DALLAS, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- With increasing pressure on
government budgets and a need for federal agencies to do more with less,
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS) is bringing its
results-based suite of solutions to the federal market on November 24.
ACS is the largest provider of managed services for state, county and
local governments, including more than 1,700 government entities. ACS is
also the largest provider of BPO services in the government sector; each
year processing more than $7.5 billion in beneficiary payments through its
electronic payment cards or stored value card services, and supporting more
than 23 million Medicaid recipients by processing nearly 550 million
claims.
"For the federal market, ACS offers a mature portfolio of services
designed to deliver operational reliability and cost savings based upon
fixed-price, performance-based contracts," said Tim Conway, senior vice
president and managing director of ACS Federal Solutions. "The successes of
ACS on the state and local level can be repeated on the federal level. What
we are offering is applied innovation."
ACS' federal solutions leverage the company's strengths and enable
governments to work more efficiently and focus on core tasks. ACS' suite of
services for the federal market includes:
-- Mailroom and Administrative Services: By converting incoming mail
into digital images, ACS solutions can reduce error, increase flexibility
and lower costs, as well as provide secure and convenient access to
records. ACS processes more than 80 million documents per year for federal
agencies.
-- Customer Care: ACS offers complete customer care services that can
support the mission of any agency by using best-of-breed technology and
operational excellence. ACS operates 67 call centers for government
clients, and our federal experience includes handling more than 20 million
calls each year for agencies including the Department of Labor, Department
of Education, and Department of the Treasury.
-- Finance and Accounting: ACS is a proven leader in converting funds
distribution systems from paper checks to electronic payment cards. ACS is
currently a trusted government partner providing payment card services at
the federal level and in 16 states. Our easy to use solutions are relied
upon by more than three million cardholders.
-- Claims Administration: ACS is a pioneer in government healthcare
program administration. Our claims and collection services are proven to
improve program administration, accuracy and speed. ACS processes more than
five million bills each year for the Office of Workers' Compensation at the
Department of Labor.
"ACS will engage with DoD, civilian and intelligence agencies and
provide creative, alternative solutions and services in direct response to
their mission and financial challenges," said Joe Doherty, executive vice
president and group president of ACS' Government Solutions Group. "Our team
is ready now to deliver business process and technology-based innovation,
leveraging our history of experience and results and prove ourselves as a
quality, long-term operational partner."
ACS' re-entry into the federal market marks the end of a limited
noncompete agreement and gives the company unrestricted access to pursue
federal business.
About ACS
ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with 65,000 people supporting client
operations reaching more than 100 countries, provides business process
outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial
and government clients. The company's Class A common stock trades on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ACS". Learn more about ACS at
http://www.acs-inc.com.
SOURCE Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Investors, Jon Puckett, Vice President,
Investor Relations, +1-214-841-8281, jon.puckett@acs-inc.com, or
Media, Ken Ericson, Director, Corporate Communications,
+1-202-378-2692, ken.ericson@acs-inc.com, both of Affiliated
Computer Services, Inc.
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