ASD, Inc. Celebrates 25 Years as Premier Information Technology (IT) Company

Advanced Systems Development, Inc., ASD, on Oct. 2, 2004 , celebrated 25 years of providing the highest quality Information Technology services to the Department of Defense, Department of Labor, and the Nation. Founded in 1979 by Richard L. Bennett, President & CEO, ASD began with a small National Highway Traffic Safety Administration contract.

Today, the company boasts an impressive customer list that includes major elements of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the U.S. Army and Space Missile Defense Command, Washington Headquarters Services, Defense Intelligence Agency, Joint Forces Command, the Air Force Comptroller, Defense Information Systems Agency, Department of Labor, and Department of Energy.

Since graduating from the Small Business Administration 8(a) program, ASD has grown into a “big” small business with almost 200 employees; $18M in annual revenues; a corporate HQ’s in Arlington, Virginia; a field office in Huntsville, Alabama; plus 38 client-sites located in 13 states and the District of Columbia.

Gathered at the Atrium in the Ronald Reagan Building on the evening of Oct. 30, 2004 , for a gala affair with more than 300 attendees, Richard Bennett paid tribute to ASD’s exceptional employees, loyal customers, and outstanding strategic business partners. He pledged to carry on his philosophy of “continuously growing the business by building a highly trained workforce supported by a solid corporate infrastructure, while at the same time retaining the flexibility and nimbleness of a small business”. He mentioned he was proud that ASD had successfully teamed with Perot Systems Government Services to attain a Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level II rating on Oct. 22, 2004 , and he thought this a fitting anniversary present for the whole company. He went on to say “ASD is poised to catapult into the forefront of the IT field, by expanding our business in current and new geographical markets, particularly focusing on targets of opportunity in defense organizations involved in missile defense, test and evaluation, intelligence, and joint warfighter operations.”