AttainX, a federal cybersecurity contractor, announced this week that it is investing $175,000 to expand its Fairfax County operations.
The expansion will create 32 jobs.
This news came to us from the office of Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who backs Donald Trump’s efforts to reduce the federal workforce and federal spending on contractors.
Youngkin has suggested that the 300,000 Virginians who work for the federal government and the 375,000 Virginians who work for federal contractors can just find jobs elsewhere in the economy.
For example, they could work at Subway, or fold sweaters at Old Navy.
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Anyway, here’s the hype from Youngkin’s office about AttainX.
“AttainX’s expansion in Fairfax County demonstrates the strength of Virginia’s technology sector and our commitment to supporting small businesses,” Youngkin said in a quote in the press release from his office on the expansion. “As a woman-owned federal contractor, AttainX exemplifies how Virginia’s proximity to federal customers and robust talent pipeline create opportunities for innovative companies to grow and succeed. Their success strengthens the Commonwealth’s position as a leader in cybersecurity and IT services.”
AttainX provides cybersecurity, information technology, artificial intelligence, and business operations services to federal agencies.
The company’s expertise includes software application development, testing, maintenance, cloud technologies, enterprise architecture, big data and digital transformation services.
AttainX also maintains an engineering division supporting the Air Force and Navy.
The PR from the governor’s office touted how the company chose to expand its existing presence in Fairfax County “due to the region’s proximity to federal customers and its robust technology ecosystem.”
It’s a robust ecosystem for now.
After Jan. 20, though, yeah.
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Chris Graham
