Series of Successful Task Orders Marks Progress in Recently-Graduated Small Business' Mission to Support the IT and Security Priorities of the U.S. Federal Government.

Creative Computing Solutions, Inc. (CCSi), a leading provider of program/project management services, security and information assurance solutions, and enterprise systems engineering to the federal government, today announced that it received and began work in September on three new contracts, building upon their existing work with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) respectively.

Under the terms of the first contract, which was awarded by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Informatics and Analytics, Veterans and Consumers Health Informatics Office (V/CHIO), CCSi will provide support for the secure delivery of health information services, business, and clinical work flow processes, including "Secure Messaging"; "Blue Button"; "My Recovery Plan"; "Health Risk Appraisal"; "Veterans Virtual Library"; and additional Personal Health Record (PHR) services.

The company also received a task order under the Alliant Small Business (ASB) Contract Vehicle to support the Defense Information Systems Agency's (DISA) Network Services Department. CCSi will provide strategic planning and business process engineering services to assist the agency's effort to define policies for its DoD-wide 'Unified Communications' planning and deployment strategy.

Additionally, CCSi was awarded a contract under the DHS EAGLE IDIQ, which will allow CCSi to build on its current security and information assurance services implementation within the DHS' Security Operations Center (SOC). CCSi will provide information technology (IT) support services, including engineering and monitoring of the unclassified networks of the DHS headquarters (DHS HQ) Security Operations Center (SOC).

"Each of these contracts is evidence of our continuing evolution and long-standing history of superior service and proven results in achieving our federal customers' business and IT-related missions," said Manju Bewtra, founder & CEO of CCSi. "As we continue to expand our footprint in the federal market, we will maintain the same focus and commitment to our customers' success that has set us apart in the federal contracting community, to date."

Accolade Arrives on the Heels of a String of Recognitions for CCSi's Commitment to Continued Growth and Service.

Creative Computing Solutions, Inc. (CCSi), a leading provider of program/project management services, security and information assurance solutions, and enterprise systems engineering to the federal government, today congratulates Dr. Manju Bewtra for being named an Honoree of the Washington Business Journal's eighth annual Woman Who Mean Business Award. Dr. Bewtra is one of 25 outstanding women selected who have made significant contributions to business and the community within the Washington DC Metro area.

"Her unshakable technical expertise, strong interpersonal skills and ability to connect complex systems in life and technology make her an inspiration to employees and a hero to members of the local community."

The Women Who Mean Business awards program is designed to honor the region's most influential businesswomen. Women from every industry and profession are recognized for the difference they make in their communities, and the mark they are leaving on Washington DC business as they blaze a trail for other women community leaders to follow. Washington Business Journal, along with premium sponsor, Capital One Bank, will recognize the honorees at an evening awards program to be held November 17, 2011 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Also, honored individuals will be profiled in the Nov. 18-24 edition of the Washington Business Journal.

"Manju has been the guiding force behind taking CCSi from a small business into a major force in the IT government contract space," said Naren Bewtra, COO/President of CCSi. "unshakable technical expertise, strong interpersonal skills and ability to connect complex systems in life and technology make her an inspiration to employees and a hero to members of the local community."

Dr. Bewtra is recognized as an honoree for her tireless commitment to maintaining the diverse workforce and environment she originally founded on ethics and integrity nearly two decades ago. Under her leadership, the company was recently awarded one of eight positions for large businesses under the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' T4 IDIQ contract vehicle valued at $12 billion. From letters of commendation to corporate, program and individual awards earned through her leadership, CCSi continues to be recognized for the difference they make and the value they provide to their federal customers and to the men and women who serve our country. Dr. Bewtra balances her robust academic and professional career with meaningful family life and self-less contributions to her community that has inspired a corporate culture driven by social change.

CCSi's people-centered philosophy not only has won them countless superior customer service awards, but has also cultivated a unique group of individuals - dedicated to serving local communities through their extreme commitment to social responsibility and helping others. Dr. Bewtra and Benefits Specialist, Tiffany Mensah, were both honored as finalists in the AFCEA NOVA and March of Dimes Heroines in Technology Awards. Mensah would go on to be named as the "Rising Heroine in Technology". In addition, Project Manager Gaurav Mathur was recently recognized as Federal Computer Week's "Rising ".

Creative Computing Solutions, Inc. (CCSi), a leading provider of program/project management services, security and information assurance solutions, and enterprise systems engineering to the federal government, announced today that Benefits/Payroll Specialist, Tiffany Mensah, was honored with the "Rising Heroine in Technology" award at the eleventh annual Heroines in Technology Awards gala held on Friday, October 21st at the Hyatt Regency Reston. The Heroines in Technology Awards, presented by The Northern Virginia Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA NOVA) and the March of Dimes, recognizes women in the Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia technology industries who demonstrate community leadership.

Ms. Mensah has been the guiding force behind CCSi's widespread culture of volunteerism. Each month, she drives participation to the company's charitable initiatives through the corporate social responsibility program, Community Involvement Programs (CIPs). As a result of her vision and effort Ms. Mensah and her colleagues are able to make a bigger impact than any of them could do alone. Ms. Mensah's dedication to volunteerism, undeniable leadership and the indelible impression she has left on the local community, contributed to selecting her not only as a Heroine in Technology, but as a rising star among her peers.

"We had an exceptional list of finalists this year and would like to congratulate and applaud each and every one of them," said Bridget Bean, Event Co-Chair and District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration. "Tiffany Mensah has demonstrated tremendous success both serving her community and the technology industry, and we are proud to honor her with this award."

Heroines in Technology award winners were announced at a black-tie gala on October 21, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Reston in Reston, Va. Proceeds from the event will support local March of Dimes programs of research, community services, education and advocacy to reduce the occurrence of birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.

CCSi has been awarded a contract to provide strategic planning (technical, programmatic, and process engineering) expertise to assist the DISA Network Services (NS) Directorate in the development of plans, processes, and documentation supporting implementation of the Department of Defense Unified Capabilities. CCSi will support the DISN Capabilities Center (NS2) in the planning and management of the migration and integration of DISN Services and DoD Unified Capabilities providing a full set of end-to-end converged services that provide information superiority to the Commander in Chief, Combatant Commanders, senior leadership, Services, Agencies, and the warfighter. Additionally, CCSi will support the DISN Process Improvement Office (NSF) in facilitating cultural change and process improvement increasing the speed of delivery and reliability of all DISN Unified Capabilities Network Services.

MHV is a web-based application that creates an online environment where Veterans, family, and clinicians may come together to optimize Veterans's health care.

CCSi is supporting the national rollout of Secure Messaging, Blue Button, My Recovery Plan, Health Risk Appraisal, Veterans Virtual Library and PHR services and features, along with the commensurate integration and adoption of business and clinical workflow processes across the country. In addition, Secure Messaging efforts will focus in the areas of Primary Care, Sub-specialty care, and non-clinical services. Implications of MHV and its associated features and services are far-reaching: (1) Veterans and Clinicians will be able to communicate and collaborate more easily; (2) the resulting on-line environment will map closely to clinical business practices; (3) Veterans will have an enhanced capability to share their health related information with their famines, advocates, and their healthcare providers both inside and outside the VA. In short MHV is dramatically improving the quality of care for Veterans. Having been a part of the MHV team since 2005, CCSi is proud to be able to continue to support our Veterans and this important VA program into the future.

