GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Current and future military leaders may soon hone critical decision making skills for operational and strategic warfare using training exercises and materials provided, in part, by CIBER's (NYSE: CBR) Federal division. The Center for Strategic Leadership (CSL), an institute of the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, PA, has awarded CIBER a five-year contract, valued at up to $30.7 million, to provide exercise support and design, software support and visual information services.
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The CSL trains military and government agency leaders using realistic experiential-learning techniques, such as simulations and experiments. As part of the U.S. Army War College, the CSL educates selected current and future military and civilian senior leaders, with emphasis on landpower in a joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational (JIIM) environment at the operational and strategic levels of war.
"The CSL plays a vital role in the development of tomorrow's leadership, and CIBER looks forward to adding our collective military and civilian agency experience to those efforts," said Marcia Kim, president for CIBER's Federal Division.
"This opportunity will further strengthen our strategic relationship with the Army War College at Carlisle Barracks," said Dr. Ron Smith, CIBER's senior vice president responsible for supporting the Army. CIBER has supported the Carlisle Barracks facility for the past eight years through its Network Enterprise Center contract, providing information technology and information management services to the installation, training and doctrine command (TRADOC), Installation Management Command (IMCOM) and other tenant activities.
The work in the contract covered by this announcement is sponsored by the Center for Strategic Leadership, ATTN: US Army War College, CBCSL, 650 Wright Avenue, Carlisle Barracks, PA 17013-5049. Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited.
About CIBER, Inc.
CIBER, Inc. is a global information technology consulting, services and outsourcing company applying practical innovation through services and solutions that deliver tangible results for both commercial and government clients. Services include application development and management, ERP implementation, change management, project management, systems integration, infrastructure management and end-user computing, as well as strategic business and technology consulting. Founded in 1974 and headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, CIBER has more than 8,500 employees. We operate in 19 countries, serving clients from 14 Global Solution Centers and 70 local offices in North America, Europe and Asia/Pacific. Annual revenue in 2010 exceeded $1.1 billion. CIBER trades on the New York Stock exchange (NYSE: CBR), and is included in the Russell 2000 Index and the S&P Small Cap 600 Index. For more information, visit www.ciber.com.
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