Leader of Washington, D.C.-area firm with Dayton office resigns amid scandal

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Harry Martin, president and CEO of Ashburn, Va.-based Intelligent Decisions Inc., resigned after the Justice Department determined that "improper gratuities" were paid to a former Pentagon procurement officer, according to a report in the Washington Business Journal.

Joe Cogliano

Senior Reporter- Dayton Business Journal

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A scandal has forced the leader of a defense firm that operates a Dayton-area office to quit.

Harry Martin, president and CEO of Ashburn, Va.-based Intelligent Decisions Inc., resigned after the Justice Department determined that "improper gratuities" were paid to a former Pentagon procurement officer, according to a report in the Washington Business Journal. ( Click here t o read the full story.)

The Washington, D.C.-area firm opened an office in Dayton's Tech Town last year and was supposed to expand and add dozens of workers, but the new jobs have yet to materialize. A representative from Tech Town tells me the company has subleased some of its space.

The fallout from Martin's resignation could make it even more difficult for Intelligent Decisions to get its footing and grow here in the Dayton region.

Martin, who has led the company since its founding in 1988, stepped down after reporting the gratuities to authorities, according to a statement from Intelligent Decisions. Joe Armstrong, the company's chief financial officer, was named president.

Intelligent Decisions reported $428 million in revenue last year, ranking it 28th on the Washington Business Journal's Largest Private Companies List. It provides information technology services to federal agencies.