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How ACT1 Federal hires

Truth index
B 75/100
Median time to fill
33 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
100%
Reposted roles
0%

ACT1 Federal scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 3 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 100% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 33 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Overview

ACT1 Federal is a US government contractor founded in 1998 that provides integrated program management support to federal agencies and allied partners. Its services include program and acquisition management, foreign military sales and defense cooperation, engineering, logistics and supply chain management, cost and financial analysis and cybersecurity for aviation, international cooperation and space and intelligence programmes. The company is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, United States.

News

Blog 5 months ago
Celebrating Employee Ownership Month at ACT1
Celebrating Employee Ownership Month at ACT1 Each June, ACT1 celebrates Employee Ownership Month - a time to focus on the purpose and collaboration that make our ownership culture work. As a 100% employee-owned company, every individual has an ownership s
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Blog 7 months ago
ACT1 Successfully Achieves CMMC Level 2 Certification
ACT1 Successfully Achieves CMMC Level 2 Certification Arlington, VA - ACT1 Federal has completed its CMMC Level 2 certification! As a mission-focused Defense contractor providing integrated program management and technical support - bolstering global defe
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Award 10 months ago
ACT1 Federal Awarded Contract on MDA SHIELD IDIQ
ACT1 Federal Awarded Contract on MDA SHIELD IDIQ Arlington, VA - ACT1 Federal is pleased to announce it was awarded a contract for the Missile Defense Agency Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-q
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Blog 11 months ago
NAVAIR Aircraft Division Selects ACT1 For NAWCAD Lakehurst Program Management Support Contract
NAVAIR Aircraft Division Selects ACT1 For NAWCAD Lakehurst Program Management Support Contract Arlington, VA - ACT1 Federal has been awarded a task order award to support the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst in the area of Air
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Blog 11 months ago
Supporting SAF/IA With Precision, Partnership, and Proven Results
Supporting SAF/IA With Precision, Partnership, and Proven Results Arlington, VA - ACT1 Federal (ACT1), a 100% Employee-Owned, certified Great Place to Work company, is proud to deliver mission-critical expertise to the Secretary of the Air Force for Inter
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Blog 11 months ago
ACT1 Federal converts to a 100% employee-owned company
ACT1 Federal converts to a 100% employee-owned company Arlington, VA - ACT1 Federal (ACT1), a certified Great Place to Work, announced its transition to a 100% employee-owned company under a program called the ACT1 Federal Employee Stock Ownership Plan (E
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Award 11 months ago
ACT1 Federal awarded a Prime contract with the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies
ACT1 Federal awarded a Prime contract with the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies Arlington, VA - ACT1 Federal (ACT1), a 100% Employee-Owned, certified Great Place to Work company, is honored to continue supporting The Ted Stevens Center for A
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at ACT1 Federal over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
22
Postings analysed
22
Stack modernity
68/100
Languages
Python18%
SQL14%
Frameworks & libraries
NumPy5%
Pandas5%
Databases
Oracle5%
Cloud & platforms
Power BI32%
Azure9%
Replicate5%
Tableau5%
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Full ACT1 Federal tech stack 22 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$210k
Typical range
$90k – $230k
Open positions
17
17 Jobs
Junior 5.9%
Middle 5.9%
Senior 52.9%
Staff 17.6%
Principal 11.8%
Architect 5.9%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Junior 1 $90k $90k
Middle 1 $120k $120k
Senior 9 $210k $125k – $230k
Staff 3 $200k $200k – $220k
Principal 2 $210k $210k
Architect 1 $230k $230k
Highest paying role Senior Cloud Architect $230k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at ACT1 Federal By role, level and city, against the market · 17 jobs with pay

Growth

Hiring Momentum
92/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
39
24 opened / 14 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
30 days
faster than 44% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Operations
41% ▲
Analytics
32%
Education
7% ▼
Data Science
3% ▲
Administrative
3% ▼
Finance
3% ▲
Actively hiring for Operations (+16 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added EVMS to stack Oct 2026
Added Link 16 to stack Oct 2026
Added Statistical Process Control to stack Oct 2026
Added FMEA to stack Oct 2026
+9 jobs in a week Oct 2026
Added Oracle to stack Oct 2026
+12 jobs in a week Oct 2026
New location: Hurlburt Field Oct 2026
New location: Lakehurst Oct 2026
New location: Fallon Oct 2026
New location: Leavenworth Oct 2026
New location: El Segundo Oct 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
15
Hiring now
8
Countries
1
Busiest office
Arlington
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Arlington United States
HQ
Arlington
20 open roles 34 posted in 90 days 55% engineering $189k Avg Salary
hires for Analytics, Operations, Industrial Engineering
seen since Jun 2026 careers board, job postings
Hurlburt Field United States
Support & operations
Hurlburt Field
13 open roles 13 posted in 90 days 8% engineering
hires for Operations, Data Science, Administrative
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Anchorage United States
Regional office
Anchorage, AK
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days $120k Avg Salary
hires for Operations
seen since Sep 2026 careers board, job postings
Dahlgren United States
Regional office
Dahlgren
2 open roles $155k Avg Salary
hires for Management, Operations
seen since Jun 2026 careers board, job postings
Leavenworth United States
Fort Leavenworth, KS
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days
hires for Operations
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Lakehurst United States
Lakehurst, NJ
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 100% engineering $144k Avg Salary
hires for Analytics
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Virginia Beach United States
Regional office
Virginia Beach
1 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 100% engineering $117k Avg Salary
hires for Analytics
seen since Jun 2026 careers board, job postings
Fallon United States
Fallon
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days
hires for Operations
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Colorado Springs United States
Regional office
Peterson Space Force Base
1 posted in 90 days
seen since Sep 2026 careers board
Huntsville United States
Regional office
Huntsville
careers board
Fayetteville United States
Regional office
Fayetteville
careers board
Kittery United States
Regional office
Kittery
careers board
Crystal United States
Regional office
Crystal City
seen since Aug 2026 careers board
Fort Belvoir United States
Regional office
Fort Belvoir
careers board
New Cumberland United States
Regional office
New Cumberland
careers board
Earlier presence
El Segundo, United States 6 open roles · last posting Oct 2026
Crystal City, United States 1 open roles · last posting Aug 2026

Jobs

≈ $149k – $295k per year (Estimated) · Equity · In office · TS/SCI · Full-Time · 10+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Hurlburt Field
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$130k – $148k per year · Equity · In office · Secret · Arlington
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$180k – $210k per year · Equity · In office · TS/SCI · Full-Time · 10+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Arlington
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$170k – $200k per year · Equity · In office · Top Secret · Full-Time · 10+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Arlington
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$130k – $160k per year · Equity · In office · Secret · 10+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Lakehurst
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≈ $82k – $154k per year (Estimated) · Equity · In office · Secret · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · United States
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