Falls Church health IT company acquires Vienna tech firm

Falls Church-based health information technology company Cognosante LLC has acquired Vienna-based tech company Enterprise Information Services LLC (EIS). 

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Cognosante plans to use the acquisition to expand its federal contracting market.

“EIS’ proven success in enterprise services, biometrics and cybersecurity provides expanded capabilities to offer to our existing customers, while bringing an exciting collection of new customers and relationships,” Cognosante’s Founder and CEO Michele Kang said in a statement. 

Founded in 1994, EIS provides cybersecurity, biometrics, application development, cloud migration, IT operations and program management services to government agencies. Its clients include the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Intelligence Community and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

“This is an exciting time for both EIS and Cognosante,” EIS President Vinod Goyal said in a statement. “We are proud of the company and reputation we have built since 1994 and Cognosante is the ideal company to propel EIS to the next level.”

Founded in 2008, Cognosante currently works with public sector clients on application development, data integration, data standards and business process operations.

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