Access Systems, Inc. Taps Business Development Expert to Lead GWAC Contracts Team

RESTON, Va., Feb. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Access Systems, Inc. (ACCESS), an information technology (IT) solutions provider headquartered in Reston, Va., today named Harry T. Lackey, III, as director of GWAC and IDIQ contracts. He will generate new sales through ACCESS' existing contract vehicles, which include Department of Justice ITSS-3/4, Department of Homeland Security EAGLE/2, and the General Service Administration's Alliant SB contract.

Lackey will pursue additional business for ACCESS in the federal marketplace, with a particular emphasis on relationships with the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security and other Federal agencies. Based in Reston, Lackey reports directly to ACCESS CTO and CIO, Jeff Sacks.

Lackey comes to ACCESS with more than seven years of sales and business development experience, with responsibility for multi-billion dollar accounts. With a career in defense, civilian and commercial markets, he has held business development roles with Professional Alternative, Comsys, and Xerox Corporation. His past accounts include Citibank, Verizon, Sybase, First Data Corp, Lockheed Martin and ManTech.

Lackey earned his Bachelor of Science degree in business technology from Stevenson University in Maryland and holds a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt.

"Harry brings the ACCESS business development team a unique understanding of both our government customers and our industry partners," said David Gardner, COO for ACCESS. "He plays a vital role in the continued success of our current and future GWAC and IDIQ contracts."

"We see significant opportunities with our federal civilian and military customers, and ACCESS has tremendous confidence in Harry and his ability to help us reach our long-term business development goals," said Julie S. Lee, president and CEO of Access Systems, Inc.

About Access Systems, Inc.

As a CMMI® for Services (v1.2) + Service System Development (SSD) Maturity Level 3 rated and ISO 9001:2008 certified company, ACCESS provides federal agencies the solutions and expertise to improve customer service and maintain high levels of customer satisfaction throughout the agency. By focusing on standards-based processes and tools, ACCESS helps federal clients meet their mission objectives, sustain mission-critical functions, and transform mission-sensitive infrastructure. The company's professional services span the IT life cycle, focusing on network engineering, program support, systems management, operations and maintenance, information assurance, help desk administration, and mobile computing implementation and support. For additional information, please visit our Web site at www.accsys-inc.com.

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