Federal Services Stockholders Approve Acquisition of Advanced Technology Systems, Inc.

Market Wire, January, 2007

Federal Services Acquisition Corporation ("Federal Services") (OTCBB: FDSA) (OTCBB: FDSAU) (OTCBB: FDSAW), a special purpose acquisition company formed to acquire an operating business in the federal services and defense industries, announced today that its stockholders have approved the Company's previously announced proposed acquisition of Advanced Technology Systems, Inc. ("ATS") by more than the required margin. In addition, holders of fewer than 20% of the Company's shares issued in its initial public offering elected to exercise their right to convert shares into a pro rata portion of the proceeds of the Company's initial public offering placed in a trust account. These circumstances permit the acquisition of ATS to proceed.

Joel R. Jacks, Federal Services' Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "In light of the sentiment of our stockholders in favor of the acquisition of Advanced Technology Systems, Inc., Federal Services intends to complete the transaction on or about January 16, 2007."

Stockholders also approved amendments to Federal Services' Certificate of Incorporation to, among other things, change Federal Services' name to "ATS Corporation," approved the Company's 2006 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, and elected Dr. Edward H. Bersoff as a member of the Federal Services Board for a term expiring in 2009.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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ABOUT FEDERAL SERVICES

Federal Services is a blank check company that was formed to acquire an operating business in the federal services and defense industries. Federal Services consummated its initial public offering on October 25, 2005, receiving net proceeds of approximately $119 million through the sale of 21,000,000 units of its securities at $6.00 per unit. The Board of Directors of Federal Services includes Dr. Edward H. Bersoff, the founder and former CEO of BTG, Inc., a federal services company that was sold to The Titan Corporation, and Joel R. Jacks and Peter M. Schulte, the co-founders of CM Equity Partners, a private equity firm that has completed several federal services acquisitions. Dr. Bersoff will become Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Services and ATS and Stuart R. Lloyd, formerly Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PEC Solutions, Inc. will become Chief Financial Officer of Federal Services upon consummation of the transaction. Joel Jacks and Peter Schulte will remain board members of Federal Services following the closing, and will no longer hold executive management positions. Additional board members of Federal Services include: Joseph A. Saponaro, formerly President of L-3 Government Services, Inc. and Edward J. Smith, President of Barnegat Bay Capital Inc.

Additional information about Federal Services may be found at http://www.fedsac.com

ABOUT ATS

ATS, headquartered in McLean, Virginia, is a leading provider of systems integration and application development, IT infrastructure management and strategic IT consulting services to U.S. federal government agencies. Since its founding in 1978, ATS has been recognized for its custom software development and software integration capabilities and its deep domain expertise in federal government financial, human resource and data management systems.

ATS is currently executing on over 140 contracts for multiple civilian and defense agencies including: The Department of Homeland Security; The Office of the Secretary of Defense; Defense Logistics Agency; The U.S. Air Force; The Department of Housing and Urban Development; and Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation. The majority of ATS' contractual relationships are long-term in nature, and many of its customer relationships have been in place for over a decade. ATS derived approximately 90% of its total revenue in fiscal 2005 from contracts with the U.S. government and government-sponsored enterprises. The majority of its work is performed under time and material (T&M) and fixed price contracts.


 

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