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• 14 December 2007: HPTi Named Family Friendly Workplace

  HPTi is pleased to announce it is a recipient of the 15th Annual CARE (Companies As Responsive Employers) Awards, which recognize outstanding companies that provide family-friendly workplace policies and benefits. The CARE Awards are presented by Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS).
  
  “We have always said that we value our people, and it’s great to gain public recognition for that philosophy. We are proud to be a CARE Award recipient and are honored by the distinction. At HPTi, we put benefits and policies in place to help our people balance their work and home lives. This benefits them and the company,” said HPTi President, Timothy P. Keenan.
  
  Since 1992, the CARE Awards have identified the best places to work in Northern Virginia. The program was established to recognize companies that are leaders in providing family friendly benefits and helping employees maintain a healthy work and life balance.
  
  Some of HPTi’s family friendly workplace policies and benefits include a Commuter Program for its employees. HPTi offers a variety of incentives to program participants that include Hoteling, Metro Check, Parking Subsidy, Telecommuting, Cell Phone Reimbursement, Laptop Purchase Program, and Video Tele Conferencing.
  
  For more on HPTi's benefits and career opportunities, select the Career's Link on this website.

• 5 December 2007: HPTi CFO Earns Financial Excellence Award

  Bill Milligan, HPTi Chief Financial Officer, recently received the Washington Business Journal's award for CFO of the Year for a small government contractor. This was the first annual award for Financial Excellence and was presented to honor Washington-area finance professionals who have done exceptional work in their field.
  
  Bill, who joined HPTi in 2002, received his award at a banquet held December 4 at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C. The event was hosted by the Washington Business Journal and sponsored by Marsh, PNC, Reznick Group, and FEI.
  
  “This honor is well deserved,” stated Tim Keenan, HPTi’s CEO. “Bill is one of the primary reasons for HPTi's recent success. It would be hard to explain all that he has meant to me and the team at HPTi.“
  
  Since joining HPTi, Bill has taken on several initiatives that have resulted in consistent revenue and profit growth, including increasing the company’s focus on financial accountability and updating its financial systems. His work has also resulted in a revenue-focused company rather than a cost-focused company.

• 30 July 2007: HPTi Wins U.S. Senate Productivity and Quality Award for Virginia

  High Performance Technologies, Inc. (HPTi), a Reston-based information technology firm, has been named a recipient of a prestigious United States Senate Productivity and Quality Award (SPQA) for Virginia for the second consecutive year. This year, HPTi was the only company in Virginia to be awarded the SPQA Plaque for Performance Excellence. To achieve this level of recognition, HPTi demonstrated sound approaches to business and educational processes that were well deployed throughout the organization.
  
  “As a company, we have dedicated ourselves to doing the right things the right way for our customers,” stated HPTi president Tim Keenan. “Our projects for the federal government affect the lives and safety of millions of Americans, and we take that responsibility very seriously. By going through this award process and pursuing independent evaluation of our work procedures, we can ensure that our solutions are of the highest quality.”
  
  The SPQA encourages and rewards companies throughout the Commonwealth for practicing high-quality knowledge sharing and process improvement. The awards program fosters quality services and products in every sector of the Virginia economy.
  
  The SPQA Board of Directors, judges, and examiners evaluate and select award recipients. Selection criteria are based on written application submissions and on-site visits which demonstrate measurable quality and productivity results. The SPQA for Virginia was started in 1983 and is one of the longest continuously running award programs for performance excellence in the country.
  
  HPTi and the other winners will receive their awards at the Awards Banquet, part of the 2007 Virginia Quality Conference and Forum for Excellence to be held on September 18-20. Senator John Warner, Senator Jim Webb, and Governor Tim Kaine are invited to present the awards. More information on the SPQA award and the Awards Banquet can be found at www.spqa-va.org.

• 20 June 2007: HPTi Wins Two Stevie Awards in the 5th Annual American Business Awards

  High Performance Technologies, Inc (HPTi) has won Best Executive and Best Support Staffer for the prestigious American Business Awards, also known as the “Stevies.” HPTi was also named finalists for Best Overall Company, Best Finance Executive, and Best Human Resources Executive.
  
  Hailed as “the business world’s own Oscars” (New York Post , April 27, 2005), the American Business Awards are the only national, all-encompassing awards program honoring great performances in business. The awards were presented during ceremonies at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City on Monday, June 11. Hosted by Larry Wilmore of “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” the ceremonies were videocast live on the Internet and broadcast nationwide on radio.
  
  The award judges received over 2,000 entries in more than 40 categories. HPTi was selected as a finalist in all 5 of the areas where it was nominated. Despite competition from across the country, Tim Keenan, HPTi’s president and co-founder, was named the Best Executive in Computer Hardware or Services. HPTi’s Jake Weyant also won in his category for Best Support Staffer. HPTi was one of only two companies to boast individual award winners in more than one category.
  
  “We are very proud of our people,” said Tim Keenan. “We are dedicated to building leaders within our industry, and it is always exciting to get outside confirmation that we are succeeding in that goal.”
  
