| In 1982, the firm was
approved by the Small Business Administration to the 8(a) program.
Just three years later, in 1985, ASD was recognized as the Minority
Small Business of the year by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA). In 1988 and 1989, ASD was included in the
prestigious "INC. 500" as one of America's Fastest Growing
Companies by INC. Magazine.
Awards are nice to receive, but our focus has been and always will
be to our customers first. The best measure of our success comes
in many letters of commendation we receive directly from our customers,
a few of which are excerpted below:
"…I want to take a chance to thank you and your team
for the outstanding support provided to the Simulation and Analysis
Center for the last three years. … It has made my job much
easier to know I had a high quality computer support team to call
on. … [ASD staff members] have simply excelled as our NT
administrators. Their combination of positive can-do attitudes
and technical expertise make working with them a joy."
Daniel J. Zalewski, Lieutenant
Colonel, USAF
Director, Simulation and Analysis Center
Office of the Undersecretary of Defense (August 24, 2001)
"…ASD Program Manager [ASD Staff Member] continues to
provide outstanding support. [ASD Staff Member] is immediately responsive
to every concern and issue that it brought to his attention. His
desire to assist this organization in solving the most complex of
organizational IT challenges is evident in the suggestions he makes
for improving operational procedures as well as in the caliber of
IT professionals he brings to the contract. [ASD Staff Member] is
an IT professional in every sense of the term, and we very much
appreciate his dedication."
John M. Downey, Assistant Director
Personnel Information Management
Department of Defense (June 7, 2001)
"I want to thank everyone for all their support in making
this a successful migration. The extraordinary amount of dedication
shown in nailing down the procedures, documenting and organizing
the installation effort, was well appreciated and definitely not
done in vain. … I want to personally thank all involved for
making this happen in the short time provided."
William Sykes, Chief, Personnel,
Systems & Evaluations
WHS/P&SD Personnel Services Division
Office of the Undersecretary of Defense (April 27, 2001)
"Your technical expertise and attitude of mission first contributed
to this office's ability to provide critical and timely review and
analysis of the sensitive international defense cooperation issues.
Performance of this nature serves as a model for cooperative staff
relationships and brings great credit to yourself, your organization,
and the Department of Defense."
Cecilia K. Tyler, Colonel, U.S. Army
Assistant Director, Coalition Warfare
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (December 15, 2000)
"I want to thank all the individuals who, on a day to day
basis, maintain the computer hardware, software and network communication
facilities that are essential to our successful operation. Your
whole team provides excellent support and I know I speak for my
staff when I express my appreciation for all the times you and
your team have gone the extra mile in support of the offices of
the Deputy Chief Financial Officer."
Nelson Toye, Deputy Chief Financial
Officer
Office of the Deputy Controller
Office of Under Secretary of Defense (December 26, 2000)
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