Crystal City, Va., December 5, 2011 – Freedom Information Systems, Inc., a provider of enterprise information management solutions with offices in Crystal City, Va. and Madison, Ala., announced today that it has been awarded a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule 70 Contract for Information Technology Services.

The award is a significant achievement for Freedom, which has operated primarily on a subcontract basis, supporting larger prime government contractors. The company has established a reputation for providing exceptional customer support with a focus on the IT requirements of program management, engineering, and communications.

“We are pleased that GSA has recognized the hard work and exceptional results our team has accomplished by awarding Freedom this new contract vehicle,” said Freedom President, Mark Ogles. “Coincidentally, we received this award on our eighth anniversary of operation. We believe this new GSA contract, our stellar workforce, and our commitment to customer service have us well positioned to continue the support of our existing clients while expanding our services to other federal agencies.”

Freedom Information Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of information management services, products, and training with offices in Crystal City, Va., Madison, Ala., and technical staff located at federal facilities in Alabama, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Freedom provides enterprise architecture, application and database development, enterprise information management, and strategic communication services for federal agencies.

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Madison, AL – June 27, 2011 - Freedom Information Systems, Inc. now offers a series of Atlassian Confluence and JIRA training workshops. The workshops are administered by Freedom’s Software Products and Training team, who develop and implement Atlassian installations for organizations seeking innovative online solutions.

Freedom currently offers training for two Atlassian products:

• Confluence Wiki: A Web-based tool that allows employees to collaborate on document development, meeting support, action tracking, and more.
• Atlassian JIRA: A software development tool that allows programmers to track and resolve software bugs through a user-administrator workflow process.

Atlassian Confluence and JIRA trainings are available immediately, with other Atlassian tool trainings to follow later this summer. Whether a company is new to Atlassian products or has been using them for years, Freedom trainings help organizations to maximize their investments and improve efficiency. The trainings include:

• Interactive training, including hands-on exercises;
• Clear and concise explanations of complicated concepts;
• Learn best practices and little-known shortcuts from instructors with real-world experience;
• Ample Q&A sessions to answer your specific questions;
• Printed workshop materials including handouts, worksheets, and more.

To sign up for an onsite or Web-based Atlassian training workshop, contact Freedom at Training@FreedomIS.com.

Freedom is an Atlassian Partner. Through this relationship, Atlassian authorizes Freedom to offer this training, but does not specifically endorse it.

Freedom Information Systems, Inc. is a woman-owned, small business with offices in Madison, Ala. and Arlington, Va., and technical staff located at federal facilities in Alabama, Florida, Ohio, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Freedom provides enterprise architecture, application development, enterprise information management and strategic communication services and support for programs and projects in federal agencies.

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Madison, Ala., November 15, 2010 — Freedom Information Systems raised more than $600 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Alabama during the 26th annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake event on Sunday, Nov. 7.

The Freedom team’s impressive fundraising efforts for this event included Freedom corporate and individual

The Browne family: Jason, Ashleigh Leigh Ann, MacKenzie, and Jackson

sponsorships. Two team members have a special connection with Big Brothers Big Sisters – one as a “Little” and one as a “Big.”

Freedom Information Manager Jason Browne, who works at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), was a Little from the age of nine, and still maintains a relationship with his Big. “I was an only child with a very busy working mother,” said Browne. “The time I spent with my Big Brother was invaluable. I’m glad to be able to support BBBS and teach my children about this program that meant so much to me growing up.”

Freedom MSFC IT Services Program Manager Sonnie Hereford was a Big Brother for several years to one fortunate Little. “After he outgrew the program, I joined the Board of Directors, where I’ve now been for about 16 years,” said Hereford, who helps organize fundraisers and generate interest in the North Alabama chapter. “It’s a very trying time, not only for Big Brothers Big Sisters, but for all non-profits. Donations are down, government support is reduced, and in the current economy, people who might normally volunteer are forced to choose paying positions over volunteer efforts.”

