Peraton taps new senior vice president of talent acquisition

Reston-based federal contractor Peraton has selected Dana Pittman to be its new senior vice president of talent acquisition.

Pittman, who has almost three decades of experience in talent management and recruiting, made the announcement in a post on LinkedIn, saying she’s “grateful to friends and family for their unwavering support during this transition.”

According to Peraton, Pittman will oversee strategy development, hiring, onboarding and redeployment functions and establish operational metrics to support the company’s business growth objectives.

Pittman comes to the new role after leaving Vistant, formerly PM Consulting Group, where she served as chief people officer. She previously worked at Leidos, where she was responsible for human resources and workforce management and development efforts.

Other roles Pittman has worked in include senior vice president of talent strategy and human resources at 1901 Group, managing partner at Jackson Business Consultants, vice president of human capital & compliance at Verato, and more than a decade at SRA International.

Pittman has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Florida State University.

Owned by Veritas Capital, Peraton purchased Chantilly-based IT contractor Perspecta and Northrop Grumman’s federal IT and mission support services businesses in 2021 for a total of $10.5 billion. In 2023, Peraton moved its headquarters, which serves as a hub for 5,000 of the company’s 19,000 employees, from Herndon to Reston.

In September 2024, Steve Schorer was named Peraton’s chairman, president and CEO, replacing Stu Shea.