DHS Awards ECS with FFDO Messaging Implementation Project to Support the Federal Air Marshal Service

FAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Electronic Consulting Services, Inc. (ECS), a leading provider of information technology and engineering services to the U.S. Federal Government, announced today that it was awarded a ten month $1.5 million task order under its Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions (EAGLE) Prime Contract for the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS). This is ECS' third DHS EAGLE contract award. ECS, along with its sole subcontractor EMC Corporation, will provide all services, hardware, and software to plan, design, configure, and install all hardware and software for implementing a fully operational messaging environment for an Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) program. The scope of this contract is to provide OLE with technical support services. The efforts shall include planning, analyzing, and documenting requirements; designing, installing, testing and integrating the resultant messaging environment; and conducting knowledge transfer activities. The Messaging Implementation Project will facilitate a secure email and calendaring infrastructure that integrates within the OLE secure messaging capabilities.

Roy Kapani, ECS' President and CEO stated "Electronic Consulting Services, Inc. (ECS) is honored to have been selected by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) to support the design, installation and integration of a modern messaging system. FAMS serves as the primary law enforcement entity within the TSA and Federal Air Marshals are deployed on flights around the world and in the United States . The employees of ECS take seriously their commitment to support the TSA and the FAMS mission to help protect air passengers and crew on United States Air Carriers."

About Electronic Consulting Services, Inc. (ECS):

ECS is a leading provider of engineering and information technology services and solutions to U.S. Federal Government agencies. As an externally assessed CMMI Level 3 company and an ISO 9001- registered company, ECS' award-winning expertise and commitment to quality services in the areas of engineering and information technology are critical in meeting the mission of Federal Agencies in serving the needs of the American people. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has approximately 250 employees in 6 locations. For more information, visit our web site at http://www.ecs-federal.com.

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