ATS Wins $5.7 Million Contract to Upgrade the Law Library of Congress Global Legal Information Network.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MCLEAN McLean, city (1990 pop. 38,168), Fairfax co., N Va., a suburb of Washington, D.C. Manufacturing includes foods, satellite components, and computer and telecommunications equipment. , Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 2004 Advanced Technology Systems, Inc. (ATS) today announced that it has been awarded a five year, $5.7 million contract from the General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records. on behalf of the U.S. Law Library of Congress to redesign re·de·sign tr.v. re·de·signed, re·de·sign·ing, re·de·signs To make a revision in the appearance or function of. re and host the Global Legal Information Network (GLIN GLIN Global Legal Information Network GLIN Great Lakes Information Network GLIN Good Luck in Next (online gaming) ). GLIN will be an online, multilingual mul·ti·lin·gual adj. 1. Of, including, or expressed in several languages: a multilingual dictionary. 2. database containing laws, judicial decisions, legal writings, and legislative records originating from countries in the Americas A·mer·i·cas , the See America. , Europe, Africa and Asia. Under the new contract, ATS is developing and implementing an improved GLIN system in response to the increasing demand for online international legal research resources. Among the enhancements planned for GLIN are capabilities to input documents such as court decisions and legislative records, improvements to user interfaces, and expanded multilingual features to support approximately 20 different languages. When the upgrades are complete, GLIN will support customized search agents, topic-based user subscriptions/notifications, content submission and approval workflows, and role based user administration. "The U.S. Law Library of Congress is the largest and most complete law library in the world, accessed and used by legal researchers around the world," said Doug Manning, ATS Vice President of Operations. "ATS is proud to be working with the Law Library to expand the capabilities of GLIN. Together, using the latest technologies, ATS and the Law Library will build upon this world-class information system to advance global legal research." ATS partners on the GLIN project include Verio, BearingPoint, Claraview, DigitalNet, and Fast Search & Transfer (FAST). The mission of the Law Library of Congress is to provide research and legal information to Congress, the federal courts and executive branch agencies, and to offer reference services to the public. The Law Library of Congress developed GLIN to support its research and reference services and to increase digital access to its collection of legal resources. Nearly 50 jurisdictions currently contribute legal documents to GLIN. About ATS Founded in 1978, Advanced Technology Systems (ATS), Inc. specializes in the development of information technology systems and solutions for government and commercial clients. ATS core technology competencies include Enterprise Solutions, Enabling Technology, and Infrastructure Support, with specific domain expertise in areas such as homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States , financial and asset management, law enforcement, and e-business systems. With annual revenues exceeding $100 million, ATS ranks in the top 10 percent of IT companies in the Washington Metropolitan area The Washington Metropolitan Area, formally known as the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA is a U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as of November 2004. . For more information about ATS, visit www.atsva.com. |
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