  HPTi was the only DC-area company of its size to be named a finalist in the Best Overall Company category. For a complete list of Stevie Winners and Finalists, go to http://www.stevieawards.com/aba.

• 18 May 2007: HPTi is Finalist in Five Categories for American Business Awards

  High Performance Technologies, Inc., has been named a finalist in five categories for the prestigious American Business Awards, also know as the “Stevies.” The Virginia IT firm was named a finalist in Best Overall Company, Best Executive (Tim Keenan), Best Finance Executive (Bill Milligan), Best Human Resources Executive (Eleni Antoniou), and Best Support Staffer (Jake Weyant).
  
  Hailed as “the business world’s own Oscars” (New York Post , April 27, 2005), the American Business Awards is the only national, all-encompassing awards program honoring great performances in business.
  
  Over 2,000 applications in over 40 categories were submitted for consideration. In the Best Overall Company category, HPTi is the only Virginia-based company of its size to be named a finalist.
  
  “Being named a Finalist in the American Business Awards means that independent business executives have agreed that the nominee is worthy of national recognition,” said Michael Gallagher, founder and president of The Stevie Awards.
  
  “We are very proud of our people,” said HPTi president and co-founder Tim Keenan. “We are dedicated to building leaders within our industry, and it is always exciting to get outside confirmation that we are succeeding in that goal.”

• 25 April 2007: HPTi Wins $215 Million Army Cooperative Agreement for High Performance Computing Research

  High Performance Technologies, Inc. (HPTi) announced today the company, as part of a consortium, was awarded a cooperative agreement valued at $215 million from the Army Research Laboratory to manage the Army’s High Performance Computing Research Center (AHPCRC). The consortium includes HPTi, Stanford University, NASA Ames Research Center, New Mexico State University, Morgan State University, and the University of Texas at El Paso.
  
  The AHPCRC conducts fundamental research in computational science and high performance scientific computing. With its consortium partners, HPTi will establish and implement an advanced computing research program in support of the Army’s mission. The program, which includes a five-year base period with an additional five-year option, will focus on enhancing the Army’s operational readiness by providing HPC-based modeling and simulation techniques and advanced visualization. HPTi will lead the computational science support to end users and the program management elements of the cooperative agreement. HPTi will also acquire, install, operate, and manage the program’s HPC system resources.
  
  “This is a premier program in the HPC industry, and we are very proud to have been selected by the Army to provide these key services to lead the transformation of future land warfare combat systems,” stated HPTi president Tim Keenan. “Our roots are in high performance computing, and the chance to use our expertise to work on critical programs for the Army is especially meaningful to our mission of making America a safer place to live.”
  
  The research program is led by Stanford University and consortium partners New Mexico State University, Morgan State University, the University of Texas at El Paso and the NASA Ames Research Center. HPTi will provide HPC operations and computational sciences support at multiple Army research sites including the Army Research Laboratory at Aberdeen, MD and at the NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.

• 12 April 2007: HPTi Sponsors Annual Competition at JMU

  This March, 28 students competed in the Fourth Annual Algorithms Competition at James Madison University, School of Computer Information Systems in Harrisonburg, VA. The event is sponsored and organized by High Performance Technologies, Inc. (HPTi), an IT firm serving the federal government and based in Reston, VA. The competition is a partnership between the university and HPTi to introduce professional-world problems to students in the Information Systems concentration. Professors cite the competition as an opportunity to discuss the state of the industry, and HPTi welcomes the opportunity to promote the skills needed in future employees.
  
  Students participate in groups of two with cash prizes awarded to the top three teams. HPTi employees develop the questions, test the solutions, and help judge the competition. The company also provides the cash awards. Ryan Misiag and Joe Lee won the Java portion of the competition, and Cameron Keith and Melinda Langhans won the Visual Basic portion.
  
  Professor Richard G. Mathieu, Department Head of JMU’s CIS and Management Systems, is very pleased with HPTi’s involvement in the event. “[HPTi’s personnel] did an excellent job of conducting the contest and serving as HPTi spokesmen. I enjoyed talking with them about the development work they are doing at HPTi.” The competition provides an opportunity for collaboration between members of the academic world and the IT industry.
  
  HPTi’s president Tim Keenan noted, “We are always looking for ways to support the community. Sponsoring this competition allows us to interact with the faculty who are teaching tomorrow’s workforce. If we want to meet our client needs in the future, it makes sense to give every advantage to current students and programs.”
  
  Next year, HPTi and JMU hope to expand the competition to other departments within the university such as Computer Science, ISAT, and Computer Information Systems. HPTi is also approaching other schools about starting their own annual competitions.

• 15 March 2007: HPTi Named a Top Entry-Level Employer

  High Performance Technologies, Inc. (HPTi) has been named a Top Entry-Level Employer for 2007 by CollegeGrad.com. The site lists the top 500 entry-level employers based on 2007 hiring estimates and represents more than 170,000 jobs for the class of 2007. HPTi is forecasted to hire 30 entry-level employees this year, up from 25 in 2006.
  
