Washington Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Companies No. 7: Criterion Systems Inc.
Criterion Systems has been ranked No. 7 on the Washington Business Journal's 2009 list of
the "Fastest Growing Companies" in Greater Washington. The annual list recognizes 50 local companies based on revenue growth during a three-year period.

Criterion Systems is a Proud Sponsor of The Women’s Center 35th Anniversary Event
The Women’s Center will celebrate its 35th anniversary with many of the federal IT community’s most powerful members. Criterion Systems is a First-Year Bronze Sponsor for the anniversary celebration that will take place November 6, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. at the Gannett Corporate Headquarters in McLean, Va.

Dr. J. Greg Hanson to Speak at IMF IT Security Summit Forum
Dr. J. Greg Hanson, Criterion Systems’ Executive Vice President, Defense and Homeland Security, is a featured speaker at the IMF Forum: IT Security Summit. Dr. Hanson’s presentation, ‘Lessons from the Sandbox & Leaving the Fortress’ is scheduled for Tuesday, October 6 at 3:15 p.m.

Criterion Systems Welcomes Greg Rothwell to its Advisory Board
Today Criterion Systems announces the appointment of Greg Rothwell to the company's Board of Advisors. During his 34 year career in the federal acquisition community, Mr. Rothwell served in 10 different agencies and was responsible for standing up and growing some of the government’s largest procurement programs and contract vehicles.

Criterion Systems Recognized as the Fastest Growing Government Services Company on the 2009 Inc. 500
Inc. magazine today ranked Criterion-Systems No. 1 among 50 companies in the ‘Government Services’ category and No. 10 overall on its 28th annual Inc. 500, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Inc. magazine unveiled its annual list today at Inc.com and company profiles will appear in the September issue of the magazine.

Criterion, a leading provider of information technology services to government and commercial clients, has grown by 8,433 percent since its founding in 2005.

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Criterion Systems Names Marcie Cheney Director of Marketing
Today Criterion announced that Marcie Cheney has joined the company as Director of Marketing. In this role, she will lead the corporate marketing function and develop communications strategies to increase market awareness and support the company’s aggressive growth strategy.

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Dr. J. Greg Hanson will serve as a keynote speaker at the AFCS 2009 Cyberspace Symposium
Criterion Executive Vice President of DoD/DHS Dr. J. Greg Hanson will serve as a keynote speaker at the AFCS 2009 Cyberspace Symposium to be held June 16-18, 2009 in Shreveport, LA.  Dr. Hanson will be giving a presentation, Innovation to Meet Future Cyber-Threats, on Thursday June 18th.  Dr. Hanson will also be participating in a panel discussion called, How Small Business Integrates into the Growing Cyber Mission. For more information:www.cyberspacesymposium.com

Roger Hockenberry Joins Criterion Executive Team
Criterion Systems, a leading provider of information technology services to Government and commercial clients, today announced that Roger Hockenberry has assumed the position of Executive Vice President.  Prior to taking on this new role, Hockenberry served as Vice President, Managing Partner at Gartner.  With over 20 years of experience at levels of technology development, operations and consulting,  Mr. Hockenberry will contribute to all aspects of strategic decision making for Criterion, and focus on innovative technology solutions for our customers and partners.

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Mobile Cyber Security Solution Demo
With ever-increasing demands on cyber security in the public sector, it's imperative to be able to respond quickly and efficiently.  AccessData, Criterion HPS, and Microsoft HPC have partnered to create a mobile, turnkey digital investigative solution capable of processing enormous volumes of data in a fraction of the time it takes other computer forensic tools.

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Dr. J. Greg Hanson Selected for Fed 100 Award
Criterion Systems Executive Vice President for DoD/DHS, Dr. J. Greg Hanson, was selected to the prestigious Fed 100. The Fed 100 recognizes top executives from government, industry, and academia who had the greatest impact on the government information systems community in 2008. The award, sponsored Federal Computer Week, will be presented at ceremonies on March 25, 2009 in McLean, VA.

Promod Sharma Selected as Smart100 Recipient
Criterion President & CEO was recognized as one of Greater Washington’s thought leaders as he was named to the Washington SmartCEO magazine 2009 Smart100 program. A Smart100 CEO is selected for his or her Leadership, Strategic Vision and Character. The Smart100 companies represent a variety of industries including government contracting, information technology consulting, travel services, financial services, and video production.