Creative Computing Solutions, Inc. (CCSi), a leading provider of program management, enterprise systems engineering, and security and information assurance solutions to the federal government, today announced that Manju Bewtra and Tiffany Mensah have been named as finalists in the eleventh annual Heroines in Technology Awards. The Heroines in Technology Awards, presented by The Northern Virginia Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA NOVA) and the March of Dimes, recognizes women in the Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia technology industries who demonstrate community leadership.

A finalist in the program's Rising Heroine category, Tiffany Mensah, spearheads CCSi's corporate social responsibility program, Community Involvement Programs (CIPs). In the past year alone, Tiffany and her colleagues have donated more than 175 pounds of food items to benefit the Capital Area Food Bank and donated more than 400 pairs of shoes to Soles4Souls through the program. She considers her greatest single contribution to date to be the book drive she coordinated with the Sandals Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Sandals Resorts International that resulted in the donation of 450 books to the center.

"The immense human compassion and volunteerism our company shows is both humbling and overpowering. We could not be more proud of both Manju and Tiffany for being named finalists in this year's Heroines in Technology Awards," said Dr. Naren Bewtra, COO of CCSi. "It is an award that represents their extreme commitment to both social responsibility and their dedication to helping community members around the world.

"A finalist in the program's Corporate Heroine category, CCSi founder and CEO, Manju Bewtra has been the guiding force behind the company's widespread culture of volunteerism. A strong advocate for women and children's rights, Manju is actively involved in fundraising efforts for ASHA for Women, a non-profit that seeks to empower women and children of South Asian-descent combat domestic violence, and Muskaan, a nonprofit organization that provides mentally challenged children in New Delhi, India with learning experiences beyond the traditional classroom. She also has a long standing personal philosophy and commitment for contributing a portion of the CCSi yearly profit to many organizations involved in healthcare research and improving the quality of life for people around the globe as well as within the US.

"We're thrilled to have seen so much interest in this year's Heroines in Technology Awards call for nominations," said Bridget Bean, Event Co-Chair and District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration. "Women in our area are doing extraordinary things within the community, and our intent is that these awards recognize finalists for their passion and dedication to the technology industry. We congratulate everyone for their hard work and wish the finalists luck in the competition."

Creative Computing Solutions, Inc. (CCSi), a leading provider of program management, enterprise systems engineering, and security and information assurance solutions to the federal government, proudly announced that Gaurav Mathur, a project manager and subject matter expert with CCSi, was honored with Federal Computer Week's 2011 Rising Star Award. Mathur is one of 25 individuals honored as an up-and-coming employee in the public or private sector who has made a substantive mark in the government information technology community. Honorees were selected by an independent panel of judges from a pool of more than 120 nominations.

Now in its 6th year, the award program honors individuals who have gone above and beyond their job description to make an impact, and who have clear potential to grow further within their organization and in the community at large.

Mathur was recognized for his significant contributions to both the Veteran Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD). His work on the Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN) pilot projects further improved the continuity of care for active military personnel transitioning health and benefits records from the DoD to VA. As a result of his efforts, Veterans can now access and transfer treatment records seamlessly to private providers within the VA's legacy systems.

Mathur was also an integral part of the DoD and VA's Blue Button project, a team that completed the Presidential mandate of providing Veterans the ability to securely download their personal health information (PHR). With Mathur's help, the project was completed ahead of schedule, in three monthly cycles, delivering this valuable component of health care to Veterans faster and more securely.

"Mathur is both a leader and a dynamic team-player, and his ability to excel in both roles has fostered innovative developments in health information exchange standards," said Manju Bewtra, founder and CEO of CCSi. "He has brought visibility and transparency to the challenges facing federal and defense health organizations in their effort to provide quality care for returning soldiers and Veterans, and we are proud to congratulate him for his accomplishments in this public forum today."

On August 18, 2011, Francis Rose, host of "Industry Chatter" and "In-Depth with Francis Rose," interviewed Dr. Bewtra regarding CCSi's history, core strengths, and Dr. Bewtra's vision for the company's future. An .mp3 of the recorded interview can be downloaded via the following link:
http://federalnewsradio.com/?sid=2502758&nid=17&_hw=francis+rose

On August 10, 2011, WashingtonExec conducted an interview with CCSi's President and Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Naren Bewtra, which has since been published in the executive Q&A section of the publication. The article can be found through the following link:
http://www.washingtonexec.com/2011/08/qa-with-ccsis-naren-bewtra-physicist-and-teacher-by-trade/

Fast rising enterprise IT & program management firm to support Army's standardization & interoperability initiatives

Creative Computing Solutions, Inc. (CCSi), a leading provider of program/project management, enterprise systems engineering, and security and information assurance solutions to the federal government, today announced that is has been awarded a position on the Department of US Army's Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, Information Technology Services - Small Business (ITS-SB) for IT services and solutions.

Under the terms of the contract vehicle, which has a potential performance period of five-years and a ceiling value of $400 million, CCSi will partner with the Army to provide a full range of innovative, IT support services and solutions. These efforts will support the Army's enterprise infrastructure and infostructure goals and further the DoD and Department of Army's standardization and interoperability IT initiatives.

The opportunity to support and secure the Army's complex IT systems and information is a natural progression in our work with the DoD and DHS," said Manju Bewtra, founder and CEO of CCSi. "We are excited to contribute our focused enterprise IT and IA expertise to help the Army protect mission-critical information and improve agency operations by moving towards a standardized and interoperable network infrastructure."

Specific task areas include Electronic Product Environment Assessment Tool (EPEAT), Information Assurance (IA), Independent Verification & Validation (IV & V), Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Engineering Services, Migration/Integration IT Services, and Warranty and Maintenance Support.

CCSi's Gaurav Mathur and George Mahler were recently quoted in Healthcare IT News, where they discuss the impact of technological advances on accessing and processing healthcare information. Mr. Mathur and Mr. Mahler emphasize CCSi's work with the VA's HealtheVet program as an enabling technology to allow Veterans to become active participants in their own healthcare.

http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/telehealth-becomes-multi-dimensional

The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) awarded CCSi a year contract for Technical Management Services (TMS) including a potential option year. The contract is within the Office of Information and Technology (OI&T) supporting the VA Health Administration Product Enhancement (VA-HAPE) program and represents CCSi's first T4 award. CCSi will support the VA-HAPE PMO with TMS in the implementation and roll out of the ICD-10 remediation projects (36). CCSi provides a full range of services including the following: technical management support, software quality assurance, change/configuration management, architectural support, integration management, security management, implementation management/deployment support and independent testing support services.

Recently graduated small business takes its seat at the table as one of seven large business integrators selected to transform VA information technology

ROCKVILLE, Md. - July 18, 2011 - Creative Computing Solutions, Inc. (CCSi), a leading provider of project management, enterprise systems engineering, and security and information assurance solutions to the federal government, today announced that it has received an award under the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology (T4) acquisition program as one of fourteen prime contract holders.

The T4 contract, which has a performance-period of five years, will provide a broad range of task orders to support the VA's vision to integrate agency systems and modernize its IT infrastructure. CCSi will compete for task orders to provide services including program management; systems and software engineering; enterprise network, test and evaluation; independent verification and validation; cyber security; operation and maintenance services; training; and IT facility support.

