Two Six Technologies is an Arlington, Virginia national security technology company formed in February 2021 when a Carlyle Group affiliate combined two Northern Virginia firms, Two Six Labs and IST Research. It builds and sells proprietary products for cyber operations, information operations, electronic systems, secure tactical communications, and zero trust data protection, and also performs advanced research and development including DARPA programs. Customers include the Department of Defense, the Department of State, the Intelligence Community, and civilian agencies. The company employs roughly 900 professionals across 38 states and holds more than $1.5 billion in aggregate single-award contract ceiling, including a 10-year, $4 billion ceiling IDIQ from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.