Cherokee Federal, Cherokee Nation Businesses’ federal contracting division, announced today the acquisition of Criterion Systems, a leading cybersecurity and IT services company.
Criterion, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, serves as a strategic partner and trusted prime contractor for many of the nation’s most mission-critical environments across more than a dozen federal agencies.
“The strategic decision to acquire Criterion was made with the evolving needs and long-term success of the customer in mind,” said Steven Bilby, president of Cherokee Federal. “In addition to helping federal agencies address emerging cybersecurity requirements crucial to the protection of our nation, Criterion delivers efficient and secure methodologies and architectures for modernizing government IT that are unparalleled in the industry.”
Criterion employs over 450 people in its key areas of focus: cybersecurity, cloud/data center management, IT infrastructure operations, and systems engineering.
Criterion was named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies for the seventh time in 2021, a feat accomplished by only 3% of businesses. Criterion was named to the Washington Business Journal’s list of the top private companies in 2019, 2020, and 2021. It has also been recognized as a top workplace by the Washington Post and as a Military Friendly® employer. Criterion has received the US Department of Labor’s 2022 HIRE Vets Gold Medallion Award three years in a row.
