WidePoint's ORC Subsidiary to Provide Managed Services to the Federal Election Commission

WidePoint Corporation (AMEX:WYY), announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Operational Research Consultants, Inc. (ORC) has signed a one-year base contract with four optional periods with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to provide end-to-end managed services in support of its Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) compliance.

Under this contract, based on ORC's GSA Schedule Special Item Number 132.62, ORC will provide the FEC service with its state-of-the-art PIVotal ID Secure Managed Services facility, in accordance with the requirements of FIPS-201 and the Federal PKI Common Policy Framework. This service will complement the FEC's existing business processes to enable it to manage the lifecycle of personal identity verification (PIV) credentials safely and effectively. ORC and the FEC may also jointly extend this effort to other small agencies that FEC does business with, including public key enablement of applications and hosted validation services for the verification of digital certificates.

Daniel E. Turissini, CEO of ORC, said, "It is a privilege to provide the trusted services necessary to fulfill FEC's HSPD-12 requirements. By procuring these optional services FEC will ensure full PIV enablement within their infrastructure and interoperability across the federal government. We look forward to providing efficient best-in-class solutions at an economy of scale that we are certain many agencies will embrace and appreciate."

As a U.S. government-approved external certificate authority vendor and recent recipient of the General Services Administration's (GSA) FIPS-201 Approval, ORC is a well-established and trusted partner for all U.S. federal agencies. ORC is currently the only provider of PIV-ready solutions, including a hosted validation service.

About WidePoint

WidePoint is a leading provider of advanced information technology products and services including identity management and information assurance services, forensic informatics and wireless technology services. WidePoint has three wholly owned subsidiaries holding major contracts, Operational Research Consultants, Inc. (ORC), and iSYS, LLC, and WidePoint Illinois. WidePoint enables organizations to deploy fully compliant IT services in accordance with government-mandated regulations and advanced system requirements. For more information, visit http://www.widepoint.com.

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