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NEW YORK, N.Y., July 6, 2004. L-3 Communications announced today that its Government Services, Inc. business unit (L-3 GSI) has been awarded a task order under the General Services Administration (GSA) Millennia Lite contract to provide Mission Support Services and Information Technology Support for the U.S. Visitor and Immigration Status Indicator Technology (U.S. VISIT) program for the Department of Homeland Security.
When fully funded through all option years this three-year task order has a contract ceiling of approximately $107.9 million.
An important Homeland Security initiative, the U.S. VISIT program is designed to ensure that visitors to the U.S. depart the country in compliance with their immigration admission status. L-3 GSI will provide technical support for the biometric workstations that will be used to ensure the identity of non-immigrant visa holders as they leave the country. L-3 GSI will provide this support at all U.S. airports and seaports with international departures.
"We are very pleased to have the opportunity to support the Department of Homeland Security in their effort to track foreign visitors," said Dr. Jai N. Gupta, president of L-3 GSI. "L-3 GSI is committed to serving the GSA and the Department of Homeland Security in ensuring the safety and security of our nation."
L-3 Government Services, Inc., based in Chantilly, Va., is a recognized industry leader providing a wide range of technology-based services, support and products to federal, state and local governments and to the private sector. Founded in 1979, L-3 GSI's primary business areas include training and simulation and a broad spectrum of intelligence, security, engineering and scientific, information technology, and program support services.
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications is a leading provider of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems, secure communications systems, aircraft modernization, training and government services and is a merchant supplier of a broad array of high technology products. Its customers include the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, selected U.S. Government intelligence agencies and aerospace prime contractors.
For more information, see www.L-3Com.com.
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