  “It is great to be recognized for our recruiting efforts,” stated HPTi president and co-founder Tim Keenan. “We have always placed a high priority on identifying and cultivating talented people in the IT industry. A third of HPTi is made up of people who joined us through our college hire program.”
  
  In its 16th year of operation, the Reston-based firm has fostered a tradition of targeting colleges and universities known for their technical excellence. HPTi focuses on IT challenges facing the federal government. The company interacts directly with universities, students, and instructors to help ensure that graduates are coming out of college with the necessary skill sets to meet these challenges. One example supporting this objective is HPTi’s creation, sponsorship, and administration of an annual programming competition at James Madison University.
  
  HPTi sees its active involvement with universities as a benefit for the schools, the students, and the company. “We provide expertise and guidance from a professional-world perspective, and in return, we know that there is going to be a talented pool of software developers, software engineers, and IT consultants to hire,” stated recruiting director Jim Donnelly.
  
  For more information on HPTi and its job opportunities, visit: www.hpti.com/careers

• 14 March 2007: Winning Workplaces Surveys HPTi President about Aging American Workforce

  Recently, experts testified before the U.S. Senate's Special Committee on Aging that an aging workforce will impact our nation’s businesses and economy in the near future. With this issue on many people’s minds, Winning Workplaces surveyed its 2006 Best Bosses, including HPTi President Tim Keenan. Keenan offered his thoughts on the issue as well as best practices for attracting and retaining mature employees.
  
  When asked about how this issue affects HPTi, Keenan stated, “We provide our services predominantly to the federal government and see the Baby Boomer retirement wave happening. This has created a significant change in our business, as the government can no longer staff their own positions and key expertise is retiring. Our firm is being asked to step into the breach and fill these needs.” According to Keenan, HPTi is looking to implement measures such as job sharing and specialty positions to help meet this personnel segment’s needs for less hours and more flexibility. To read more, go to http://www.winningworkplaces.org/library/features/retaining_older_workers.php.

• 9 March 2007: Web-based Tool for Veterans Named Winner for Excellence.Gov Award

  The Department of Veterans Affair’s My HealtheVet program is a “Top 5” winner of the Excellence.gov Award for 2007. Awarded by the Industry Advisory Council on February 20th, this award recognizes government projects that use technology in collaborative and innovative ways to benefit society. A panel of 22 judges representing both government and industry selected the My HealtheVet program from among 115 entries. The final winner for 2007 will be selected on March 22.
  
  HPTi provides program-level support to the Program Executive Office for Veterans Health Information Technology. We support the implementation of rigorous program management discipline across VA’s software development projects. In addition, we guided and facilitated the creation of the HealtheVet strategic plan that charted the future course for the VHA IT function.
  
  My HealtheVet provides veterans with their health information through a secure, Internet environment. Features include access to patient education, VA benefits and resources, a comprehensive personal health journal, and an online prescription refill service. Since its launch on November 11, 2003, the portal has received more than 8.2 million visits.

• 8 March 2007: HPTi Hires Business Development All Stars

  High Performance Technologies, Inc. (HPTi) announced today the appointment of Thomas “Jen” Connell as senior vice president of business development and Terry Dymond as the business development lead for the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security.
  
  Jen Connell, who has more than 25 years experience in the government information technology industry, will be responsible for development of strategic business plans, budget, pipeline of opportunities, and account plans for the key HPTi portfolio areas including Department of Defense research and engineering, healthcare information technology, law enforcement, financial agencies, intelligence, and the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS).
  
  Prior to joining HPTi, Jen Connell served as senior vice president for business development for QSS Group Inc. which was recently acquired by Perot Systems. Mr. Connell also led business development teams at ManTech International, Getronics/ Wang Government Solutions, and Lucent/AT&T Government Solutions.
  
  HPTi’s Justice, Homeland, and Law Enforcement efforts will also benefit from the talents of Ms. Terry Dymond. She was most recently the lead business developer for these same accounts at Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). She has more than 12 years of experience growing business in the Federal IT industry. Dymond’s successes include several multi-million dollar wins including the DOJ’s Litigation Case Management System.
  
  “We are delighted to welcome Jen Connell and Terry Dymond to HPTi,” said company president Timothy P. Keenan. “Their vast experience in the technology industry, especially selling to government customers, will be an integral part of our goal to grow our company and better serve our customers.”

• 16 January 2007: HPTi Part of Winning Team for $1B VISTA BPA Bid

  The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced in December 2006 that HPTi and its partners have won the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) Contractor Services (VCS) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with a maximum aggregate value of $1,025,295,246 for the potential 10-year term.
  
  With this award, HPTi joins a select group of systems integrators and IT solutions providers who can bid on individual VistA projects as they are issued by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). This work will focus on support for the complex VistA medical informatics systems operated at nearly 150 VA hospitals around the country. The legacy VistA system provides the benchmark platform for the VHA delivery of quality health-care service to veterans and is widely praised by clinicians for its effectiveness.
  
  HPTi congratulates its Healthcare Systems Practice for its work on the proposal and the close client advocacy it enjoys, which was a major factor in this important HPTi win. For more information, please contact HPTi’s David Cradlin at dcradlin@hpti.com.