FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2008--ManTech
International Corporation (Nasdaq:MANT) announced today that its
employees supported the USSOUTHCOM Military Group (MILGP) in Colombia
during last week's hostage rescue mission. ManTech assisted the MILGP
with the installation and maintenance of the systems that supported
the planning, real-time tracking, sensor and imagery data provided by
the Intelligence Community. Additionally, the ManTech team in Colombia
assisted the MILGP with the enhancement of the Colombian Armed Forces
telecommunications systems which were critical to the command and
control of this rescue operation.
The Colombian government rescued 15 hostages that had been held
captive for five years and more by Colombian leftist rebels. Three of
the freed hostages were American military contractors; another, Ingrid
Betancourt, was a former Colombian presidential candidate; and an
additional 11 were members of Colombia's armed forces.
"It gives me great pride and pleasure to report that ManTech
played a key role in supporting this critical mission," said George J.
Pedersen, Chairman and CEO, ManTech International Corporation. "It is
representative of the many ways that ManTech provides worldwide,
mission-critical support to our national security and intelligence
efforts."
"We have supported this customer for more than 15 years," said
Robert A. Coleman, ManTech President and COO. "We provide the full
spectrum of IT services that includes the integration of new
technology and upgrades to the Colombian military command and control
systems that were critical in the success of this operation."
About ManTech International Corporation:
Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia with more than 7,300
professionals, ManTech International Corporation is a leading provider
of innovative technologies and solutions for mission-critical national
security programs for the Intelligence Community; the departments of
Defense, State, Homeland Security and Justice; the Space Community and
other U.S. federal government customers. ManTech's expertise includes
systems engineering, systems integration, software development,
enterprise architecture, cyber security, information assurance,
intelligence operations and analysis support, network and critical
infrastructure protection, information operations and information
warfare support, information technology, communications integration,
logistics and supply chain management, and service oriented
architectures. The company supports the advanced telecommunications
systems that are used in Operation Iraqi Freedom and in other parts of
the world; has developed a secure, collaborative communications system
for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; and builds and maintains
secure databases that track terrorists. The company operates in the
United States and 40 countries. In 2008, BusinessWeek magazine chose
ManTech for its 2008 'InfoTech 100' listing representing the best
performing tech companies in the world. In 2007, ManTech was named one
of BusinessWeek.com's fastest growing tech companies; to Business 2.0
magazine's 100 Fastest Growing Technology Companies list for the
second year in a row; to the Deloitte & Touche list of the 50 fastest
growing technology companies in Virginia; and a GI Jobs magazine Top
Ten Military Friendly Employer. Additional information on ManTech can
be found at www.mantech.com.
Forward-Looking Information:
Statements and assumptions made in this press release, which do
not address historical facts, constitute "forward-looking" statements
that ManTech believes to be within the definition in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve risks and
uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control. Words such as
"may," "will," "intends," "should," "expects," "plans," "projects,"
"anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential,"
"continue," or "opportunity," or the negative of these terms or words
of similar import are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown
risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ
materially from those anticipated, including, without limitation:
adverse changes in U.S. government spending priorities; failure to
retain existing U.S. government contracts, win new contracts, or win
recompetes; adverse results of U.S. government audits of our
government contracts; risks associated with complex U.S. government
procurement laws and regulations; adverse effect of contract
consolidation; risk of contract performance or termination; failure to
obtain option awards, task orders or funding under contracts; adverse
changes in our mix of contract types; failure to successfully
integrate recently acquired companies or businesses into our
operations or to realize any accretive or synergistic effects from
such acquisitions; failure to identify, execute or effectively
integrate future acquisitions; and competition. These and other risk
factors are more fully discussed in the section entitled "Risks
Factors" in ManTech's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2008, and, from time
to time, in ManTech's other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including among others, its reports on Form 10-Q.
The forward-looking statements included in this news release are
only made as of the date of this news release and ManTech undertakes
no obligation to publicly update any of the forward-looking statements
made herein, whether as a result of new information, subsequent events
or circumstances, changes in expectations or otherwise.
CONTACT: ManTech International Corporation
Mark Root
Executive Director, Corporate Communications
off: 703-218-8397; cell: 571-259-1169
mark.root@mantech.com
or
Joseph Cormier
Vice President, Corporate Development
703-218-8258
joe.cormier@mantech.com
SOURCE: ManTech International Corporation
