Emergent to Provide Engineering and Network Management Services for BTG Inc. on the DoD's Integrated Broadcast Service -IBS- Program.

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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2001

The U.S. Air Force Electronic Systems Center (USAF/ESC) awarded BTG Inc. the Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) contract for an estimated $60 million over seven years.

As a member of the BTG IBS team, Emergent Information Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:EITI) will provide systems engineering, software engineering and network management for this innovative warfighter broadcast management program. Emergent's value for this contract is projected at $5 million over the next six years, the majority of which will occur in the Washington, D.C. Metro area.

The primary mission of the Integrated Broadcast Service is to disseminate to military commanders information about allied and enemy troop movements, aircraft and ships, geographic data, and weapons by integrating four existing intelligence broadcasts into a single service.

Greg Jablunovsky, Emergent Government Services Group IBS project manager, said, "This award is a great recognition of our world-class work in software architecture design and engineering, virtual prototyping skills, and understanding of complex network management issues."

Besides Emergent, the BTG IBS team includes: Boeing (NYSE:BA), Raytheon (NYSE:RTNB), Verizon (NYSE:VZ), Sterling Software and INRI (both Northrup Grumman/Logicon companies (NYSE:NOC)), Averstar, Database Architects Inc., and Reliable Integration Services Inc.

About Emergent

Emergent Information Technologies' Government Services Group is a leading provider of systems engineering, modeling, simulation and analysis, communications, command and control systems interoperability testing and evaluation, and space science mission data processing and analysis.

Emergent's wholly owned subsidiary, Steven Myers & Associates, Inc. (SM&A) is the world's leading provider of competition management services, and also provides management consulting and commercial program management and systems engineering services.

From its offices throughout the nation, Emergent's more than 700 scientists, engineers, operations experts and consultants serve important government customers in the armed forces, the scientific community, and law enforcement; and industry customers in the aerospace, and information technology sectors. Additional information on Emergent is available on the Internet at www.emergent-IT.com.

Statements herein concerning the company's growth and strategies may include forward-looking statements. The company's actual results may differ materially from those suggested as a result of various factors. Interested parties should refer to the disclosure set forth under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in the company's Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2000 and the 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2001, for additional information regarding risks affecting the company's financial condition and results of operations.