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EmailAlion Awarded DoD 'SNIM' Technology Support Contract
- Valued at up to $2 Billion
McLean, VA - June 2, 2010 - Information is the most potent weapon in the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD's) arsenal. Recognizing the need to improve access, sharing and security of information, the DoD has awarded the Software, Networks, Information, Modeling and Simulation (SNIM) Contract, valued at up to $2 billion, to Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions company.
"Access to information is a deciding factor in the success of military operations. Under SNIM, Alion's expertise can be focused on helping the DoD achieve greater control over and insight to the data that is necessary to support national security objectives," said Bahman Atefi, Chairman and CEO of Alion. "In addition, we will continue our long-standing support of the DoD's modeling and simulation requirements, delivering expertise in live/virtual/constructive simulations and helping to promote newer, effective solutions such as serious gaming."
"Alion's team will provide expertise and technical assistance for software analysis, information assurance, knowledge management, and modeling and simulation," explained Lt. Gen. Richard E. "Tex" Brown III (USAF, Ret.), Alion Senior Vice President, who is the company's Program Manager for the SNIM Contract. "Activities from information assurance to systems design to modeling and simulation of military infrastructure fall within the contract's scope, and our team has proven capabilities to deliver effective, cost-sensitive solutions in all of these areas."
Source : Alion Science and Technology