CCSi has a long-standing history of providing services to the VA including major initiatives in both health and benefits administration providing an ideal foundation moving forward. The T4 program also supports the VA's goal of providing seamless access to benefits and health information systems. This includes support for development of a common joint platform for digital medical profiles with the Defense Department.

"Winning a position on the T4 contract vehicle as one of seven large businesses is a significant milestone for CCSi," said Manju Bewtra, founder & CEO of CCSi."It is a testament to the focused services and customer-centered culture our staff has provided the VA for more than seven years now. We look forward to continuing to provide the VA the same proven results and commitment to service as we compete in this larger arena."

About CCSI:

Founded in 1992, CCSi is a woman-owned, recently graduated small business specializing in business process transformation, project management services, security and information assurance solutions, and enterprise systems engineering. A full service business solutions provider, CCSi offers federal clients end-to-end solutions and a Quality Management Program that provides a framework for continuous improvement in management, technical and communication processes. For more information about CCSi, please visit http://www.ccsin.com/

CCSi Partners with DCoE to Connect Health Professionals With Veterans and Their Families

Creative Computing Solutions, Inc. (CCSi), a leading provider of program management, business process transformation, enterprise systems engineering, and security and information assurance solutions to the federal government, today congratulates the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE) for winning two distinguished federal IT awards for its Real Warriors Campaign social media program.

Developed for MHS, DCoE's Real Warriors Campaign supports reintegration of returning service members into their communities. ACT-IAC and AFCEA Bethesda Chapter recognized the program for its innovative use of social media to encourage help-seeking behavior in soldiers with post-traumatic stress or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).

The campaign was recognized on a program-wide and individual level. American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) honored DCoE as one of seven recipients from nearly 100 program nominations with the Excellence and Innovation Award in the Use of Social Media. Kathleen Taylor, Deputy Director, Strategic Communications at DCoE received the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Bethesda Chapter's Outstanding Achievement Award for her leadership in the development and management of the social media initiative.

"It is an honor to be recognized for our efforts to provide our warriors and their families with premier psychological health education," said Taylor. "We are grateful for the opportunity to partner with an accomplished, dependable consultant like CCSi, which has provided unrelenting support to the mission of the DCoE and helped us extend our reach to nontraditional audiences."

The Real Warriors Campaign incorporates Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Scribd and The DCoE Blog to bridge communication gaps between service members, veterans and their families, healthcare providers and the general public. These platforms facilitate open discussion about outstanding psychological health and traumatic brain injury resources and programs provided by the Department of Defense (DoD). CCSi worked closely with DCoE to develop a comprehensive social media strategy that facilitates information sharing and collaboration between more than 15 organizations including DoD, Military Health System (MHS), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), TRICARE and Walter Reed Medical Center, among others.

"We are proud to be a part of DCoE's social media initiative because the agency has brought a topic that is neither 'fun' nor 'cool' to the forefront of conversation," said Dr. Manju Bewtra CEO and founder of CCSi. "Thanks to technology and the advent of social media, DCoE's message reaches thousands of people who may never have otherwise received support that could save or change their lives."

To learn more about the campaign's social media program, please visit
http://www.realwarriors.net/socialmedia.php

Links to Additional Resources:

Facebook
Twitter
DCoE Blog
Scribd
YouTube

On April 12, 2011, the AFCEA Bethesda Chapter announced the selection of CCSi client Defense Center of Excellence as receipt of the Chapter's Annual Achievement Award for its creative use of social media in serving injured uniformed members and their families. This Program, which CCSi strategic communications staff have been instrumental in developing, expanding, and managing, utilizes Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Scribd, and the DCoE Blog to bridge communications and interaction between clinical, research, and educational staff and Warriors, their families, and military communities. DCoE's use of social media has been innovative and highly successful during a short time period, and with limited resources. This new and relatively unknown organization has brought a difficult topic to the forefront of an online environment in a conversational way. DCoE has leveraged its social media platforms to directly communicate with Service Members, Veterans, and their families, as well as health care providers and the general public, about the outstanding psychological health and traumatic brain injury resources and programs provided by the DoD. Thanks to technology and the advent of social media, DCoE's overarching message and associated conversations can span the globe, reaching thousands of people who may never have otherwise received information, support, and/or success stories that could save or change their lives. DCoE social media outlets can be found at the following locations:

Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Scribd
DCoE Blog

About the DCoE: DCoE's mission is to assess, validate, oversee and facilitate prevention, resilience, identification, treatment, outreach, rehabilitation, and reintegration programs for psychological health and traumatic brain injury to ensure the DoD meets the needs of the nation's military communities, Warriors, and families. DCoE partners with the DoD, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and a national network of military and civilian agencies, community leaders, advocacy groups, clinical experts, and academic institutions to establish best practices and quality standards for the treatment of psychological health and traumatic brain injury.

In March 2011, DCOE/CCSi was awarded a Government-wide Award for IT Excellence from ACT/IAC for its innovative use of social media.

On March 16th, 2011 the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) revealed its seven winning government information technology (IT) programs during its 9th Annual Excellence.Gov Awards luncheon in Washington, D.C. The annual event honors programs that have pushed the boundaries of innovation, quality, and overall effectiveness in the federal government's management and use of IT to improve services to citizens, enhance government operations, and provide a more open and transparent government.

A panel of 35 judges, made up of government and industry executives, considered nearly 100 programs before narrowing the field down to the seven winners recognized at this year's awards presentation. One of CCSi's Military Health System (MHS) customers, the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE), won the Excellence and Innovation in the Use of Social Media Award for the DCoE Social Media Program. This Program, which CCSi strategic communications staff have been instrumental in developing, expanding, and managing, utilizes Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Scribd, and the DCoE Blog to bridge communications and interaction between clinical, research, and educational staff and Warriors, their families, and military communities. DCoE's use of social media has been innovative and highly successful during a short time period, and with limited resources. This new and relatively unknown organization has brought a topic that is neither "fun" nor "cool" to the forefront of an online environment in a conversational way. DCoE has leveraged its social media platforms to directly communicate with Service Members, Veterans, and their families, as well as health care providers and the general public, about the outstanding psychological health and traumatic brain injury resources and programs provided by the DoD. Thanks to technology and the advent of social media, DCoE's overarching message and associated conversations can span the globe, reaching thousands of people who may never have otherwise received information, support, and/or success stories that could save or change their lives. DCoE social media outlets can be found at the following locations:

Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Scribd
DCoE Blog

About the DCoE: DCoE's mission is to assess, validate, oversee and facilitate prevention, resilience, identification, treatment, outreach, rehabilitation, and reintegration programs for psychological health and traumatic brain injury to ensure the DoD meets the needs of the nation's military communities, Warriors, and families. DCoE partners with the DoD, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and a national network of military and civilian agencies, community leaders, advocacy groups, clinical experts, and academic institutions to establish best practices and quality standards for the treatment of psychological health and traumatic brain injury.

On February 15, 2011, CCSi was notified by BSI that it had achieved an ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certification. The ISO/IEC 27001:2005 standard requires a coordinated and structured integration of information security management, risk management, business impact analysis and controls necessary to safeguard CCSi's information assets. The standard addresses the physical and logical aspects of information security. Dr. Naren Bewtra, President and COO of CCSi, stated, "CCSI's achievement of the ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certification demonstrates that our information assurance and security practices and systems are equivalent to or exceed those of any other firm in the Federal market. Our commitment to quality principles and practices including continuous improvement is an integral part of the way our employees, our vendors, and our contractors do business."

