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State of Kansas Awards ManTech Vital Statistics Integrated Information System Contract.


Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2003

ManTech International Corporation (Nasdaq:MANT), a Fairfax, Virginia-based information technology and technical services solution provider supporting U.S. Federal Customers, announced today that the State of Kansas Department of Health and Environment Mission Statement:
"To create, promote and enhance health and vitality through innovation, collaboration and celebration."

The 10 Essential Public Health Services

(excerpted from "The Essential Services of Public Health" by James A.
 (KDHE KDHE Kansas Department of Health and Environment ) has awarded ManTech Solutions & Technologies Corporation (MSTC MSTC Mid-State Technical College (Wisconsin)
MSTC Mississippi State Tax Commission
MSTC Medical Sciences Teaching Centre (Oxford University)
MSTC Douglas Macarthur State Technical College
) a firm fixed price contract to design, develop, and provide systems integration for a state-of-the-art web-based Vital Statistics Integrated Information System (VSIIS) for the State of Kansas. The contract has an estimated value of approximately $1.9 Million.

"Managing information is at the heart of what local and state governments do. Agencies such as KDHE not only track the crucial events of our lives - births, deaths, marriages, divorces -- they deliver services and information for policy decisions based on that information" stated MSTC Vice President for Enterprise Solutions, Anthony Verna.

"We believe the VSIIS project can provide the State of Kansas Department of Health and Environment with significantly increased accuracy and efficiency of vital records registration and retrieval, leading to higher levels of service, as well as providing reduced lifecycle costs for this critical business process" added Mr. Brad Feldmann, President of ManTech's Information Technology Group.

MSTC, a subsidiary of ManTech International Corporation, will tailor and customize its VRVweb(R) system for the State of Kansas KDHE to allow health facilities throughout the state to securely add data directly to the State's repository (1) A database of information about applications software that includes author, data elements, inputs, processes, outputs and interrelationships. A repository is used in a CASE or application development system in order to identify objects and business rules for reuse.  of vital records via the Internet Internet

Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the
. The new vital records system will streamline the entire process, from collecting data through issuing certificates. An upgraded point-of-sale system will streamline the certification process, and a centralized cen·tral·ize  
v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es

v.tr.
1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate.

2.
, integrated database for all types of vital records will allow the state to effectively manage and report vital records data to state and federal agencies. ManTech's next-generation VRVweb(R) system is a Web-based, integrated vital records application with modules for Birth, Death, Fetal fetal /fe·tal/ (fe´tal) of or pertaining to a fetus or the period of its development.

fe·tal
adj.
Of, relating to, or being a fetus.
 Death, Marriage and Divorce.

About ManTech International Corporation:

Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia Fairfax is an independent city forming an enclave within the confines of Fairfax County, in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Although politically independent of the surrounding county, the City of Fairfax is nevertheless its county seatGR6. , ManTech International Corporation delivers a broad array of information technology and technical services solutions to U.S. federal government customers, focusing primarily on critical national defense programs for the intelligence community and Department of Defense. ManTech designs, develops, procures, implements, operates, tests and maintains mission-critical, enterprise information technology and communication systems and infrastructures for federal government customers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  and 34 countries worldwide. Additional information on ManTech can be found at www.mantech.com.

Statements made in this press release, which do not address historical facts, could be interpreted to be forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
. Examples of such forward looking statements include completing the contract for the estimated contract value and being able to customize the VRVweb(R) system to increase the accuracy and efficiency of vital records registration and retrieval with reduced lifecycle costs. Such statements are subject to factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results. The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated include, but are not limited to the following: failure to properly customize the VRVweb (R)system for customer approval; failure of state government customers to exercise options under contracts; funding decisions of state government projects; state government contract procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases.  (such as bid protest) and termination risks; competitive factors such as pricing pressures and/or competition to hire and retain employees; material changes in laws or regulations applicable to the company's businesses and other risk factors discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The statements in this press release are made as of July 23, 2003, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward looking statements made herein, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in expectations or otherwise.
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