[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 45 (Thursday, March 28, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S3148]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TROY SYSTEMS, INC.

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I am pleased today to have the opportunity 
to recognize a company, TROY Systems, Inc., located in the great city 
of Alexandria, VA. TROY Systems is a shining example of the vitality of 
the American Dream, having grown from a small disadvantaged section 
8(a) company into a national and award winning federal contractor. I 
would like to especially congratulate their CEO and President, K. David 
Boyer, for TROY's incredible success. While TROY may soon be graduating 
from the 8(a) program, I am confident of their continued success.
  In 1984, in a small apartment in Alexandria, David Boyer and Felicity 
Belford started on an entrepreneurial journey. Their plan was to build 
a company providing information systems and technology support to the 
Federal Government. Starting with just two employees, TROY Systems has 
grown to a work force of over 350 employees and revenues in 1995 of 
almost $25 million.
  In 1995, TROY was named by TechNews, Inc. and Deloitte and Touche to 
their National Technology ``Fast 500'' list of the fastest growing 
technology-intensive companies in the United States. The company shared 
this honor with such heavyweight and well-known corporations such as 
Microsoft, Dell Computer, and Novel. TROY Systems has received other 
such awards such as being named to Inc. magazine's list of the 500 
fastest growing companies, receiving Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of 
the Year award, and being selected by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce 
as one of the ``Fantastic 50'' fastest growing small private companies 
in the commonwealth.
  I would like to submit for the record an article which appeared in 
the November edition of InSight magazine describing TROY Systems' 
impressive growth and achievements, as well as their involvement in the 
important Department of Defense Defense Messaging System project.
  TROY Systems is a fine example that the American Dream is alive and 
well and I am proud to salute them for their hard work and 
accomplishments.
  There being no objection, the article was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                   DMS Spotlight--TROY Systems, Inc.

       One member of the DMS contract team is a small business, 
     minority-owned firm with a strong background in government 
     information systems support. TROY Systems, Inc., of 
     Alexandria, Virginia, will be providing training courses to 
     help DMS users get up to speed with products procured through 
     the contract.
       TROY became involved with Loral through the Mentor/Protege 
     program sponsored by the Department of Defense. The program 
     encourages large prime contractors to seek out small 
     businesses that can benefit from such an alliance. During the 
     course of the relationship, both companies have learned from 
     the other, and contracts have been pursued with either party 
     acting as the prime. According to K. David Boyer, Jr., 
     President & CEO of TROY, ``The major benefit of our 
     relationship with Loral has been the mutual re-engineering of 
     corporate processes, as a result of our learning experience 
     as we work together.'' Boyer started the business working 
     from a home office in October of 1984. Since its inception, 
     TROY has grown from two people to a staff approaching three 
     hundred people, and has been listed in the INC 500.
       TROY has operated under the Small Business Set Aside 8(a) 
     Program and is currently looking forward to graduation in 
     1996. To position itself as a strong information technology 
     company into the next decade, TROY has built an impressive 
     list of federal and corporate clients. Winning large 
     government contracts over a diverse customer base has led to 
     significant expansion of TROY's capabilities. Since 1990, 
     TROY has developed and conducted worldwide user training for 
     the U.S. Army health care community, the Navy Recruiting 
     Command, and the Veteran's Benefits Administration. TROY 
     currently performs on contracts with three Department of 
     the Navy agencies (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, and NAVSUP), the Air 
     Force, and numerous civilian agencies including GSA, GAO, 
     and the RTC. In addition, TROY serves as IV & V 
     (Independent Verification & Validation) analyst for the 
     Resolution Trust Corporation's massive software systems, 
     which were built by IBM and tested by Troy Systems, Inc.
       What seems to set TROY apart from other SDBs (Small, 
     Disadvantaged Businesses) is the consistency between its walk 
     and its talk. Boyer states, ``I built this company with the 
     philosophy that 8(a) and other such programs were not 
     necessary for us to succeed. We are a leader in our area of 
     technology expertise. That is why we have won so many 
     contracts.''
       Loral's award of DMS provides yet another opportunity for 
     TROY to utilize its expertise. Once curricula are completed, 
     approved, and made available, DMS users will be able to 
     choose from the following courses offered through the DMS 
     contract: Basic User; Operating Systems Administrator; 
     Directory System Administrator; Message Handling System 
     Administrator; and Management Workstation System 
     Administrator.
       Harry H. Hagenbrock is the senior manager at TROY, 
     responsible for the DMS program. Hagenbrock comments, ``Due 
     to the tremendous number of users (projected to be 2,000,000) 
     that will ultimately be on line with DMS, TROY will be 
     building its staff and resources to present the courses in 
     the field, or ``train the trainer,'' for those commands who 
     wish to provide DMS training internally.
       TROY Systems, Inc., is ramping up its capabilities, and 
     working closely with Loral Corporation to bring its DMS 
     training and support resources to a state of readiness. CEO 
     Boyer, a former Air Force Officer, is looking forward to the 
     DMS challenge. Boyer concludes, ``Our many commercial and 
     military contracts have prepared us to train DMS users. We 
     are looking forward to help make DMS happen.''

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