The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that CCSi has been selected as one of the twenty mentors to participate in the VA's formal mentor/protege program designed help small businesses owned by service-disabled and other Veteran-owned small businesses become more competitive in the marketplace. CCSi has already initiated mentoring activities with our protege, CPS Professional Services, which will extend over 36 months. Our selection by the VA re-enforces CCSi's commitment to those men and women who have honorably served their country.

Dr. Naren Bewtra announced on December 6, 2010 that Andy Adamshick has joined CCSi as Senior Vice President for Administration. Andy possesses a proven track record of developing and leading high performance teams to consistently exceed established goals. He has demonstrated expertise in: Business Operations, Strategic Planning, HR Planning, Facilities Management, Quality Control, Engineering and Mergers/Acquisitions. He has previously held positions consistent with his areas of expertise in highly recognized organizations in the Federal Business market space.

CCSi announces the start up of a formal CCSi Mentor/Protege program. Dr Naren Bewtra, CCSi President, stated "CCSi has learned how to be successful supporting the unique missions of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security as a small business. The transfer of these valuable lessons-learned to emerging entrepreneurs is at the heart of CCSi's Mentor/Protege Program". Four small veteran-owned businesses have been selected as our initial proteges. CCSi has been honored to work with the men and women of VA and DHS. The partnerships that CCSi has enjoyed with these agencies and their personnel, especially during our formative years, has sharpened our desire to give back to citizens and our veterans. This program is one example.

On September 24, 2010, Creative Computing Solutions, Inc. (CCSi) was awarded a five-year contract by the Department of Defense (DoD), Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), to support the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) with Governance and Information Assurance (GIA) services. The support will be provided primarily in the Washington, DC area and includes tasks in the following areas: IA Policy, Planning, and Process; IA Architecture, Engineering, and Integration; IA Operations; IA Education, Training & Awareness, Certification & Accreditation, and IA Support; Change Management; Configuration Management; Security Administration Services; Portfolio Management; and Information Assurance Officer (IAO) Support.

On September 1, 2010, Creative Computing Solutions, Inc (CCSi) was selected by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as the prime contractor on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Disaster Recovery (DR) Services contract. The three year program provides Information Technology (IT) DR and Incident Management (IM) planning support to the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). The scope of services include program and project support, disaster recovery security, incident management; and testing, training, and exercise support. CCSi's has teamed with CRGT of Vienna, VA, and two industry-recognized Subject Matter Experts.

CCSi is pleased to announce that on June 7, 2010 we received certification for IT Service Management System-ISO/IEC 20000-1:2005. Our IT Service Management System supports CCSi's Program Management Organization (PMO) and its service components for internal and external customers. The standard is important to CCSi as it distinguishes us from other Federal IT Contractors and demonstrates our management commitment to delivering quality Infrastructure Services by means of our Program Management disciplines, our Quality Programs, and the integration of all our Management Systems (ISO 9001:2008, CMMI-DEV Level3, CMMI-SVC + SSD Level 3, and ISO 20000) in support of our business and our customers.

The ISO/IEC 20000 standard focuses on the coordinated integration of IT Service Management and its direct relationship to providing service to our "Key Stakeholders", Business Components and our Federal clients. The ISO/IEC 20000 foundation standard requires the establishment of ongoing controls, efficiencies and trending analysis for continual improvement using industry best practices. This recognition also demonstrates our Managements commitment to delivering high quality solutions, service, and disciplines to meet our customers' complex business requirements.

Brigadier General, Loree Sutton, MD, Director, Defense Center of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury publicly recognized Karen Triplett, CCSi Program Director for DoD Health Services, in June of 2010 for her superb leadership, subject matter expertise, professionalism, and willingness to collaborate with regard to the operation of the Defense Centers of Excellence. Karen was also cited for her efforts and her team's outstanding efforts supporting the DCoE in addressing the urgency and complexity of issues involving psychological health and traumatic brain injury.

CCSi has achieved its ISO 9001:2008 standards certification. This new ISO re-certification is a continuation of its ISO 9001 certification received in 2001 and a reflection of the company's commitment to a continual process improvement policy further outlined in CCSi's Quality Management System (QMS). CCSi's quality management standard operating procedures and related project documentation have been upgraded and institutionalized to the higher and more efficient standards conforming to the ISO 9001: 2008 standards' clauses. As a result, CCSi's brings its enhanced quality control and assurance procedures to ensure world-class project deliverables and to provide our customers with even higher levels of quality services.

Creative Computing Solutions, Inc. has completed all requirements necessary to achieve the Maturity Level 3 (ML3) Certification for Capability Maturity Model Integration - Services (CMMI-SVC) v1.2 + Service System Development (SSD). A CMMI-SVC + SSD Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) Class-A Appraisal was successfully conducted in December. The certification, once approved by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), will be classified as an Organizational Certification-the appraisal reviewed corporate and program-level processes, procedures, practices, and artifacts. The programs selected for evaluation represent CCSi's largest programs, covering over 70 percent of CCSi staff and revenue, and spanning all operating units within the company.

Creative Computing Solutions, Inc. has achieved its Certification for Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Capability Maturity Model Integration - Development Maturity Level 3. The CMMI-DEV ML3 Certification represents the latest in CCSi's consistent, historical progression within the CMMI environment, and offers further validation of CCSi's organizational commitment to quality and process improvement. The ML3 Certification is classified as an Organizational Certification, as the SCAMPI-A audit reviewed processes, procedures, practices, and artifacts at both the corporate and program level, with relevant programs accounting for over 70 percent of CCSi staff and revenue, and spanning all operating units within the company.

Creative Computing Solutions, Inc has opened a business office in Arlington (Rosslyn) Virginia to move our project staffs closer to our customer, the Department of Homeland Security, US Visit Program. This move will enhance our services and our collaborative efforts with our Government counterparts. Located at 1100 Wilson Boulevard in close-in Arlington, the facility will house CCSi employees serving DHS and will also provide meeting space for marketing and new business efforts as well as for other business areas.

CCSi was awarded the Office of Information Technology (IT) Business Planning/Enterprise Architecture (EA) contract by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on September 25, 2009. The primary responsibility under this contract is to facilitate the alignment of IT investments with the specific goals of the DHS Science & Technology (S&T) Directorate. CCSi will improve the IT EA process at S&T and provide DHS senior management a tool and process that both strategically and tactically aligns IT investments and resources. CCSi personnel working on site at S&T Headquarters will provide Enterprise Architecture support services including Development of the Business Architecture, Service Component Architecture, Data Architecture, Performance Architecture, and Technology Architecture.

The DHS S&T Directorate is tasked with researching and organizing the scientific, engineering and technological resources of the United States and leveraging these existing resources into technological tools to help protect the homeland. Work under this effort will involve providing support to S&T offices in order to ensure that S&T successfully meets the requirements outlined in all relevant DHS Management Directives and the e-Gov Act regarding the appropriate aligning of IT assets, investment, and resources into an integrated Federal Enterprise Architecture that maps to the mission, goals, and objectives of S&T.