Criterion Systems Wins 2009 SmartCEO Emerging Growth Award
Criterion Systems announced today it has received an Washington SmartCEO magazine/BDO Seidman LLP 2009 Emerging Growth Award, which recognizes emerging companies less than three years old in the Greater Washington area that have experienced significant revenue and employee growth.

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Dr. J. Greg Hanson Speaks on the Future of Technology Education
Criterion Executive Vice President, DoD/DHS, Dr. J. Greg Hanson, participated in a panel discussion on January 9, 2009 called "Ensuring America's Science, Math & Technology Education & America's Competitive Challenges" at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.  The briefing, organized by the University of Central Florida’s College of Engineering and Computer Science, aimed to merge ideas from the academic, political and business communities, which will need to work together to achieve the best results for kids and the nation.

Dr. J. Greg Hanson to Host Web Forum on Evaluating IT Security Return on Investment
Dr. J. Greg Hanson, Criterion Systems Executive Vice President, and former CIO for the U.S. Senate, will host an Information Management Forum on Wednesday December 10, 2008 at 2pm EDT, on the cost trade-offs involved with implementing an information security strategy.  Dr. Hanson will engage the group on the issue of determining the point of diminishing returns on cost versus capability in the world of IT. The focus of his discussion is a proprietary methodology for systematically evaluating the trade-off between cost and security value, called return on security investment (ROSI).

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Criterion HPS and Cray Announce North American Reseller Agreement for the New Cray CX1
Criterion HPS, a leading provider of high performance solutions and services to U.S. federal government and commercial clients, and Cray, the global leader in supercomputing, announce today that Criterion HPS is an authorized Cray CX1 reseller supporting critical U.S. federal government customers.  The Cray CX1 desk-side high performance personal computing platform, unveiled on September 16, 2008, will dramatically extend access to high performance capabilities for customers requiring increased performance at economical pricing. 
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Criterion Systems Named Number One Rising Star by Deloitte
Criterion Systems has been named a Rising Star on Deloitte’s 2008 Technology Fast 500.  A special category, the Rising Star list ranks 10 companies that have been in business a minimum of three years, but less than five years.  They are ranked based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth over three years (2005-2007). 
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Criterion-Built System Makes Voter Registration Easier For US Military Personnel, Their Families, and American Citizens Overseas
On July 23rd, the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) announced their new website, featuring an automated Voter Registration/Ballot Delivery capability built by Criterion Systems of Vienna, Virginia.  For the first time, voters overseas have greater access to timely and accurate absentee voting information and an electronic alternative to the registration by mail process. 
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Criterion Systems Named a Finalist for 2008 Contractor of the Year Award
Thirty-three Washington-area government contracting industry firms and executives have been chosen by their peers as finalists for the 6th Annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards-an awards program some have dubbed the "Academy Awards of government contracting." The awards recognize the innovation, dedication, and commitment to excellence of the people and businesses in the region's government contracting community. The winners will be announced at a gala dinner on October 7th at the Ritz-Carlton in Tysons Corner, VA.

Awards will be presented to contractors at four revenue levels; executives at three revenue levels; and to public sector partners whose achievements are exceptionally distinguished. The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards are presented in partnership by the Chamber's Northern Virginia GovCon Council, the Professional Services Council and Washington Technology.

Criterion Named to the Deloitte Technology Fast Fifty
Criterion Systems was recognized as one of the fifty fastest growing companies in Virginia.  The awards reception will be help on Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 in Washington, DC and the actual rankings will be announced.

Criterion HPS Delivers The Cube™ C-5R Ruggedized Appliance
Criterion HPS, a leading provider of high-end technology solutions today announced the availability of The Cube™ C-5R Ruggedized Appliance.
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Criterion HPS Committed to Innovative, High-End, Green IT Solutions
Criterion Systems, a leading provider of information technology services to Government and commercial clients, today announced the launch of a new subsidiary, Criterion High Performance Solutions (Criterion HPS).  Criterion HPS is dedicated to providing technology solutions, originally built for the classified community, to the general market.
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Criterion Named Finalist for NVTC Hottest Management Team
Criterion was named a finalist for the 2008 Northern Virginia Technology Council NVTC), Hottest Awards in the category of Hottest Management Team.  Criterion,  one of the fastest growing high end technology companies in the region, has a Management Team that includes the former CIO’s of the CIA, the Army, and the U.S. Senate, three Ph.D.’s, former members of the Senior Executive Service and four former CEO’s.

