I know that Peraton has changed it’s name several times. I worked for KeyPoint back then and wondered what it is like to currently work for Peraton? I’ve worked for pretty much all of the major vendors. Your thoughts are appreciated. TIA.
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What’s been your experience between the different vendors?
Seems like there’s mixed reviews about Peraton. I know they’ve had a lot of turnover as of recently. Both with lower level investigators and management. I’ve heard more bad than good since the Keypoint transition, but I think some of that comes with working for a large vendor.
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Peraton is a fairly large company now and background investigations may just be a small part of the business. Also, upper management may not see it as a growth area, but just a source of steady income. So maybe Peraton investigators will have to suffer some benign neglect.
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They are all about the numbers. You hit your numbers you are fine. You don’t hit your numbers you are not fine. They constantly way over schedule!
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I have experience with both. There are pros and cons, like most things in life.
I have found Peraton’s systems to be more “user friendly” (I’m a techno moron so this is big for me) and they provide better training. Benefits are much less expensive with Peraton. Benefits are less because it’s a HUGE company, which has it’s downsides.
CACI seemed more vested in investigators as a whole and didn’t treat it as a side gig. CACI seems a bit behind in terms of technology and even adopting DCSA policies…Peraton was doing all phone/remote interviews months before CACI put out a memo.
Granted I have had great team leads with both companies, and things that I may find challenging may be no big deal to anyone else.
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I’ve had a very positive experience at Peraton. Changes over the last few years in upper level management has made a big difference. There will always be pressures with production but that’s everywhere and I think they are reasonable.
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No the management in region 5 which is DC, Maryland and Virginia area is horrible… The micromanaging is overwhelming and stressful. Things changed drastically after I knew district manager was put in place at the end of 2024 and investigators are leaving as fast as they can on board them.
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Many people who leave this job get diagnosed with work related PTSD.
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Very, very true. Eventually you feel numb.
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This has been my experience.
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Are you still with them?
Who is the knew district manager?
I worked for Keypoint after USIS fiasco. Went to another contractor that was eventually losing their contact so I decided to apply to Peraton. Things are way different than they used to be at Keypoint. There are all these case updates needed on a daily and their metrics were ridiculous. I quit with only a month in and probably one of the worst experiences as an Investigator. Never again!! I decided to do the IC 1009 route but I know that’s not what most are looking to do.
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Yeah the metrics are ridiculous, they want cases done super fast and with 100% quality.
Here time could be in a financial crisis.
website headlines about Peraton:
Fitch Downgrades Peraton to ‘CCC+’; Outlook Negative.
Government contractor Peraton to lay off 130 workers at NASA’…8 days ago — Peraton Inc. will lay off 130 contract workers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in January. It’s the company’s..
Peraton has significant debt, primarily from its 2021 acquisition, with a large $6.1 billion term
loan due in 2028, but faces challenges with high leverage, margin pressures from competition, and canceled.
It’s about time for another name change in 2026. Can I get 10$ if I’m right ha!
Kroll, Kepoint, Perspecta, Peraton…..did I miss any?
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Peraton is owned by Veritas Capital, a private equity company. I don’t know how they can get a debt rating? Anyway, it is practically a sure thing that it will morph into something else sooner rather than later.
Perspecta was such a dumb name, it sounded like a pharmaceutical company.
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Perspecta had a logo that was supposed to be a magnifying glass, but it looked like somebody with a thermometer in their mouth.
After Peraton bought Perspecta (or Veritas bought Perspecta and stuck it in with Peraton), the new company had to divest certain businesses to avoid conflict of interest.
The funny thing is that both Peraton and the new company, Arcfield, are still owned by Veritas.
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