Apptis Wins $5M Customs & Border Patrol Contract.CHANTILLY, Va. -- Apptis, Inc. announced it has won a $5 million contract from the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol to provide support services to the Program Integration Division. Under the contract Apptis will primarily develop and improve processes, procedures and tools for the agency's Office of Information Technology (OIT OIT Organización Internacional del Trabajo (Spanish: International Labor Organization) OIT Organisation Internationale du Travail (International Labour Organization) OIT Office of Information Technology ) and facilitate oversight audits of the agency by the General Accountability Office (GAO), Office of the Inspector General Office of the Inspector General (or OIG) is a common sub-agency within cabinet-level agencies of the United States federal government and serves as auditing and investigative arm of the agency's programs focused on identifying waste, fraud and abuse. (OIG Noun 1. OIG - the investigative arm of the Federal Trade Commission Office of Inspector General independent agency - an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments ) and the Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States (DHS) on OIT programs. The contract builds on a 10-year-plus relationship between Apptis and the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol that began in 1993. Over the past decade, Apptis has worked closely with the agency's Office of Information Technology on a variety of programs designed to increase efficiency and update technology. "We are pleased to have the opportunity to bring our expertise to the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol to support their critical missions," said Steve Baldwin, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Apptis. About Apptis, Inc. For more than two decades, Apptis has been providing IT solutions and services to government and industry. Applying leading technologies to diverse needs, Apptis delivers inspiring solutions that are agile, trusted and business-aligned for optimized performance. The company's robust enterprise-wide capabilities include Managed IT Solutions, Enterprise Support Services, Network Engineering and Convergence, Software Engineering and Development, IT Security, and Business Process Outsourcing Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain its position in . The company values integrity and partnership, encouraging its knowledgeable, ethical and flexible professionals to build strong collaborative relationships with customers. Apptis is privately held with headquarters in Chantilly, Va. 2004 gross revenues exceeded $600 million. |
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