On September 8, 2009 CCSi was selected by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as the prime contractor on the US-VISIT IDENT SERV Support contract. The five year program provides project management and technical support services to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) Program's Identity Services Branch located in Rosslyn, VA. This effort supports the functional areas of Data Integrity Services, Law Enforcement & Intelligence (LE&I), Biometric Services, and Continuity of Operations (COOP) planning. CCSi provides all services necessary to prepare and deliver all project planning, project management, requirements analysis, technical performance, stakeholder integration/implementation, and continuity of operations support. For delivery of service on this contract CCSi has partnered with Ideal Innovations, Inc. (I3), Global Technology Management (GTM), and Visionary Integration Professionals (VIP)

Additional support will include providing expert advice the Government needs to plan, assess, collaborate, monitor, evaluate program management, and to resolve technical issues involved in operating and sustaining this high-visibility Identity Services organization for the US-VISIT program, its stakeholders, and other related DHS programs and projects. This includes an increased workload associated with emergency operational requirements when needed.

After a proposal evaluation period of nearly a year, on March 27, 2009, the Department of Education awarded CCSi a small-business IDIQ contract for Financial Student Aid's EDSS Program and Project Management Support Services. CCSi was one of six firms to receive an award out of over 50 that submitted bids. The Office of Financial Student Aid will utilize this particular IDIQ contract to select bidders for forthcoming program management and IV&V work in conjunction with their business systems. CCSi assembled a small but complementary team including Keane, Inc. and Blue Canopy. Each company provides specific expertise to support CCSi and “bench strength” for larger, more complex task orders. We expect new task orders to be directly awarded or competed from this IDIQ contract beginning in fiscal year 2010 when ED's major business systems are re-engineered or re-competed.

On December 18, 2008, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) awarded Creative Computing Solutions, Inc. (CCSi) an Alliant Small Business (SB) contract. The GSA has recently announced the Alliant SB Information Technology contract is available to accept task orders, issuing a Notice to Proceed on February 2, 2009. The contract has a five-year base period with one five-year option and is valued at $15 billion. Alliant SB is a Multiple Award, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract vehicle to provide IT solutions to client agencies across the federal government. The Alliant SB GWAC provides pre-competed, multiple award contracts for IT solutions structured to align with the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA). The contract is designed to provide the flexibility to efficiently and effectively support the federal government's needs in its daily operations, its protection of infrastructure, and the development and marketing of emerging technologies. For more information about how to utilize CCSi's Alliant SB contract, visit www.ccsin.com/AlliantSB

In January 2009, CCSi was successful in its bid for the Department of Defense (DoD) Force Health Protection and Readiness (FHP&R) Defense Health Board (DHB) Support, Analysis and Assessment Task Order, representing yet another successful recompete win for our company. This recompete was unique in that, although CCSi was the incumbent contractor and prime vendor, the task order recompete was conducted under a newly awarded indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract vehicle on which CCSi is not a prime vendor. The TRICARE Evaluation, Analysis, and Management Support (or TEAMS) Contract, bid by prospective vendors in February 2006 and awarded to winners in February 2008, will serve as the TRICARE Management Activity's (TMA's) preferred contract vehicle for acquiring Program Management Support over the 10-year period (beginning in February 2008). CCSi is a subcontractor to Computer Technology Associates (CTA) on this contract, and as such will work through CTA to maintain existing work (should additional work be recompted under TEAMS) and increase our presence within TMA.

CCSi is tasked to provide services/support toward the management, growth, and execution of the DHB and its many responsibilities and activities. More specifically, CCSi will provide program-level subject matter expertise, advice, guidance, and support on administrative, clinical, and programmatic initiatives and issues. The overall objective of CCSi's tasking is to support the organization toward the achievement of all DHB goals and objectives. Finally, CCSi is tasked to support the development, implementation, promulgation, and management of policies and operations associated with DHB and its Subcommittees.

Our team is commited to providing exceptional support in every facet, to include the preparation of recommendation that will shape the DoD's vision to improve the health of Service members and ensure the delivery of optimal healthcare to all DOD beneficiaries.

CCSi has been awarded two new task orders by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) EAGLE contract.

The DHS/FEMA National Preparedness Directorate awarded CCSi a three year contract on September 29, 2008 to provide IT Support Services to the Office of Business Operations (OBO). CCSi will provide on-site support to the OBO IT Technical Manager. Services to be provided by CCSi in support of the NPD OBO include liaison support with FEMA OCIO, responding to NPD leadership priority IT requests, providing IT related advisory support for NPD on-boarding & out-boarding processes, and providing technical advisory support for NPD system integrations.

CCSi was also awarded a contract on September 30, 2008 to provide FEMA, Informational Technology Enterprise Services Management Support through June 30, 2011. Support will be provided to the Information Technology Division (ITD) in the areas of: Enterprise Service Management Support for OCIO, Assessment of Mission and Business Needs, Performing Process and Workflow Modeling, Identifying and Analyzing Risk; and Preparing Cost-Benefit and Return-on-Investment Analyses.

The newly awarded Task Order, awarded on September 26, 2008 for a September 29, 2008 start date, provides for program management, strategic communications, outreach, clinical research/analysis, and executive-level administrative support to the DCoE Director and Deputy Director, Chief of Staff, and Directorates.

Since November of 2007, CCSi has provided services and support for the organizational development and operation of the DOD Center of Excellence (DCoE) for TBI and PH in the areas of program management, strategic communications, outreach, clinical research/analysis, and executive-level administrative support. Our senior-level staff provides support and advises the DCoE Director, Chief of Staff, and other Senior Government Management Staff on administrative, clinical, and programmatic initiatives and issues, with the end objective being the achievement of all DCoE clinical, research, and educational goals. Additionally, CCSi's team of seasoned professionals has provided support for the development, implementation, promulgation, and management of policies and operations associated with the TBI and PH Programs. Finally, CCSi has provided SME-level program management support for the business process and business operation functions within the DCoE.

The DOD Task Force on Mental Health, established by Section 723 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, delivered its report of findings on June 12, 2007. That Report contained 95 recommendations and a strong, positive vision that called for a cultural change to improve and enhance the psychological health and fitness of all Active and Reserve Component Service members and their families. The DOD has embraced the vision and has developed a plan of action to address these 95 Task Force recommendations. To support these activities, CCSi's services to the DCoE are being augmented to provide increased support services to include: Executive Program Management Support (Subject Matter Expert Advisory), Executive Assistance Services, Media Support Services, and Event/Conference Planning and Logistical Support.

On September 25, CCSi was notified that we had won the recompetition of our enterprise data management contract with Federal Student Aid, Department of Education (ED).

During the past two years and with CCSi's support, the Federal Student Aid has formalized an Enterprise Data Management (EDM) program to provide efficient and effective administration of data and metadata. The EDM program has:

• Established and maintained data-related standards, policies, and procedures to ensure that data is managed as an enterprise asset
• Produced and disseminated best practice information regarding data-related functions
• Served the Federal Student Aid business units by offering technical resources (guidance and review) on development projects

• Assist with the improvement of Enterprise Analytics at Federal Student Aid
• Improve data quality
• Provide a structure, framework, and repository, to capture data assets and facilitate reuse

On 19 September 2008, CCSi was awarded a Program Management Office (PMO) Task Order to provide services and support to the My HealtheVet (MHV) Program, under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Office of Information (OI), Chief Health Informatics Office (CHIO). Our newly awarded Task Order provides the Office of the CHIO with senior-level management support for all aspects of program/project lifecycle development, business case analyses, alternative analyses, cost-benefit analyses, and ROI submissions for a variety of programs/projects, including mental health initiatives, spinal cord injury/disorder initiatives, Joint Incentive Fund (JIF) initiatives, and MHV initiatives. Specifically, CCSi will provide support to the areas of Impact Assessment, Business Case Development and Review/Analysis, Financial Analyses, Performance Measurement, Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC), Cost-Benefit Analyses, and Oversight of User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

The Chief Health Informatics Office, MHV Office is part of the OI, VHA. The purpose of MHV is to work collaboratively with other OI components and VHA Program Offices to develop, implement, and monitor content in support of health care for veterans. This includes the coordination of Information Technology Lifecycle Management for MHV Systems and Portfolios. The Office functions as a matrix organization to identify and work through cross-cutting issues, and to maximize OI and Program Office resources in support of the MHV Program.

