Providing Informatics Program Development, Management and Support Services
FAIRFAX, Va., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SRA International, Inc.
(NYSE: SRX), a leading provider of technology and strategic consulting
services and solutions to government organizations and commercial clients,
today announced it has won a three-year contract with the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide program development, management and
support for the National Center for Public Health Informatics (NCPHI). The
contract, which involves a series of 12 task areas, has an estimated value of
$21 million if all options are exercised.
Public health informatics is the systematic application of information
technology (IT) and computer sciences to public health practice, research and
learning. NCPHI uses public health informatics to ensure that public health
information is disseminated within CDC and other public health organizations,
as appropriate, to support key public health goals.
Under this contract, to be led by SRA Director of Public Health
Informatics Wayne Myers, SRA will provide NCPHI technical, program and
management services across a broad range of initiatives. The goal of the
initiatives - which include program and performance management, enterprise
architecture, information resource governance, communications and
collaboration, applied research and development, and public health program
development and management - is to enhance the availability of health data and
the adoption of public health information standards across the public health
community.
"Public health informatics - including enabling the availability of
timely, quality health data - is critical to the success of a wide range of
public health programs," said SRA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Andrew Friede.
"SRA will draw from core competencies in informatics, IT, public health
program support and strategic consulting to support NCPHI's important
mission."
SRA has specialized expertise in public health informatics and supports
several informatics-related programs for CDC, including BioSense, the
BioIntelligence Center, and the vaccine adverse event reporting system
(VAERS).
About SRA International, Inc.
SRA and its subsidiaries are dedicated to solving complex problems of
global significance for government organizations serving the national
security, civil government and global health markets. Founded in 1978, the
company and its subsidiaries have expertise in such areas as air surveillance
and air traffic management; contract research organization (CRO) services;
cybersecurity; disaster response planning; enterprise resource planning;
environmental strategies; IT systems, infrastructure and managed services;
logistics; public health preparedness; strategic management consulting;
systems engineering; and wireless integration.
FORTUNE(R) magazine has chosen SRA as one of the "100 Best Companies to
Work For" for ten consecutive years. The company and its subsidiaries employ
more than 6,900 employees serving clients from headquarters in Fairfax, Va.,
and offices around the world. For additional information on SRA, please visit
www.sra.com.
Any statements in this press release about future expectations, plans, and
prospects for SRA, including statements about the estimated value of the
contract and work to be performed, and other statements containing the words
"estimates," "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "will," and
similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning
of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may
differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. In
addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release
represent our views as of February 19, 2009. We anticipate that subsequent
events and developments will cause our views to change. However, while we may
elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future,
we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking
statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date
subsequent to February 19, 2009.
SOURCE SRA International, Inc.
CONTACT:
Sheila S. Blackwell
+1-703-227-8345
sheila_blackwell@sra.com
or Jennifer Poore
+1-919-313-7785
jennifer_poore@sra.com
both of SRA
International
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