Northrop Grumman Awarded Department of Homeland Security Contract

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Northrop Grumman Awarded Department of Homeland Security Contract
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/northrop-grumman-awarded-department-of-homeland-security-contract-2010-06-01?reflink=MW_news_stmp

HERNDON, Va., Jun 1, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation /quotes/comstock/13*!noc/quotes/nls/noc (NOC 58.24, -2.69, -4.41%) a contract to design, develop, conduct, evaluate and provide operational support for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regional preparedness exercises.

The 20-month, $5.5 million task order stems from the larger National Exercise Program indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract. Under the terms of the task order, Northrop Grumman will support homeland security preparedness exercises in the 28 states and U.S. territories in FEMA regions VI through X.

The Northrop Grumman team includes: Battelle, Columbus, Ohio; ICF International, Fairfax, Va.; DETech, Champaign, Ill.; and General Physics Corporation, Elkridge, Md.

"Winning this competition is a testament to our performance over the last two years supporting the last Regional Exercise Support Program Task Order as well as the 2009 National Level Exercise," said Rob Womelsdorf, Northrop Grumman Technical Services program manager for the task order. "Our commitment to program performance, technical excellence and customer satisfaction continues to solidify our role in supporting FEMA with their exercise programs."

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide.

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SOURCE: Northrop Grumman Corp.

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Northrop leads team to aid FEMA
http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2010/06/01/northrop-fema-aid.aspx

Company will provide operational support for regional preparedness exercises

    * By David Hubler
    * Jun 01, 2010

Northrop Grumman Corp. will provide operational support for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s regional preparedness exercises under a 20-month, $5.5 million task order.

Under the terms of the task order, the company will support homeland security preparedness exercises in the 28 states and U.S. territories in FEMA regions VI through X, which includes the south central United States to the West Coast.

The company will design, develop, conduct, evaluate and provide operational support for the exercises.

The Northrop Grumman team includes Battelle, of Columbus, Ohio; ICF International Inc., of Fairfax, Va.; DETech, of Champaign, Ill.; and General Physics Corp., of Elkridge, Md.

The award stems from the larger Homeland Security Department National Exercise Program indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract.

In the past two years Northrop Grumman has supported the last Regional Exercise Support Program Task Order as well as the 2009 National Level Exercise, said Rob Womelsdorf, Northrop Grumman Technical Services program manager for the task order.

Northrop Grumman, of Los Angeles, ranks No. 2 on Washington Technology’s 2010 Top 100 list of the largest federal government prime contractors.