Telos Corporation
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Nasdaq: TLS | |
| Industry | Information Technology Cybersecurity |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Key people | John B. Wood (president and CEO) |
| Revenue |  $219.2 Million (2019)[1] |
Number of employees | 508[2] |
| Website | telos |
Telos Corporation is an information technology and cybersecurity company located in Ashburn, Virginia. Telos primarily serves government and enterprise clients, receiving a large number of its contracts from the United States Department of Defense. Customers are primarily military, intelligence and civilian agencies of the US government and NATO allies.[2]
History
[edit]Telos was founded in 1969 in Santa Monica, California and incorporated in Maryland in 1971.[3]
In the fall of 1984 Telos released the FileVision program for the Apple Macintosh.[4] InfoWorld magazine gave it an honorable mention[5] in its Product of the Year for database applications.
John B. Wood joined the company in 1992, and became president and chief executive in 1994.[6] Today, Telos is headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia.[citation needed]
The company had revenues of $200 million in 1996.[7]
On 16 June 2020, Telos Corporation reported its Automated Message Handling System (AMHS) service was granted an additional five years and $15.6 million contract by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA).[8]
On 20 May 2020, Telos named retired general Keith B. Alexander as its advisory board's inaugural leader.[9]
In November 2020, the company filed for an initial public offering.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "85: Telos Corp". Washington Technology. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ a b Telos Corporation (April 2, 2018). "Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017". Form 10-K. SEC. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ^ Telos Corporation (March 29, 1996). "Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995". Form 10-K. SEC. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- ^ "Hot stuff". InfoWorld. 6 (47): 70. November 19, 1984.
- ^ "Honorable mention". InfoWorld. 7 (20): 22. May 20, 1985.
- ^ S&P Global Market Intelligence (September 5, 2018). "John B. Wood Executive Profile". Executive Profile. Bloomberg. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
- ^ Starzynski, Bob (January 1997). "Going global: Bell Atlantic pays $265M for Omnitel". Washington Business Journal. Archived from the original on September 26, 2002. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "Telos Wins Additional $15.6M DISA Contract for Automated Message Handling System". Globe Newswire (Press release). June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ "Telos Corporation Welcomes General Keith Alexander as Inaugural Member of Advisory Board". GlobeNewswire (Press release). May 20, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ Kilgore, Tomi (November 19, 2020). "Telos' upsized IPO prices in the middle of the expected range, to value the company at just over $1 billion". MarketWatch. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- 1969 establishments in California
- Defense companies of the United States
- American companies established in 1969
- Consulting firms established in 1969
- Information technology consulting firms of the United States
- Loudoun County, Virginia
- 2020 initial public offerings
- Companies listed on the Nasdaq
- Companies based in Virginia