Grant on Entering Government Contracting

Grant on Entering Government Contracting

  Entering the government contracting field felt daunting at first to Grant. “The clearance process was an unknown, so that and feeling as though my educational background and the core capabilities of the company were a bit mismatched caused some concern in the beginning.” Grant’s educational background in mechanical engineering and math did not stop […]

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2022 Grad, Victor, Talks Work Surprises

  After two summers of interning at AnaVation and graduating from Virginia Tech in May of 2022, Victor joined AnaVation full time the following July. His biggest worry? Getting used to the work environment. “I initially worried that working would be a bit of a stuffy thing where most people are stressed and stuck complaining about their […]

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AnaVation wins Best Places to Work for 8th Year

AnaVation has been recognized as one of Washington’s Best Places to Work for the 8th year in a row. As a leading IT engineering firm that brings high-value, cost-effective cyber solutions to the Federal Government, we are proud to be recognized by the Washington Business Journal.  The Washington Business Journal selected the winning organizations based on anonymous survey […]

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Matthew’s Career Development at AnaVation

  Matthew started at AnaVation in 2017 as an intern in AnaVation’s first ever internship program. He began working full-time as a software developer in August of 2018. While working at AnaVation, Matthew has acted as a Product Owner for the internship program as well as internship co-lead. In each role he has taken, AnaVation […]

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NexGen, GovCon, and a New Company: Lucas at AnaVation

  The people of AnaVation have kept Lucas at AnaVation. Lucas began his time at AnaVation as a software engineer intern the summer of 2019. As a software engineer intern, he created a proof-of-concept Android application and site. He returned as an intern the following year where he created a proof of concept “DVR” plugin […]

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Celebrating 10 Years of AnaVation

This year marks AnaVation’s 10th Anniversary! Over the past decade, we have been proud to have grown in numbers, meaningful work, and community. We started driven by “the idea of the possible.” That through the integration of technical skills and thoughtful innovation, AnaVators could solve the problems of the future. Ten years later, that mission […]

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Abigail Talks Mentorship, Leadership, and Meaningful Work

  After interviewing with a couple of passionate AnaVators, Abby decided to accept a summer internship at AnaVation in 2019. As the only non-computer science focused intern, she was a bit nervous about what her experience would be, but those fears were soon squashed. “When I walked in on day one, I quickly learned I […]

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Challenged, Supported, and Believed In: Angela on AnaVation

  Angela’s internship prospects were uncertain for the summer of 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic raged, many opportunities for entry level experiences disappeared. However, there was some good news for her amidst the panic. “While peers lost their internships at giant tech companies, AnaVation was able to adapt quickly and plan a new virtual internship […]

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Graduation, then AnaVation – Tae Hun on Interning

  Since 2017, AnaVation has invested resources in our intern and NexGen programs, initiatives to invest in the next generation of AnaVators. Our intern program recruits students from schools in the local area or by word of mouth. Tae Hun, who started at AnaVation as a Cyber Security Intern, heard about AnaVation through George Mason’s […]

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