Big Brothers Big Sisters is a non-profit organization that matches at-risk children with mature, responsible adults. The purpose is to provide long-term, one-to-one mentoring relationships that transform the lives of children. This critical fundraiser helps the organization maintain recruitment, screening, matching, training, and continual support of the “Big” and “Little” – who sometimes come from very different worlds.

Freedom Information Systems, Inc. is a woman-owned, small business with offices in Madison, Ala. and Alexandria, Va., and technical staff located at federal facilities in Alabama, Florida, Ohio, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Freedom provides enterprise architecture, application development, enterprise information management and strategic communication services and support for programs and projects in federal agencies.

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Madison, Ala., October 19, 2010 — Freedom Information Systems announced today that Pamela Valentine has accepted the company’s Deputy Director of Human Resources position.

Valentine hails from Scotland, where she earned a bachelor’s in Human Resources Management from the University of Stirling, situated near the William Wallace Monument.

With a decade of human resources experience in Europe and the United States supporting a global bank and a newspaper group, Valentine brings a wealth of experience and an international perspective to Freedom’s small venture endeavors.

“This is an exciting opportunity-people are my business, and our talented individuals set Freedom apart from our competitors. I very much appreciate the opportunity to support Freedom as the company grows.”

In a small business that places great value on work-life balance, Valentine put the company’s benefits to the test earlier this year after giving birth to twins Matt and Jack. She continues to retain an accomplished workforce and helps attract new talent as Freedom grows.

“Her unwavering work ethic exemplifies Freedom’s values,” said Freedom President, Mark Ogles. “This promotion is a testament of our dedication to support Freedom’s workforce, helping employees to maintain a healthy and productive work-life balance.”

Freedom Information Systems, Inc. is a woman-owned, small business with offices in Madison, Ala. and Alexandria, Va., and technical staff located at federal facilities in Alabama, Florida, Ohio, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Freedom provides enterprise architecture, application development, enterprise information management and strategic communication services and support for programs and projects in federal agencies.

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July 9, 2010 – Madison, Ala., — Freedom Information Systems, Inc. was one of 10 organizations selected from hundreds to present at the second annual Atlassian Summit in San Francisco, Calif. The summit is a two-day event consisting of lectures, demonstrations and presentations related to Atlassian products.

Freedom was selected based on a case study of its Atlassian Confluence wiki implementation supporting one of NASA’s vehicle design reviews. Freedom Information Manager Nick Smith, who led the wiki implementation and wrote the case study, was selected as the first presenter in the Collaboration & Projects track on June 10.

“I was very excited to speak at the Summit,” exclaimed Smith, Freedom’s unofficial wiki authority. “I really wanted the Atlassian community to know about the awesome work Freedom does for its clients using Atlassian products.”

Collaborative technologies, including wikis and blogs, are becoming more common in the engineering organizations Freedom supports. By helping clients adapt and put this new technology to work, Freedom is bridging a gap between traditional engineering practices and contemporary Web 2.0 technologies.

Smith’s presentation, “Confluence at NASA: Where No Wiki Has Gone Before” was the story behind the winning case study, which explained the challenges, solutions and success of a wiki implementation that conquered seemingly insurmountable logistical details for a design review spanning 10 NASA centers.

The presentation also explained Freedom’s “Top Ten Things We Know About Wikis,” a series of lessons learned from years of successful wiki administration. The top seven “things” were posted, one each week, for seven weeks prior to the summit, on Freedom’s blog (blogs.freedomis.com). The top three were revealed at the summit.

Freedom President Mark Ogles attended the summit. “Our clients have given us a great opportunity to improve their design review process with our collaborative services and we’re excited that Atlassian gave us an opportunity to showcase the successful results,” he said. “We’re proud of the way Nick represented all of our Information Managers who are working daily with our clients to make their processes more efficient.”

For more information about collaborative technology implementation and training, follow Freedom at blogs.freedomis.com and twitter.com/freedomis.

Watch Nick Smith’s presentation at the Atlassian Summit here:

www.atlassian.com/summit/2010/presentations/general-sessions/atlassian-summit-2010-keynote-1.jsp

Freedom Information Systems, Inc. is a woman-owned, small business with offices in Madison, Ala. and Alexandria, Va., and technical staff located at federal facilities in Alabama, Florida, Ohio, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Freedom provides enterprise architecture, application development, enterprise information management and strategic communication services and support for programs and projects in federal agencies.