The MHV Program Management Office (PMO) is defining the relationships and processes to direct and control the MHV Program into a centralized Program Governance Model. This Governance Model will allow the MHV organization to maximize the Program's business value within the VA and to end users while reducing risk. The goal of My HealtheVet Product Governance is to ensure the MHV Product provides outstanding support for the veterans and their health care providers. MHV has a broad spectrum of end users with many different needs from the patient-provider partnership. To ensure the Product is designed and delivered to meet the needs of all end users, MHV Governance must include product governance, which encompasses practices around product strategy, product life cycle management, as well as product marketing and product positioning within the veteran health consumer audience. CCSi will play a major role in supporting the development, management, and measurement of the Program's Governance Model.

The CCSi Team brings a wealth of corporate experience to this Project not only by providing personnel who have unique experience in similar projects, but also through similar (previous/current) engagements, including support to the MHV Program in a similar role. Since September of 2005, CCSi has supported MHV through our Program Management/Program Control Office (PCO) Support Services Task Order, under which CCSi has provided senior-level management support in the areas of Program Management Support, Program Control, Governance/Oversight Support, Work Group Facilitation, Program Reporting, Financial Analysis/Management, Performance Validation (Testing), and Release and Change Control Management.

July 14, 2008, CCSi would like to announce that Tor Opsahl joined the company as our Senior Vice President of Defense and Intelligence. Dr. Opsahl brings 20 years of broad IT and business experiences in the federal market place, having worked with both DoD and civilian agencies. He has managed both business development organizations and operating divisions, most recently running the largest operating group within Perot Government Services, with an annual revenue of $300 milllion. Prior to Perot, Dr. Opsahl held senior leadership positions with QSS Group, Inc., ACS, RMS/Intellisource, and the Virginia Center for Innovative Technology.

On May 29, 2008, CCSi was awarded its second contract at Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This work for the electronic Program Management Office (ePMO) project began in early June for the Office of Field Operation (OFO) for CBP. With partner Zappold Advisors, CCSi began a 3 year effort to provide support for 3 tasks: (1) Securing America's Borders at Ports of Entry (SABPOE); (2) the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI); and (3) the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA). Initially, this support will include project management support services including process management, consulting, creating and maintaining a Web-based collaborative environment using the ePMO software suite and providing active content management of the site. CCSi will also assist in task planning, meeting coordination and facilitation, risk management, and collaboration with Training and Online Help Documentation. ePMO is an integrated, Web-based, Government-Off-The Shelf (GOTS) program management information system tool that simplifies workflow, decision making, knowledge management, and information assimilation via a standards-based, open architecture that is secure, scalable, reliable, and cost effective.

This is CCSi's eighth Task Order awarded under the DHS EAGLE contract vehicle since April 2007 and is the second Task Order awarded for work at CBP (the first was the CBP Currency and Monetary Instrument Report-CMIR).

May 5, 2008, CCSi is pleased to announce that Jim Bledsoe has joined the company as Chief Architect. Mr. Bledsoe brings 24+ years of experience in business and technology services, including operations, solution architecture, strategic planning, technical consulting, and business development for commercial and federal clients. Prior to joining CCSi, Mr. Bledsoe served in senior technical roles as Master Solution Architect, and Senior Consulting Engineer at Hewlett-Packard and Computer Sciences Corporation respectively. Mr. Bledsoe led technical solution teams in the development of complex business and technical solutions, resulting in more than $11 billion of new business revenue for Hewlett-Packard and Computer Sciences Corporation.

January 2, 2008, CCSi is pleased to announce that Sue Palermo has joined the company as Vice President of Homeland Security Programs. Mrs. Palermo brings over 28 years of experience in Information Technology Services. Prior to joining CCSi she directed technical solutions development and led new business pursuits, which resulted in the capture of over $10 billion of new business revenue for Computer Sciences Corporation in both federal and commercial business areas. Mrs. Palermo has also held other senior management roles, previously working for Toshiba Corporation, TransAmerica Corporation, and American Honda Motors. She gained essential experience in networks and data center global operations while working for these dynamic and global corporations. She is a graduate of University of Redlands with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded Creative Computing Solutions (CCSi) the Information Technology Network Operations Virtual Alliance (IT-NOVA) Program Management Office (PMO) contract, valued at $100+ million over 5 years, including option years. Through this task order, under the Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions (EAGLE) Information Technology Support Services Contract, CCSi, along with subcontractors Booz Allen Hamilton and CNSI, will provide PMO support services to DHS headquarters and the department's Associated Components.

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) today announced the award of the Enterprise Architecture (EA) Technical, Management, Development, and Maintenance Support Services task order under the DHS Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions (EAGLE) contract to CCSi vehicle to CCSi. This task order provides C4&IT planning and Enterprise Architecture technical, management, development and maintenance support services to the USCG Enterprise Architecture Team. CCSi will provide support services to: leverage the use of C4&IT plans and the EA, support policy and planning, and coordinate policy and best practices for C4&IT.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an Operating Division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today issued a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Creative Computing Solutions (CCSi). This BPA is to facilitate the acquisition of services in support of the HRSA Information Security Program within the Office of Information Technology (OIT).

These services will include technical and functional contract management support as well as all activities that lead to the certification and accreditation of Information Systems. Tasks to be performed under this BPA include performing C&A activities on HRSA systems in compliance with NIST guidance and DHHS and HRSA policies and risk assessments of HRSA systems.

September 6, 2007, CCSi is pleased to announce that Britt Triplett has joined the company as Vice President for Healthcare Services. Mr. Triplett is a former United States Army Medical Service Corps Officer who offers over 12 years of experience in the health care industry, with special focus on health care information technology. Prior to joining CCSi, he directed all Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Programs for CACI International, Inc., served as the Senior Program Manager for health care information technology within the Federal Healthcare Division of Lockheed Martin Information Technology (LMIT), and managed Military Health System (MHS) Programs and Projects for Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) Federal Healthcare. He earned his MBA (Emphasis in Health Care Administration) from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri, and his B.S. in Health Care Administration from the University of Alabama.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced the award of a 3-year contract to CCSi for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Wide Area Network Modernization and Support. Under this contract CCSi is responsible for providing network services and technologies to complete the transition of NMFS WAN links to NOAANet and operate the NMFS' WAN supporting 23 sites nationwide. Modernization activities include implementing the changes needed in the LANs or entry points of LANs to take advantage of the modernized MPLS network.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced the award of the Remedial Action Management Program (RAMP) to CCSi under the DHS EAGLE contract. FEMA's RAMP is a process-driven management support tool, with an associated web-based application, designed to identify and remedy programmatic/systemic response and recovery issues for improvement and highlight smart practices and lessons learned.

