[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 29, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E752]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MANTECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 29, 2018

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize ManTech International 
Corporation on its 50th anniversary. This incredible milestone is a 
testament to the spirit of the leadership and employees of this great 
company. In 1968, what was then called Management Technologies received 
a contract from the U.S. Navy to develop sophisticated wargaming 
simulations to assist in developing plans for containing and defeating 
the Soviet fleet should the Cold War turn hot. Thankfully, these 
simulations never became reality. However, this contract was the 
beginning of a journey of growth that would lead this company from its 
humble beginnings of one office and sixteen employees to dozens of 
offices across the United States and 7,600 employees around the world.
  ManTech's motto continues to be ``Securing the Future'', and over the 
years they have developed numerous ways to accomplish this goal. Since 
that original wargaming simulation contract 50 years ago, ManTech has 
expanded its digital portfolio to become a leading provider of 
Cybersecurity, Enterprise IT, Data Collection and Analytics, and 
Systems and Software Engineering. Today, ManTech provides services to 
almost every sector of the federal government, including the 
Departments of Defense, State, Energy, Justice, Health and Human 
Services, Veterans Affairs, as well as the Intelligence Community, and 
all branches of the Armed Forces and the space community, to name a 
few.
  However, ManTech's client base is not limited solely to the federal 
government. Through its emerging Commercial Services business unit, 
ManTech looks to leverage the same connections and expertise which have 
allowed it to deliver so much success to its federal clients to deliver 
the same success to the private and commercial sectors as well.
  ManTech's efforts have borne significant results and accolades. In 
FY2017, ManTech posted an annual revenue of $1.72 billion, and received 
contract awards in excess of $4.2 billion, almost half consisting of 
new business. Thompson-Reuters named ManTech one of the Top 100 Global 
Technology Companies. Perhaps most impressively Monster.com rated 
ManTech as the ``Number 1 Company for Veterans''. This should perhaps 
come as no surprise since 47 percent of ManTech employees are veterans.
  In Northern Virginia, we have a strong ethos of giving back to our 
community and in making the investments in our population necessary to 
provide a great quality of life. ManTech fits in well with this 
tradition by their own commitment to workforce development. From 
creating college-accredited certification programs to partnering with 
universities to provide additional paths for career advancement, Man-
Tech recognizes, as we do in Northern Virginia, that its greatest 
resource is its employees. I am proud to represent ManTech and its 
employees in Congress and I ask my colleagues to join me in 
congratulating them on this momentous anniversary.

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