Cubic, AMTI to continue coordinating
vital homeland security exercises
SAN DIEGO – March 30, 2006 – The defense segment
of Cubic Corporation (AMEX: CUB) will continue to work with
Applied Marine Technology, Inc. (AMTI) to support the Department
of Homeland Security’s National Exercise Program (NEP)
under a new Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC). AMTI is one
of six prime contractors selected to bid for the NEP program,
which has a potential value of $350 million over a five-year
period.
Cubic and AMTI work with DHS to plan and execute large-scale
training events such as the Top Officials (TOPOFF) exercise
series. These exercises help test collective emergency preparedness
and collaboration capabilities across all levels of government
and the private sector.
Cubic’s Hampton, Virginia-based Operations
Support Division, part of the Mission Support Business
Unit of the
Cubic Defense Applications Group, played an important role
in coordinating TOPOFF 3 in April 2005. The largest and most
complex counterterrorism exercise ever attempted, TOPOFF
3 featured a simulated chemical attack in Connecticut, and
a simultaneous simulated biological attack in New Jersey.
About 20,000 people in the United States, the United Kingdom
and Canada took part in the exercise.
Cubic provided pre-event training and logistics support
in both New Jersey and Connecticut. Logistics support included
coordinating safety gear and setting up telephone banks,
computer workstations and a software help desk. Cubic employees
supported the development of task-based training objectives
to prepare for the event, and integrated them into the scenario.
As the Venue Chief of Control for New Jersey, Cubic personnel
worked side by side with the Federal Exercise Leader to ensure
that all federal and state training objectives were met.
“Exercises like TOPOFF 3 push government and private
sector responders to their limits to test their capability
to respond,” said Rich Bristow, vice president and
general manager of Cubic’s Operations Support Division. “These
efforts have greatly assisted the Department of Homeland
Security and state, local and private responders. Cubic and
AMTI look forward to continuing and expanding the scope of
this vital work under the new contract.”
“AMTI’s National Exercise team is committed
to helping the nation become more effective and better equipped
to deal with a disaster, manmade or natural. We are eager
to work with Cubic and DHS on such an important mission,” said
Norman J. Carley, AMTI’s president and chief executive
officer.
In addition to exercise coordination activities, Cubic has
played an integral role in an extensive post-exercise data
collection process that allows agencies to analyze their
preparedness.
“Through this analytical process, Cubic and AMTI are
helping federal, state and local agencies to identify vulnerabilities
in emergency plans, policies, procedures, systems and facilities,” said
Gary Olsen, NEP program manager for Cubic. “The value
of this work could one day be measured in saved lives.”
About
Cubic:
Cubic’s Operations Support Division is part of the
Mission Support Business Unit of Cubic Defense Applications
(CDA). One of Cubic Corporation’s two main segments,
CDA is a world leader in realistic combat training systems,
mission support services and defense electronics. The corporation’s
other major segment, Cubic Transportation Systems, designs
and manufactures automatic fare collection systems for public
mass transit authorities. For more information about Cubic,
see the company’s web site at www.cubic.com.
About AMTI:
AMTI is a leading supplier of professional and technical
services and products for Homeland Security and the Global
War on Terrorism growing. Headquartered in Virginia Beach,
VA, AMTI provides government and private sector customers
with expertise in training and exercises, information systems
and communications, systems engineering and integration,
and the rapid prototyping of unique technical solutions.
In addition, AMTI designs, develops, and manufactures communications,
information technology, personal protection, and explosive
ordnance disposal products. For more information, visit
www.amti.net.
Contact:
CUBIC
Jan Stevens
Cubic Corporate Communications Manager
Phone 858-505-2174
Email: jan.stevens@cubic.com
AMTI
Mary Carlson
AMTI Corporate Communications Manager
Phone 703-682-2900
Cell 202-251-4566
Email: mcarlson@amti.net
