Jobs & Economy in Reston
Reston sits on the real Dulles tech corridor, anchored by Leidos' global headquarters, Google offices, and -- a real, current, dated investment -- Booz Allen Hamilton's planned relocation of its own global headquarters to Reston by fall 2027.
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Learn moreLeidos and the real Dulles tech corridor employment base
Leidos' global headquarters anchors the Reston Gateway mixed-use development near Wiehle-Reston East Metro station, part of the real Dulles tech corridor spanning Reston, Herndon, and beyond -- home to technology firms ranging from startups to global players including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and Google, the latter with offices at Comstock's Reston Station development in Reston specifically. Appian ranked #1 among large Reston-based employers per one 2026 citation, with government contractor Acclaim Technical Services (ATS) topping midsize firms.
Booz Allen Hamilton's planned relocation: a real, current, not-yet-complete investment
Booz Allen Hamilton announced in November 2025 it will relocate its global headquarters to Reston, occupying the entire 9-story building at 1870 Reston Row Plaza plus multiple floors of the adjacent 13-story 1800 Reston Row Plaza. Interior construction begins summer 2026, with a planned fall 2027 inauguration -- a real, substantial, current investment in Reston specifically, disclosed here as not-yet-complete rather than an already-finished fact. The company employs roughly 32,500 people globally (September 2025) with $12 billion in annual revenue.
A genuine defense-contractor and cybersecurity employment cluster
Beyond Leidos and Booz Allen, the Dulles corridor more broadly attracts defense, cybersecurity, and government-contractor employers including Northrop Grumman -- a real, distinct employment cluster from the corporate-headquarters-driven economies of Tysons and McLean covered elsewhere in this build.
A real, current federal-workforce headwind shared across NoVA
Given the concentration of federal-contractor employment along the Dulles corridor, Reston's economy carries real exposure to the same 2025-2026 federal-workforce-reduction and contract-cancellation headwind already documented for Arlington and the Virginia state record -- worth weighing alongside the genuine positive momentum of Booz Allen's incoming relocation.
Key takeaways
- Leidos' global headquarters and Google offices anchor Reston's presence on the real Dulles tech corridor.
- Booz Allen Hamilton's planned fall-2027 global-headquarters relocation to Reston is a real, current, substantial but not-yet-complete investment.
- A genuine defense-contractor and cybersecurity employment cluster (Northrop Grumman among others) extends along the Dulles corridor.
- Reston's federal-contractor-heavy economy carries real exposure to the same 2025-2026 federal-workforce-reduction headwind documented for Arlington.
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