ANT Anteon Intl Corp

Anteon International Corporation (NYSE:ANT), a leading information technology, systems integration and engineering services company, today announced a contract awarded from the Department of the Interior's (DOI), Minerals Management Service (MMS) to provide information technology, systems integration, application development, systems operations and customer support services to MMS headquarters, as well as its regional offices in the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific, and Alaska. The estimated value of this contract, if all options are exercised, is $29.8 million over a five year period of performance. "This contract win demonstrates Anteon's growing capabilities in the Federal civilian market, providing information technology and systems integration support to the Department of Interior," stated Dan Johnson, Anteon chief operating officer. The primary location of Anteon's work is in New Orleans, with additional work conducted in Camarillo, California and Anchorage, Alaska. The Anteon team will provide a wide range of IT services in support of the DOI MMS Offshore Minerals Management Organization (OMM) mission, providing safe, environmentally sound mineral development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and overseeing the exploration and production of our nation's offshore natural gas, oil and other mineral resources. Anteon will also support the development, enhancement, and maintenance of OCS Connect - a project to move OMM services to online delivery in order to more efficiently connect with stakeholders, enhance technical analysis and improve the security of data exchange. About Anteon Anteon, headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, is a leading information technology company serving the U.S. Federal government and international customers. Anteon designs, integrates, maintains, and upgrades state-of-the-art systems for national defense, intelligence, homeland security, and other high priority government missions. Anteon provides numerous 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 9,500 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.