Mantech International
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ManTech International Corporation was co-founded in 1968 by George J. Pedersen. The company’s main purpose is to deliver upcoming information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...

 and technical services to federal government customers. ManTech has grown to become one of the U.S. government’s leading providers of technologies for national security programs supporting the United States Intelligence Community
United States Intelligence Community
The United States Intelligence Community is a cooperative federation of 16 separate United States government agencies that work separately and together to conduct intelligence activities considered necessary for the conduct of foreign relations and the protection of the national security of the...

 and Departments of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...

, State
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...

, Homeland Security
United States Department of Homeland Security
The United States Department of Homeland Security is a cabinet department of the United States federal government, created in response to the September 11 attacks, and with the primary responsibilities of protecting the territory of the United States and protectorates from and responding to...

 and Justice
United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...

; the Space Community; and other government agencies. They specialize in software development, enterprise security architecture, information assurance, intelligence operations support, network and critical infrastructure protection, information technology, communications integration and engineering support. ManTech has supported the telecommunications use in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The corporation’s base is located in Fairfax, Virginia
Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County is a county in Virginia, in the United States. Per the 2010 Census, the population of the county is 1,081,726, making it the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with 13.5% of Virginia's population...

 . ManTech has approximately 9,800 employees with operations in 40 countries. Revenues have increased from $431 million in 2001 to $1.137 billion in 2006 .

Notable contracts

ManTech corporation received a contract to support the US Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...

 in southwest Asia, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

 and Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

, as lead subcontractor to the VSE corporation
VSE Corporation
VSE Corporation is a diversified technical services company formed in 1959. VSE employs over 2,700 people. Its 2008 and 2009 annual revenues surpassed $1 billion; 2007 revenues were reported at $653 million...

. Some of the services ordered under the contract include: employed sustainment management; deployed logistics and repairs management; unique system training and curriculum support; and resource management, acquisition and administrative support for unique and specialized systems. The company’s specialization in communications and technology equipment is helpful to the ground and air soldiers of the US. ManTech’s workers are often placed inside the units of troops which they support. .

ManTech corporation received a contract in the Q4 2006 to support mine-clearing and other systems for the U.S. Army in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...

. ManTech will provide services as ordered under the task including deployed sustainment management; deploy logistics and repairs management; unique system training and curriculum support; and resource management and acquisition. These services will be provided in southwest Asia, mainly Iraq and Afghanistan.

Management Team

  • George J. Pedersen, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, and Co-founder of ManTech International Corporation
  • Kevin M. Phillips, Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  • Louis M. Addeo, President and Chief Operations Officer, ManTech Technical Services Group
  • L. William Varner, President and Chief Operations Officer, ManTech Mission, Cyber & Technology Solutions Group
  • Terry M. Ryan, President and Chief Operations Officer, ManTech Systems Engineering & Advanced Technology Group
  • M. Stuart Davis, Executive Vice President of Strategy
  • Sally Sullivan, Executive Vice President of Business Development
  • Carlos S. Echalar, Executive Vice President of Human Resources
  • Jeffrey S. Brown, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
  • Anton J. Geisz, Senior Vice President, Engineering

Board of Directors

  • George J. Pedersen
  • Robert A. Coleman
  • Richard L. Armitage
  • Mary K. Bush
  • Barry G. Campbell
  • Walter R. Fatzinger, Jr.
  • Admiral David E. Jeremiah, USN Ret.
  • Richard J. Kerr
  • Lt. Gen. Kenneth A. Minihan, USAF Ret.
  • Stephen W. Porter
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