NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- SM&A Corporation
(Nasdaq: WINS) announced its Center for Medical Information Technology (CMIT)
was awarded a $900,000 contract with the Department of Defense's Theater
Medical Information Program. SM&A will develop the Patient Encounter Module
(a computerized patient record), enabling the US military to document and
track the healthcare provided to service members at deployed locations around
the world. The Systems Solutions Group (SSG) based in Vienna, Virginia
operates the CMIT.
The Patient Encounter Module represents the Center for Medical Information
Technology's third contract award this year, bringing total awards to SM&A to
just under $1.2 million in 2000. Commenting on the success, CMIT Director
Jerry Luby said, "This is our second award from the Theater Medical
Information Program Office and we look forward to continuing our successful
relationship. We've grown from three to 15 full-time employees in the last
year. We anticipate our medical IT services business will present exciting
opportunities in the months ahead."
SM&A President and Chief Operating Officer Michael Piraino praised Luby's
CMIT team, "They're developing vital products that are highly reliable and
easy to use. Medical informatics is a rapidly growing area and we are
delighted that our Center for Medical Information Technology is positioned to
serve this market."
About SM&A Corp.
With more than 780 highly talented employees, SM&A provides integrated
proposal management, high-end systems engineering, program integration and
information technology products and services to aerospace, defense,
communications, and engineering companies. Statements herein concerning the
company's growth and strategies may include forward-looking statements. The
company's actual results may differ materially from those suggested as a
result of various factors. Interested parties should refer to the disclosure
set forth under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in the company's Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 and 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 1999, for additional information regarding risks affecting the
company's financial condition and results of operations. Additional
information on SM&A is now available via the Internet's World Wide Web at
http://www.smawins.com . For more investor information via facsimile, please
call 1-800-PRO-INFO and enter client code SM&A.
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CONTACT:
Michael A. Piraino, President and COO,
949-975-1550, or Susan Parsons, Vice President of Business
Development, 703-641-7107, both of SM&A Corporation
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