NVTC is the largest technology council in the nation, last night announced the finalists and winners of its seventh annual Hot Ticket Awards, recognizing local entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial companies for achievements that make them "hot" – great vision, superior ability to implement and deliver, innovative management approaches, and overall success. The award ceremony was attended by more than 450 Capital region technology entrepreneurs, business leaders, media and special guests.

Robert L. Coxe, Jr.  Selected CIO of the Year
SmartCEO Washington has named Criterion Senior Vice President and CIO, Robert Coxe as CIO of the Year for the Washington, DC region.  Mr. Coxe was chosen as one of the Top Ten CIO’s earlier this year and was awarded with top honors at an awards ceremony held May 14, 2008 in Washington, DC.

Sharma Named Finalist for Prestigious Award
Criterion President & CEO Promod Sharma was named a Finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards, Washington, DC region.  View press release

Criterion Dynamic Duo in Action for AFCEA* Event
Dr. Greg Hanson, Executive Vice President for Defense Homeland Security, and Dr. Joe Williamson, Director of Enterprise Architecture Solutions, will both be participating in a panel discussion called, “Technologies and Process Frameworks for Services,” at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, Washington, D.C.  The panel will discuss SOA & Web services, Data federation for SOA, SOA and Open Source.  This presentation is part of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Solutions Series Information Sharing Program.

Criterion is Gold at Microsoft
Criterion is participating February 26-28 in the 2008 Microsoft CIO Summit in Redmond, WA as a GOLD Partner.  We will feature the new Criterion display booth at this event and our FastPoint Solutions™ demo as well.

Robert L. Coxe, Jr. Named Top Ten CIO by SmartCEO Magazine
Criterion CIO, Bob Coxe, has been named one of the Top Ten CIO/CTO’s in the region by SmartCEO Magazine.
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Criterion Invited to Present at Conference
Eric Hummel will be speaking at a conference at the Ronald Reagan Center in Washington, DC February 25-26.  He has been invited to take part in a presentation on “Content Aware Security” by the Institute for Applied Network Security at their annual Mid-Atlantic Meeting. 
This is a members’ only organization and is the premier membership organization for practicing information security professionals. The Institute’s mission is to provide key technical and business insights to help members solve their most pressing professional challenges. 

Criterion Speaking at Fast Forward '08
Bob Coxe will be moderating a panel called, “Redefining Information Discovery for the Government Enterprise”, at the upcoming Fast Forward ’08 conference next week in Orlando, FL.
Additionally, Bob Carlson and J. Greg Hanson will be speaking on “Implementing Content-Based Collaboration Applications”. Criterion is a Gold Sponsor at this conference and will have a Criterion Kiosk on site featuring a demo of FastPoint Solutions™.

GSA Contract Award
The General Services Administration (GSA) Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) awarded Criterion a Time and Materials contract to provide FISMA Services and Support to:

• Review and document each OCFO application which provides data and require identity management and access control identifying needed improvements as well as observed deficiencies and their risks.
• Identify requirements and develop alternative solutions for annual application access recertification.
• Evaluate and recommend a best value solution or solutions using business case analysis methodologies such as Return on Security Investment (ROSI); and 
• Develop an implementation plan and then assist GSA-OCFO with the implementation of the solution or solutions. 

Criterion Receives Emerging Growth Award by SmartCEO Magazine
Washington SmartCEO magazine/BDO Seidman LLP announces the publication’s first annual Emerging Growth winners, debuting in the Future 50 section of the January 2008 issue. The Emerging Growth category honors companies that are less than three years old, who are growing rapidly in Greater Washington based on their employee and revenue growth. These companies are celebrated in conjunction with the Future 50 winners.
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Dr. J. Greg Hanson Named Executive Vice President
We are pleased to announce that Dr. J. Greg Hanson has joined Criterion Systems as Executive Vice President, Defense & Homeland Security. Prior to joining Criterion, Dr. Hanson served as Chief Information Officer for the United States Senate where he was responsible for the technology vision and strategy for the Senate. He previously served as the CTO for two major technology companies and had a distinguished career in the United States Air Force. Dr. Hanson will contribute to all aspects of strategic decision making for Criterion, and focus on innovative technology solutions for key Government customers.
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