CCSi Program Management tasking for the RAMP program includes services to develop monthly reports from existing web application data, develop briefings to senior management regarding status of ongoing issues, develop a monthly newsletter highlighting significant and recently resolved RAMP events, and assist the Program Manager in coordinating, overseeing, and troubleshooting remediation action plans, and coordinating facilitators to identify issues following disaster response operations and training exercises. Other tasking includes: Application Management - to conduct routine maintenance of the RAMP web application; Process Improvement - to review the overall RAMP process, making recommendations for improvement, and updating existing RAMP process literature and handbooks; and Training - to support training needs of those closely involved with RAMP.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced that Creative Computing Solutions, Inc. (CCSi) has been awarded a task order for Business Activities Support Services against the Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions (EAGLE) contract. To ensure the success of current and future programs, TSA requires a Contractor to provide Business Activities Support Services including communication support, strategic planning support, and financial management support for the Information Technology Division (ITD) Business Activities Office (BAO). Successful execution of these activities maximizes productivity, efficiency, and further promotes the TSA mission through effective IT products and services.

CCSi has been tasked to perform Business Activities Support Services and provide Communication support skill sets, Financial Management support skill sets, and Strategic Planning support skill sets in support of the ITD and TSA mission. CCSi shall perform the technical and functional activities required to include productivity and management methods such as development of plans, progress and status reporting, financial analysis and program reviews. For the performance of these services CCSi has selected ICF International of Fairfax, VA as our team member.

Creative Computing Solutions, Inc. (CCSi) has been awarded an Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions (EAGLE) contract task order to provide direct support to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) in achieving full certification and accreditation (C&A) of systems overseen by the Deepwater Program Office. Certification primarily addresses both software and hardware safeguards, but also encompasses all aspects of security to include procedural, physical, and personnel security. CCSi has teamed with EDO Corporation's Professional and Engineering Services Sector in support of this task order.

Accreditation is the authorization and approval granted to an IT system to be used in an operational environment. The final accreditation of a system must be approved by the USCG's Certification and Designated Approving Authority, which uses a set of require­ments to assess the residual risk. The C&A process is a manual audit of policies, procedures, controls, and contingency planning. The outcome of the C&A process is to develop a collection of documents (a C&A package) that describe the security posture of the systems, evaluate its risks, and make recommendations to correct its deficiencies. USCG systems are required to complete a C&A and an annual self-assessment.

Creative Computing Solutions, Inc. (CCSi) will provide technical consulting and professional facilitation services to support the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA's) enterprise architectural efforts managed by the agency's CIO. This Enterprise Architecture task order is awarded to CCSi under Functional Category 5, Management Support Services, of the Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions (EAGLE) contract. In accordance with guidance from the Federal Chief Information Officers Council, TSA includes in its Enterprise Architecture both models of its current business and technology environments (the current architecture) and the future business and technology models needed to improve performance and achieve strategic goals (the target architecture). CCSi will develop and document in collaboration with TSA, their full enterprise architecture in accordance with federal guidelines using the MEGA ® suite of enterprise architecture design tools. CCSi has teamed with Mega Business Consulting and Stanley Associates for the performance of these services.

The target TSA Enterprise Architecture will provide an integrated framework for evolving or maintaining existing information technology and acquiring new information technology to achieve the agency's strategic goals and information resources management goals, as mandated by the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 and in accordance with the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) Reference Models and the Federal Enterprise Architecture framework (FEAF). CCSi will plan, manage and execute government integrated product teams (IPTs) and workshops, and will facilitate groups composed of government civilians and government contractors.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has awarded Creative Computing Solutions, Inc. (CCSi) a task order under the Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions (EAGLE) contract to provide Currency and Monetary Instrument Report (CMIR) services. CCSi will provide scanning and on-line data transcription/entry services necessary to support The Enforcement Communications System (TECS) for those CBP and other Federal offices that are not presently equipped to process their own TECS-related applications. Services include reviewing documents/images for completeness and correctness; interpreting the documents to determine data to be entered; analyzing data as required by applicable procedures, and transcribing the data. For performance of CMIR activities CCSi has teamed with ITS Corporation (ITS). ITS has a legacy relationship with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operational organizations dating back to 1983, when it began its work for the U.S. Customs Service.

CCSi was recently awarded a new contract supporting the Office of the Army Surgeon General and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. CCSi has been performing these services since August 2006. The DOD Mental Health Task Force contract was established in response to a Congressional mandate to examine issues relating to mental health in the DOD and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). As a part of this effort, CCSi works with the Task Force to conduct a comprehensive assessment of mental health systems in the DOD and VA and formulate recommendations for improvement to be submitted to the Secretary of Defense.

Creative Computing Solutions, Inc. announced today that the General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded it a Financial and Business Solutions (FABS) contract vehicle. The contract is effective beginning December 22, 2006, and continues through December 21, 2011.

CCSi has recently been awarded a Task Order to provide call center support services to business customers and end users of Public and Indian Housing Information Center (PIC). This Task Order work will be added to CCSi's existing contract to manage the Real Estate Assessment's Center (REAC) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) Hotline. The PIC involves providing information and technical assistance for (1) the Rental Housing Assistance process (2) the Inventory Management System, which includes the inventory of units and tenants organic to the Public and Native American Programs, (3) the Enterprise Income Verification and Resource Allocation applications, which include capital funds, general grants, and operating funds and (4) the Housing Choice Voucher Program and Voucher Management System. The TAC provides the first line of contact for all REAC and PIC incoming Inquiries (via telephone, web, e-mail, mail, and facsimiles). PIC inquiries will represent approximately 100-150 additional calls, emails, and correspondence every business day. There are workload fluctuations throughout the workday which affect the nature of the TAC inquiries and the varying starting and ending times of business days across supported time zones. There are also fluctuations in workload caused by business requirements (submission schedules), process and systems changes. PIH-REAC Technical Assistance Center operation hours are weekdays, 7:00am-8:30pm EST

CCSi has recently been awarded a Task Order by the Department of Education (ED) under its Blanket Purchase Agreement to formalize Enterprise Data Management (EDM) within the office of Federal Student Aid (FSA). The EDM initiative will provide efficient and effective administration of data and meta data, and, once implemented, will also support business functions by emphasizing data as an enterprise asset. EDM will be developed and executed to deliver to FSA measurable improvements in the areas of data quality and data consistency. EDM will be focused on an overall approach for streamlining and integrating systems to ensure that accurate and consistent data is exchanged between FSA's customers, partners, and compliance and oversight organizations. In addition, the CCSi team will assist Federal Student Aid in documenting and developing best practices regarding Enterprise Data Management. The Goal of EDM initiative is to implement an enterprise data administration model, which is comprised of the following elements; data standardization, data governance, metadata management, and data model management. Over the next several years, Federal Student Aid will be standardizing metadata for all of its major systems development initiatives.

The Department of Homeland Security today announced the winners in the Small Business category for the Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions (EAGLE) contract. Creative Computing Solutions, Inc. (CCSi) was one of only 28 companies to receive a small business award on this $45B contract, and one of only three winners in Functional Category 5, Management Support Services. The Department of Homeland Security is comprised of 22 agencies, with varying legacy IT systems in place. The EAGLE contract will assist DHS in consolidating and streamlining IT operations across the Department. EAGLE is divided into two size standards (full and open and small business) and five service categories: 1) infrastructure engineering design, development, implementation and integration, 2) operations and maintenance, 3) independent test, validation and verification, 4) software design, and 5) management support services. For more information please see CCSi's EAGLE Contract Website.

