McLean, VA May 2, 2008 – Pragmatics, Inc. announced today t he award of a task order from the Department of State under the Hybrid Information Technology Services for State (HITSS) contract.

Under the task order Pragmatics will provide project management, technical support, and administrative services to the Bureau of Information Resources Management Office of Information Assurance (IRM/IA). Pragmatics' support will help the Office ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the Department of State's information and information systems worldwide. The single-award task order has a one-year base period of performance and four one-year options.

“We are proud to support the IA Office in helping to meet the Department of State's information assurance challenges, ” said Joe Brock, Pragmatics Senior Vice President. “In the past nine months, Pragmatics has been awarded three task orders where we are partnering with the Department of State on the HITSS contract. These efforts demonstrate our commitment to bring best practices to our customers,” stated Paul Strasser, Pragmatics Chief Operating Officer.

About Pragmatics, Inc.
Pragmatics is a leading IT solutions provider for software engineering and systems integration, systems engineering, information assurance, infrastructure management, and program management support. Pragmatics has been externally appraised at CMMI ® Level 4 and ISO 9001:2000 certified. Our investment in both the CMMI and ISO programs demonstrates our organizational commitment to continuous process improvement and quality management.

Pragmatics serves customers from its headquarters in McLean , Virginia . For additional information about the Company, please visit www.pragmatics.com or contact Linda Alkire, Marketing Manager, at AlkireL@pragmatics.com or 703.761.4033 x1264.

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