ANT Anteon Intl Corp

Anteon International Corporation (NYSE:ANT), a leading information technology systems integration and engineering company, announced today that President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph Kampf has been selected by the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) to receive the 2005 John W. Dixon Award. The award is given annually to an industry leader for distinguished service resulting in outstanding contributions to national defense, and will be presented on October 5, 2005 at AUSA's annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Anteon supports a wide range of U.S. Army programs focused on protecting and preserving the health and well being of our country's warfighters, including simulation and training solutions that are preparing U.S. Forces for combat, as well as modernizing and transforming U.S. Army mission-critical logistics systems, weaponry support systems and enterprise-wide information technology (IT) architecture. Since Mr. Kampf assumed leadership of Anteon in 1996, he has strengthened the organization's focus of providing superior mission, operational, and information technology enterprise support to the U.S. government. "I am delighted that the AUSA selected me for this honor. This award validates the success that Anteon has demonstrated towards the goal of advancing national security and supporting our servicemen and women around the world," said Kampf. "We are committed to furthering our accomplishments in helping the Department of Defense meet critical objectives through the creative use of technology and a focus on the national defense requirements of our armed forces." Founded in 1950, the AUSA is a private, non-profit educational organization that supports America's Army - Active, National Guard, Reserve, Civilians, Retirees and family members. AUSA provides numerous Professional Development Opportunities at a variety of local and national events. About Anteon Anteon, headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, is a leading information technology company serving the U.S. Federal government and international customers. Anteon supports national defense, intelligence, homeland security, and other high priority government missions, providing government clients with the systems integration, strategy and program management, systems engineering, operations services, and simulation and training skills necessary to manage the development and operations of their mission critical systems. The Company was founded in 1976 and currently employs over 9,300 employees in more than 100 offices worldwide. Anteon consistently ranks among the top information technology integrators based on independent surveys, and has been named to the Forbes List of the 400 Best Big Companies in 2005, earning distinction on the Forbes Platinum List. Anteon is listed on the Standards & Poor's MidCap 400 Index. For more information, visit www.anteon.com. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in, or implied by, forward-looking statements. The Company has tried, whenever possible, to identify these forward-looking statements using words such as "projects," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "plans," "intends," and similar expressions. Similarly, statements herein that describe the Company's business strategy, outlook, objectives, plans, intentions or goals are also forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties involving forward- looking statements include the Company's dependence on continued funding of U.S. government programs, government contract procurement and termination risks, including risks associated with bid protests, and other risks described in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. These statements reflect the Company's current beliefs and are based upon information currently available to it. Be advised that developments subsequent to this release are likely to cause these statements to become outdated with the passage of time. The Company does not currently intend, however, to update the guidance provided today prior to its next earnings release.