since 2007. In 2014, the SI acquired QinetiQ North America and subsequently adopted the Vencore name. As Vencore, the company served federal customers from a network of locations that included Chantilly and other sites in Virginia, New Jersey, Colorado, Maryland, California, Missouri, and Pennsylvania. The company employed approximately 2,000 people according to the cited reference material. Vencore did not remain an independent brand for long. In 2017, a transaction was announced combining Vencore with DXC Technology's U.S. Public Sector business and KeyPoint Government Solutions. The resulting independent, publicly traded government-services company was named Perspecta, began operations on June 1, 2018, and absorbed Vencore's business and capabilities. Perspecta later acquired Knight Point Systems in 2019 and was subsequently acquired by Peraton. Vencore therefore survives primarily as a predecessor organization and capability set within the Peraton government-services business rather than as an active standalone company.

Vencore's history begins in 1972 rather than in 2014, the year in which the Vencore name was introduced. In 1972, a team of approximately 60 engineers began providing systems engineering and integration services from Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, as part of GE Aerospace. The organization was connected to a U.S. government approach known as the system-integrator construct, designed to help manage large, technically complex, and expensive space-based national-security programs. The business expanded during the 1980s and 1990s as the systems-integration model proved useful for national-security work. During this period it became associated first with Martin Marietta and later with Lockheed Martin. Its geographic footprint broadened beyond Valley Forge into Northern Virginia and Maryland, areas closely connected to the U.S. defense and intelligence contracting market. Lockheed Martin divested the organization in 2010. After the divestiture, private-equity firm Veritas Capital acquired the business, which operated from 2010 through 2014 under the name The SI Organization, or the SI. The SI described its work as full life-cycle, mission-focused systems engineering and integration. Its services supported federal customers that required the design, integration, operation, and technical management of complex government systems. The SI expanded its capabilities through acquisitions. In 2012 it acquired PhaseOne Communications, adding strategic communications services. In 2013 it acquired Applied Communication Sciences. That company brought expertise in cybersecurity, information assurance, data analytics, advanced software and engineering methods, wireless and mobility, application engineering and integration, smart-grid systems, optical networking, and quantum technologies. The acquisitions helped broaden the organization beyond traditional systems integration. A significant program milestone occurred in October 2013, when the SI was notified that it had won the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center follow-on GPS systems engineering and integration contract. The award replaced Leidos, formerly SAIC, which had managed the program since 2007. This demonstrated the organization's ability to compete for major federal engineering and integration work in a strategically important space and navigation program. In 2014, the SI acquired QinetiQ North America. Soon after the transaction, the company adopted the Vencore name. Under that brand, it remained a private contractor serving the Intelligence Community, the Department of Defense, and other U.S. government agencies. Its capability set included engineering, integration, cybersecurity, analytics, information technology, communications, and related mission-support work. Major locations included Chantilly, Virginia; Basking Ridge and Red Bank, New Jersey; Denver, Colorado; Laurel, Maryland; Los Angeles, California; St. Louis, Missouri; and Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The cited reference material describes a workforce of approximately 2,000 people. Vencore's independent corporate life ended through a broader government-services combination. In 2017, a merger was announced involving Vencore, DXC Technology's U.S. Public Sector business, and KeyPoint Government Solutions. The new independent company was named Perspecta and began operations on June 1, 2018. Vencore's personnel, contracts, technologies, and organizational capabilities were incorporated into Perspecta, ending the Vencore brand as a standalone operating company. Perspecta subsequently acquired Knight Point Systems in 2019 and was later acquired by Peraton. Consequently, Vencore is best understood today as a predecessor defense and intelligence-services organization whose operating heritage is carried forward within Peraton rather than as an active independent brand.

• 2019

  Perspecta acquires Knight Point Systems

  [1]Vencoreen.wikipedia.org

  Perspecta continued expanding after the Vencore combination through the acquisition of Knight Point Systems.

• 2018

  Vencore becomes part of Perspecta

  [1]Vencoreen.wikipedia.org

  The combination with DXC Technology's U.S. Public Sector business and KeyPoint Government Solutions was completed, and Perspecta began operations on June 1.

• 2014

  QinetiQ North America acquired and Vencore name adopted

  [1]Vencoreen.wikipedia.org

  The SI acquired QinetiQ North America and subsequently rebranded as Vencore.

• 2013

  Applied Communication Sciences acquired

  [1]Vencoreen.wikipedia.org

  The acquisition expanded capabilities in cybersecurity, analytics, software, communications, networking, mobility, and advanced technology research.

• 2013

  GPS systems-engineering contract won

  [1]Vencoreen.wikipedia.org

  The company won the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center follow-on GPS systems engineering and integration contract.

• 2012

  PhaseOne Communications acquired

  [1]Vencoreen.wikipedia.org

  The SI acquired PhaseOne Communications to add strategic communications capabilities.

• 2010

  Lockheed Martin divests the organization

  [1]Vencoreen.wikipedia.org

  After decades of association with major aerospace companies, the organization was divested by Lockheed Martin and acquired by Veritas Capital.

• 2010

  The SI Organization name introduced

  [1]Vencoreen.wikipedia.org

  The business operated as The SI Organization, commonly called the SI, from 2010 until 2014.

• 1972

  Systems-integration organization founded within GE Aerospace

  [1]Vencoreen.wikipedia.org

  A team of approximately 60 engineers began providing systems engineering and integration services in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, for Intelligence Community and national-security programs.

A mission-focused professional-services and systems-integration provider for U.S. intelligence, defense, and other federal-government customers.

• Defense and intelligence professional services · 1972

  Systems engineering and integration

  Vencore's central offering was mission-focused systems engineering and integration across the life cycle of complex government programs. The work involved coordinating technologies, interfaces, contractors, and operational requirements for defense, intelligence, and space-related customers. This heritage reflected the organization's origins in the system-integrator model developed for large national-security programs.

• Space and navigation services · 2013

  GPS systems engineering and integration

  The company supported the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center through a follow-on GPS systems engineering and integration contract awarded in 2013. The program represented a major federal engagement and involved technical integration and engineering support for the U.S. satellite-navigation enterprise.

• Cybersecurity services · 2013

  Cybersecurity and information assurance

  Through its own activities and the acquisition of Applied Communication Sciences, Vencore provided cybersecurity and information-assurance capabilities for government customers. These capabilities addressed the protection, assessment, and dependable operation of information systems and networks supporting national-security missions.

• Government technology services · 2013

  Analytics, software, and network engineering

  The broader technology portfolio included data analytics, advanced software and engineering methods, application engineering and integration, network operations, wireless and mobility, optical networking, smart-grid technologies, and quantum-related technologies. These services complemented the company's systems-integration role and supported complex federal technology environments.

• 2017

  Agree to combine with DXC Technology's U.S. Public Sector business and KeyPoint Government SolutionsM&A

  Background

  The transaction was announced as a way to create a new independent government contractor with a broader public-sector technology and services portfolio.

  Action taken

  Vencore entered the combination that created Perspecta, which began operations on June 1, 2018.

  Aftermath

  The Vencore name ceased to represent an independent operating company, while its business and capabilities continued inside Perspecta and later within Peraton.

  Source

• 2014

  Adopt the Vencore identity after the QinetiQ North America acquisitionStrategy

  Background

  The SI Organization acquired QinetiQ North America as part of its expansion in federal defense and technology services.

  Action taken

  The company changed its name to Vencore shortly after completing the acquisition.

  Aftermath

  Vencore operated as a private U.S. government contractor until its capabilities were combined with other businesses to form Perspecta in 2018.

  Source

1. 1Vencoreen.wikipedia.org