CCSi's healthcare team was recently awarded three new contracts supporting the Office of the Army Surgeon General and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. The DoD Mental Health Task Force contract was established in response to a Congressional mandate to examine issues relating to mental health in the DoD and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). As a part of this effort, the team will work with the Task Force to conduct a comprehensive assessment of mental health systems in the DoD and VA and formulate recommendations for improvement to be submitted to the Secretary of Defense. For the DoD Health Policy contract, the healthcare team will work closely with a variety of committees under Health Affairs to conduct studies, prepare reports and other documents, and provide meeting support necessary to enhance the health care provided by the DoD's Military Health System. The third award received by the healthcare team encompasses program support, analysis, and assessment for both the Defense Health Board and Army Blood Program. For the Defense Health Board (formerly the Armed Forces Epidemiological Board), the healthcare team will provide advisory and administrative support, database development and management, and website maintenance related to the development and promulgation of recommendations on a wide range of medical issues. For the Army Blood Program, the team will assist in the development and implementation of standardized operating procedures for blood donation and transfusion centers.

CCSi won a Task Order under our Department of Education Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to provide Visioning for the agency's ADvance solution. Working collaboratively with the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), CCSi is creating enterprise visioning documentation that will guide the modernization of their front-end operations. CCSi's Project Manager for this effort is Anna Jaynes, an experienced RUP facilitator. She is being assisted in this effort by Vishal Jain, who brings his RUP experience from CCSi's MyHealth eVet contract at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Karen TRIPLETT, RN, MSN has joined CCSi as our new Director of Healthcare Programs, bringing with her years of experience working in healthcare. Ms. Triplett offers more than 20 years of health care clinical and information systems experience in the diverse fields of nursing, management, research, informatics, education, and business.

Her focus over the last ten years has been commercial and Federal health care consulting in the area of information systems. She holds Master of Science degrees in Nursing Administration and Nursing Education from George Mason University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from George Mason University. Since joining, Ms. Triplett has built CCSi's Department of Defense Healthcare Team, including: Severine Bennett, MAM, whose background is in DoD event management, logistics and facilitation; Thomas Burke, MD, MPH, a physician consultant who held an active duty senior position developing mental health policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense; Deirdre Farrell, MA, who brings 10 years of research experience in developmental psychology, adult psychiatry, and healthcare quality management; Barbara Happ, RN, PhD, who has over 30 years of experience in medical research, informatics, education and consulting; Katherine Surman, RN, MSA, who offers more than 25 years of experience in clinical nursing and healthcare management in both civilian and military settings; Carolyn Reyes, MPH, who brings over 7 years of healthcare research and policy consulting experience; Lisa Jarrett, BSW, who brings over 18 years of healthcare consulting experience, focusing on analytics and functional healthcare consulting; Meredith Richards, MA, who holds Masters degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology; and Abigail Wilson, MPH, who has over ten years of health-related research experience with an emphasis on public health, epidemiology, education, laboratory research, and health policy.

On May 31st CCSi completed our special project to provide emergency support to those affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This project was an add-on to CCSi's Technical Assistance Center support contract at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Through this special contract CCSi was able to assist tens of thousands of hurricane sufferers in their search for new housing.

The U.S. Department of Education Office of Federal Student Aid announced today that CCSi has been awarded a task order under the FSA ITSS blanket purchase agreement to provide full time support in both web site content development and maintenance, along with related security administration duties. The Office of Federal Student Aid oversees and administers all Federally funded and Federally insured student aid programs for students seeking financial assistance for post-secondary education. Our task order supports the day-to-day and long range activities of six FSA websites.

CCSi was awarded a new contract to develop the Second Phase of the Licensing Serial Release Testing Information System (LSRTIS). This contract award reflects a better recognition for the unparalleled, customer oriented consulting services provided during and after the LSRTIS Phase I implementation. The Center for Veterinary Biologics, CVB, is the regulatory authority for commercial veterinary biologics that are manufactured and marketed in the United States. LSRTIS is a system that is being developed to provide the business users with a variety of tools to support their business operations. Phase I of the system provided tools to centralize the various business processes that contributed to licensing a wide variety of biological products. Phase II of this system will integrate the testing operations that support the licensing operations and post licensing support testing for a variety of biologic products. This Phase also supports the Regulatory Operations that involve the Serial Release Operations that CVB monitors for compliance.

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt announced November 10, 2005 the award of contracts totaling $18.6 million to four groups of health care and health information technology organizations to develop prototypes for a Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) architecture. The contracts awarded to these four consortia will move the nation toward the President's goal of personal electronic health records by creating a uniform architecture for health care information that can follow consumers throughout their lives.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded the Public and Indian Housing - Real Estate Assessment Center (PIH-REAC) Technical Assistance Center Hotline contract to Creative Computing Solutions, Inc.. The Technical Assistance Center facilitates communication between PIH-REAC and its business partners. The three year contract has a start date of November 29, 2005 and a contract value of over $4 million. CCSi engaged subcontract partner QSS Group, Inc. of Lanham, MD. Our task order supports the day-to-day and long range activities of six FSA websites.

The Department of Education, Federal Student Aid (FSA), Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) awarded CCSi a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Information Technology Support Services (ITSS) on September 20, 2005. The CCSi award included all four designated IT functional areas:

• IT Planning and Investment, Process Integration, and Oversight
• Enterprise IT Services
• Enterprise IT Management
• Enterprise IT Application Development

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) awarded their My HealtheVet Project Management Office Support Services contract to Creative Computing Solutions, Inc. My HealtheVet (MHV) is an online portal used by Veterans and their families to manage their personal health information and connect to VHA service providers. The one year contract has a start date of September19, 2005 and a contract value of $3 million. CCSi engaged subcontract partners Apptis, Inc. of Falls Church, VA, and Learning Systems International (LSI) of Washington, D.C. to assist on MHV tasks. Under this contract, CCSi will work with the VHA to improve MHV, adding valuable functionality to the existing customer services tool.

Creative Computing Solutions, Inc. announced today that the General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded it a Management, Organization and Business improvement Services (MOBIS) contract vehicle. The contract is effective beginning August 15, 2005 and continues through August 14, 2010.

Creative Computing Solutions, Inc. (CCSi) announced today that it has been awarded a prime contractor position on the U.S. Navy's Seaport Enhanced procurement vehicle. The contract is worth a total of $.3 billion annually. Competing in three out of the seven geographical zones and four out of the 21 functional areas determined by the Naval Sea System Command (NAVSEA), the team assembled by CCSi includes Perot Systems Government Services, Data Systems Analysts Inc., Learning Systems International Inc., Kirkpatrick Consulting, Pappas Associates and CryptoLex Inc.

To implement the findings of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Loan Administration redesign project, Creative Computing Solutions Inc. (CCSi) was awarded a five-year contract, with a life-cycle cost estimate of $12 million. The agreement, only recently disclosed, was awarded through a competitive COMMITS procurement on June 4, 2004. It places CCSi in charge of the redesign of the existing Veteran Benefits Administration (VBA) Loan Administration system. Fidelity National Financing Inc. (NYSE: FNF), a company that currently serves 51 percent of the mortgage servicing industry, will be CCSi's major partner in this project.