CACI Awarded U.S. Customs Service Contract to Provide Information Assurance and Security Services
GSA SAFEGUARD Award to Support Customs Enterprise Security System
Arlington, Va., June 27, 2000 -- CACI International Inc ( NASDAQ:CACI) announced today that the General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Information Security has, through its Program SAFEGUARD contract vehicle, awarded CACI and its subcontractor, ARTEL, Inc. a contract to support the U.S. Customs Service in development and deployment of Customs. proposed Enterprise Security System (ESS). CACI will act as prime integration contractor under the $500,000 award, and will provide Customs with comprehensive information security and program management expertise to support the ESS. Work will begin shortly at CACI and Customs locations.
Customs' proposed ESS will manage key data in supporting the Service's mission as the country's primary enforcement agency protecting the nation's borders. Besides helping to design the ESS infrastructure and software, CACI will oversee activities to assess, test, and report on system vulnerabilities, develop all information access control procedures for ESS users, and safeguard the ESS against projected cyber threats. The company will also offer the services of its Information Assurance Technology Center in Chantilly, Virginia to provide up-to-the-minute resources and professional expertise in researching and testing security solutions.
Program SAFEGUARD is a GSA-led initiative to strengthen the nation's critical information infrastructure and protect it against cybercrime. SAFEGUARD is a direct response to Presidential Decision Directive 63, which mandates a reliable, interconnected, and secure information system infrastructure for the federal government by the year 2003, and significantly increased security to government systems by the close of 2000.
"GSA stated that CACI won the Program SAFEGUARD contract for Customs based on achieving the highest technical evaluation score and providing the best value to the government," said Ken Johnson, President of CACI, Inc. "Additionally, with our Information Assurance Technology Center, which is dedicated to staying at the forefront of advances in information assurance, CACI provides Customs with a distinctive advantage in formulating and testing information security solutions."
According to CACI Chairman and CEO Dr. J.P. (Jack) London, "Our ability to compete for and win this U.S. Customs Service information security contract is indicative of CACI's focus on our information assurance and security line of business and our recently launched Information Assurance Technology Center. Our proven, comprehensive information assurance practice offers a wide array of solutions to help CACI clients meet cybersecurity requirements that will only continue to increase as the 'networld' evolves."
CACI International Inc (www.caci.com) is an information technology products and services provider specializing in developing and integrating systems, software, and networks and providing intelligence, e-Commerce, and information assurance services to government agencies and commercial enterprises worldwide. Celebrating 38 years in business, the company has approximately 4,800 employees and operates out of more than 90 offices in the U.S. and Europe.
There are statements made herein which do not address historical facts and, therefore, could be interpreted to be forward-looking statements as that term in defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results. The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated include, but are not limited to, the following: regional and national economic conditions; the risks and uncertainties associated with client interest in and purchases of new products and/or services; continued funding of U.S. Government or other public sector projects in the event of a priority need for funds; paradigm shifts in technology; competitive factors such as pricing pressures and/or competition to hire and retain employees; material changes in laws or regulations applicable to our businesses; and other risks described in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
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For investor information contact:
David Dragics
Director, Investor Relations
(703) 841-7835
ddragics@caci.com
For other information contact:
Jody Brown
Vice President, Public Relations
(703) 841-7801
jbrown@caci.com
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