McLean, VA, June 23, 2008 – Pragmatics, Inc. today announced the award of a task order under Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions (EAGLE) program.  Pragmatics will provide independent verification and validation (IV&V) technical support services to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Office of Information Technology (OIT).  The task order consists of a one year base award and four option years, with an award value of approximately $36 million if all options are exercised. 

USCIS is responsible for the administration of immigration and naturalization adjudication functions and for establishing immigration services policies and priorities.  Pragmatics will provide IV&V systems engineering support to enable USCIS to monitor and evaluate information technology (IT) governance and projects through assessments, process and procedure audits, project and performance management, and systems analysis and design.  The services Pragmatics will provide include quality assurance, test and evaluation, IT security auditing, Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI®) assessment, and IV&V strategic and management support.

Dr. Long Nguyen, Pragmatics CEO, said, “Pragmatics is proud to continue our history of support to DHS with IV&V services.  We look forward to providing USCIS with the services needed to help ensure the integrity of our immigration system.”

Pragmatics COO Paul Strasser noted, “Pragmatics is pleased to support DHS USCIS OIT in this critical role through application of our IV&V best practices, use of our automated tools and our certified professionals.  We stand ready to assist USCIS in its current mission and its transformation to better accomplish immigration and citizenship services.”

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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