Alion Awarded $3.9M Defense Task Development Contract; Technology solutions firm to provide advice and support to OSD.MCLEAN, Va. -- Alion Science and Technology Alion Science and Technology (pronounced: ah-LYE-un) is an employee-owned technology solutions company delivering technical expertise and operational support to the Department of Defense, civilian government agencies and commercial customers. was awarded a $3.9M contract with the Office of the Secretary of Defense The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is part of the United States Department of Defense and includes the entire staff of the Secretary of Defense. It is the principal staff element of the Secretary of Defense in the exercise of policy development, planning, resource and Joint Staff J7 for Defense Task Development in support of DoD Training Transformation. Under the contract, Alion will work in the development and implementation of joint, capabilities-based, interagency in·ter·a·gen·cy adj. Involving or representing two or more agencies, especially government agencies. , intergovernmental, and multinational mission essential tasks and the updating and revision of DoD T2 plans and department policies. The DoD has shifted the operational planning and training emphasis from deliberate war planning to adaptive planning with other agencies, at federal, state and local levels and other governments. These efforts will lead to creation of processes and training capabilities that will better prepare the armed forces to learn, improvise im·pro·vise v. im·pro·vised, im·pro·vis·ing, im·pro·vis·es v.tr. 1. To invent, compose, or perform with little or no preparation. 2. and adapt to the constantly changing missions. "The DoD created a Training Transformation Plan in response to the involvement of the Armed Forces in strategic environments that impact how they prepare for combatant and non-combatant operations," said Rob Goff, Alion Senior Vice President. "To meet these needs, Alion is working with the DoD in transformation of the total force including the way in which training is conducted." About Alion Science and Technology Alion Science and Technology is an employee-owned technology solutions company delivering technical expertise and operational support to the Department of Defense, civilian government agencies and commercial customers. Building on almost 70 years of R&D and engineering experience, Alion brings innovation and insight to multiple business areas: defense operations; modeling & simulation; wireless communication; industrial technology; chemical, biological, nuclear & environmental sciences; information technology; and naval architecture naval architecture, science of designing ships. A naval architect must consider especially the following factors: floatability, i.e., the ability of the ship to remain afloat while meeting the requirements of the vessel's service under normal and abnormal weather and & marine engineering. Based in McLean, Virginia McLean is an unincorporated community located in Fairfax County in Northern Virginia. A small geographic area along Chain Bridge Road in Arlington County has a 22101 zip code and is also part of McLean. , Alion has more than 2600 employee-owners at major offices, customer sites and laboratories worldwide. For more information, call 877.771.6252 or visit Alion online at www.alionscience.com. This press release contains information about management's view of Alion's future expectations, plans and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of risk factors and uncertainties discussed in documents periodically filed by Alion with the SEC. Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. |
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