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AMERICAN SYSTEMS Risk Management Web Application Earns Navy Marine Corps Intranet Certification
By MARKET WIRE
Aug 18, 2008 - 7:36:02 AM

CHANTILLY, VA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/18/08 -- AMERICAN SYSTEMS, a government and commercialIT solutions provider and one of the top 100 employee-owned companies inthe U.S., today announced that its web-based Risk Radar Enterprise riskmanagement application has earned Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI)certification. Risk Radar Enterprise was accredited through the formal NMCIvalidation process, which is required of all information systems connectingto NMCI.

"At any one time, all federal agencies -- and the DoD, in particular -- arejuggling an incredible number of projects that run from the mundane to thecomplex and require significant program oversight to ensure they arecompleted on time, on budget and in compliance with programspecifications," said William C. Hoover, president and CEO of AMERICANSYSTEMS. "What is more, the better equipped government project managers areto identify, analyze, track and control risks through solutions like RiskRadar Enterprise, the more they can save taxpayers by avoiding costoverruns and delays."

Risk Radar Enterprise enables comprehensive oversight of cost, schedule,technical and performance risk to evaluate and reduce life-cycle costs offederal, DoD and commercial programs. Designed for maximum ease of use, theapplication allows all users on a project to participate in the riskmanagement process. Managers can then quickly review risk information onscreen or in any of 23 standard reports and make informed decisions aboutwhich risks to accept, avoid, mitigate or transfer.

AMERICAN SYSTEMS has more than a decade of risk management experience,having facilitated more than 300 independent risk assessments of governmentand commercial programs. In addition to risk assessments, AMERICAN SYSTEMS'risk management services include Risk Policy, Plan and Process Development,Information Assurance and Security Assessments, and Consulting and StaffAugmentation. Risk Radar Enterprise can augment these services, or be usedindependently to support client risk management objectives.

For additional information or to see an online demonstration of Risk RadarEnterprise, please contact us or visit us on the web:

AMERICAN SYSTEMSRisk Radar Enterprise and Risk Management ServicesPhone: (757) 424-3711, ext. 3101/3100Email: RiskRadar@AmericanSystems.comWeb: www.AmericanSystems.com

About AMERICAN SYSTEMS

Founded in 1975, AMERICAN SYSTEMS is one of the largest employee-ownedcompanies in the United States, with approximately 1,500 employeesnationwide. Based in the Washington, DC, suburb of Chantilly, VA, thecompany provides systems engineering, technical and managed services togovernment and enterprise customers. AMERICAN SYSTEMS was named "Contractorof the Year" at the Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards inOctober 2007. For more information, please visit: www.AmericanSystems.com.