SIGNAL CORPORATION AWARDED $6 MILLION CONTRACT FROM EPA.Work to Focus on Development of Software Technology to Manage Data Collected by On-Site Response Teams for Hazardous Material and Spills Control SIGNAL Corporation, a leading information technology and engineering & management services company, has announced the award of a five-year, $6 million task order from the Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ) to develop software tools to aid Environmental Response Teams in field investigation support, including the capture, storage and analysis of data. The EPA's Emergency Response Team Center (ERTC ERTC Environment Research and Training Center (Thailand) ), located in Edison, New Jersey Edison Township (usually known as Edison) is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township had a total population of 97,687, making it at the time the fifth largest municipality in New Jersey. As of the U.S. , provides services to support the Office of Emergency and Remedial Response and their project managers, on-scene coordinators, as well as other agency groups in the area of hazardous material and spills control. The software system designed and maintained by SIGNAL will enable all parties to enter and access information through PCs, LANs, the Web, and wireless devices. "Through our IT implementations, SIGNAL is dedicated to working in partnership with the government to enable efficient information sharing and data management," said SIGNAL President & 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. Roger Mody. "We look forward to helping the EPA create an infrastructure for rapid dissemination and analysis of crucial data from any environment." SIGNAL was awarded the contract through the GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. schedule. Project work begins in April 2002. SIGNAL Corporation is a leading provider of Information Technology and Engineering Management Services to federal and commercial clients. Founded in 1987, SIGNAL has been one of the fastest growing companies in the nation and has sustained consistent and profitable revenue growth for more than a decade with revenue in 2001 of $252 million. SIGNAL has earned numerous industry and growth awards since its founding, which are a tribute to the dedication and hard work of the more than 1,650 SIGNAL associates working throughout the U.S. and are a direct result of the company's commitment to customer satisfaction. Headquartered in Fairfax, Va., SIGNAL is an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001-registered company. |
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