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April 14, 2010 — Madison, Ala. — Freedom Information Systems’ Senior Data Architect, Dr. Lisa Murphy presented for discussion “The Peculiar Case of CAD Data and Some Implications for Systems Engineering,” at the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Huntsville Regional Chapter monthly meeting.

Dr. Murphy, a data architect for NASA’s Constellation Program working on product data and lifecycle management, notes that three-dimensional Computer-Aided-Design (3D CAD) solid models are the formal design authority on some NASA hardware being designed at Marshall Space Flight Center – not the engineering drawings.

“System engineers need to understand how this technology-dependent design representation of CAD works,” says Murphy. “3D CAD is here to stay because of its superior ability to communicate the engineer’s design intent to manufacturing without a lot of data conversion and rework,” said Murphy.

The presentation sparked great interest and discussion about complex product definitions and design rationale for mechanical CAD systems. “I think it’s important for systems engineers to talk about what they need and to pay attention to contract language to recognize operability needs,” noted Murphy. “This forum was an excellent opportunity to start that dialogue.”

Freedom Information Systems, Inc. is a woman-owned, small business with offices in Madison, Ala and Alexandria, Va., and technical staff located at federal facilities in Alabama, Ohio, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Freedom provides enterprise architecture, application development, enterprise information management and strategic communication services and support for programs and projects in federal agencies.

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Madison, Ala., January 14, 2010 — Freedom Information Systems has hired a new Huntsville Programs Director, Scott Howell. Howell will lead the Freedom teams supporting NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

With more than 21 years of contractor experience developing software, designing databases and managing projects for NASA and DoD, Howell has not only the hands-on experience of developing information systems, but also the practical knowledge of how NASA implements them. His experience also includes working for the developers of the primary data and configuration management system used by NASA’s Exploration Systems Mission Directorate.

Howell is no stranger to Freedom either, and has “followed the growth of Freedom from the beginning.” In fact, much of his experience at NASA was directly working with Freedom President Mark Ogles and with several members of Freedom’s current technical staff while at a previous company.

“The timing didn’t work out until now, but we’ve always wanted to bring Scott onboard,” said Mark Ogles, “His values, experience and leadership style are precisely in line with Freedom’s goals for client support and corporate growth.”

Mr. Howell earned a BSBA in Management Information Systems and a Master of Science degree in Management in the Management of Technology Program at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He is also a Project Management Professional, certified by the Project Management Institute; and is SCRUM Master Certified.

Freedom Information Systems, Inc. is a woman-owned, small business with offices in Alexandria, Va. and Madison, Ala., and technical staff located at federal facilities in Alabama, Florida, Ohio, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Freedom provides information management and business intelligence support for program and project managers in federal agencies.

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Madison, Ala., Dec. 14, 2009 — Freedom Information Systems, Inc. teamed with prime contractor Dynetics to win the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Information Technology Services (MITS) contract. Other MITS team members include CIBER, Inc.; MacAulay-Brown, Inc./Gray Research, Inc.; and MEI Technologies, Inc.

Valued at approximately $335 million over five years and servicing three NASA sites, the contract covers IT security services; IT planning, policy, architecture and integration; telecommunications services; applications and Web services; computing services; and audio visual information services.

Freedom will provide the Enterprise Architecture portion of the MITS IT Planning, Policy, Architecture, and Integration efforts. “We’re delighted to be a part of this extraordinary Dynetics team. This win helps our firm expand its EA practice and add to our support of Marshall Space Flight Center. We’re eager to get started,” said Freedom President Mark Ogles. Freedom is one of fewer than 250 organizations certified by the Federal Enterprise Architecture Institute.

Freedom Information Systems, Inc. is a woman-owned, small business with offices in Alexandria, Va. and Madison, Ala., and technical staff located at federal facilities in Alabama, Florida, Ohio, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Freedom provides information management and business intelligence support for program and project managers in federal agencies.

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