MITRE Presented with Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service

Business Wire, June 12, 2008

MCLEAN, Va. -- In a ceremony held recently to celebrate MITRE's 50th anniversary, the Honorable John Grimes, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration (ASD NII) / Department of Defense Chief Information Officer (CIO), presented MITRE with the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service.

The citation that accompanied the award states:

The MITRE Corporation is recognized for outstanding public service as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center, from July 1958 to June 2008. The MITRE Corporation evolved from a focus on developing and maturing North American air defense systems to using command and control as a force multiplier, applying commercial advances in information technology to provide enterprise-wide, net-centric command, control, communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities for the Department of Defense and the intelligence community. The Corporation made significant contributions in communications, command and control decision-making, intelligence, cyberspace, and warfighter field support, as well as research and development. MITRE's unique role as a long-term Department of Defense partner strengthened the Nation's defense posture and provided military personnel with a decisive strategic and tactical information advantage. The distinctive accomplishments of The MITRE Corporation reflect great credit upon itself and the Department of Defense.

According to MITRE President and Chief Executive Officer Alfred Grasso, who accepted the award on behalf of the Corporation, "We are very proud to have received this prestigious award. It is a tribute to the 50 years of dedication and commitment to service that we continue to see reflected in the actions of all our employees."

The MITRE Corporation (www.mitre.org) is a not-for-profit national resource that provides systems engineering, research and development, and information technology support to the government. It operates federally funded research and development centers for the Department of Defense, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Internal Revenue Service, with principal locations in Bedford, Massachusetts, and McLean, Virginia.