Anteon Awarded $13.7M Contract by Department of Health and Human Services; Provides Program Management Support for the Office of
25 October 2005 - 2:00AM
Business Wire
Anteon International Corporation (NYSE:ANT), a leading information
technology, systems integration and engineering services company,
today announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Health
and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families
to provide program management services for the Office of Refugee
Resettlement (ORR). The estimated value, if all options are
exercised, is $13.7 million over five years; work will be performed
at ORR in Washington, D.C. "Anteon is committed to the mission of
the Office of Refugee Resettlement and proud to be part of a vital
human services program that helps refugees successfully integrate
into everyday life in this country," stated Dan Johnson, Anteon
chief operating officer. "We have a highly experienced team with
in-depth knowledge of HHS refugee resettlement programs and proven
core program management and technical skills that strengthen
Anteon's ability to reach out successfully to Federal government
human services agencies." Anteon will provide ORR with experienced
staff to conduct monitoring, data collection, and to perform
evaluations of state and local grantees providing services to those
eligible for ORR programs. ORR's mission is to assist refugees,
Cuban and Haitian entrants, asylees, Amerasians, and victims of
torture and human trafficking to obtain economic and social
self-sufficiency in their new homes in the United States. To do
this, ORR funds and administers a variety of programs that offer
temporary cash and medical assistance, employment services, job
placement, English language training, and other support services.
ORR also provides care and placement to unaccompanied children
without immigration status apprehended by the Border Patrol or
local law enforcement. These children remain in ORR's care while
they pursue immigration relief in the U.S., seek reunification with
family members, or are processed for return to their home
countries. Anteon supports ORR's activities in this program. About
Anteon Anteon, headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, is a leading
information technology company serving the U.S. Federal government
and international customers. Anteon designs, integrates, maintains,
and upgrades state-of-the-art systems for national defense,
intelligence, homeland security, and other high priority government
missions. Anteon provides numerous government clients with the
systems integration, strategy and program management, systems
engineering, operations services, and simulation and training
skills necessary to manage the development and operations of their
mission critical systems. The Company was founded in 1976 and
currently employs over 9,500 employees in more than 100 offices
worldwide. Anteon consistently ranks among the top information
technology integrators based on independent surveys, and has been
named to the Forbes List of the 400 Best Big Companies in 2005,
earning distinction on the Forbes Platinum List. Anteon is listed
on the Standards & Poor's MidCap 400 Index. For more
information, visit www.anteon.com. Safe Harbor Statement under the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements
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time. The Company does not currently intend, however, to update the
guidance provided today prior to its next earnings release.
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