General Anthony Zinni Joins the Board of National Interest Security Company

FAIRFAX, VA, February 19, 2009 – National Interest Security Company, LLC (NISC), a company controlled by DC Capital Partners, LLC, announced today that General Anthony “Tony” C. Zinni has joined the NISC Board of Directors. He joins other distinguished independent Directors including General Michael Hagee, Ambassador Henry Crumpton, VADM Stephen Loftus, and Kara Bue.

Thomas J. Campbell, President of DC Capital Partners and Chairman of NISC, said, "General Zinni's reputation of integrity, sound judgment, and straightforwardness is well established. His advice, insight and leadership will be of enormous benefit to NISC and to DC Capital Partners. In addition to serving on the Board, he will also consult on strategy and business development. We feel fortunate to have General Zinni as part of our team."

Andrew Maner, Chief Executive Officer of NISC, said, "We are extremely pleased to have such a distinguished individual join NISC. General Zinni brings extensive experience and relationships in and around government and the intelligence, defense, homeland security, energy and all the sectors in which NISC operates. His strong business background will be a tremendous asset and our management team looks forward to working with him."

General Zinni, former Commander-in-Chief, US Central Command, is one of our Nation’s most respected military leaders. His distinguished career has taken him to over 70 countries, including two tours in Vietnam where he was severely wounded. His numerous assignments have included Commanding General, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Deputy Director of Operations at the U.S. European Command and several Joint Task Force commands.

In addition to his military assignments, General Zinni has served in a number of diplomatic positions, including appointments by the President as Special Envoy for the United States to Israel and the Palestinian Authority, as well as presidential diplomatic missions to Somalia, Pakistan, Ethiopia and State Department missions involving conflicts in Indonesia and the Philippines.

In addition his government service, General Zinni has a wealth of business experience. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President of DynCorp International, prior to which time he served as President of International Operations for M.I.C. Industries, Inc. He has also served on several boards of directors and advisory boards in areas which include government services, manufacturing, electronics and communications, including but not limited to Raytheon Aerospace (Vertex Aerospace), Integrated Defense Technologies, DynCorp International, McNeil Technologies, and Continental Electronics. He has an undergraduate degree in Economics, a Masters Degree in International Relations, and a Masters Degree in Business, as well as three Honorary Doctorate degrees.

General Zinni is also an accomplished author, having written numerous articles and op-ed pieces, co-authored a New York Times Best Seller book on his career entitled "Battle Ready" with Tom Clancy, and authored a New York Times Best Seller on foreign policy, "The Battle For Peace". He remains active in public service and foreign policy debates and has been one of the leading proponents of "Smart Power", regularly testifying before Congress and providing advice to Presidents, Senators and Congressmen on both sides of the aisle.

In addition to serving on the NISC Board of Directors he will also serve on the DC Capital Board of Advisors, which includes other prominent individuals such as The Honorable Rich Armitage, former Deputy Secretary of State, and Jeffery Smith, Senior Partner at Arnold and Porter.

About National Interest Security Company, LLC:

Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, NISC is a leading provider of innovative information technology, information management, and management and technology consulting solutions in support of national interest and security initiatives for the Intelligence Community and the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Energy, as well as other key Federal Civilian and Federal Health agencies. NISC's expertise includes software and systems engineering, cyber security, biometrics, document and media exploitation, decision support and portfolio analysis, enterprise architecture, strategic management systems, intelligence operations and analysis support, and network and critical infrastructure protection. Representative missions currently include, but are not limited to, providing analytically-based portfolio and capability prototyping to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; conversion, hosting, petascale data management, and multi-lingual data exploitation for the Intelligence Community; application development and systems support to the U.S. Cyber Security effort; critical program management support to the National Cyber Security Division of the Department of Homeland Security; and strategy, assessment, policy, planning, and execution for the Department of Energy. NISC has nearly 1,000 employees and represents the successful integration of mission-oriented companies into an industry-leading enterprise that offers a full continuum of capabilities.

About DC Capital Partners, LLC:

DC Capital Partners, LLC, is a private equity firm with offices in Washington, DC, and Alexandria, VA, focused on investing primarily in the defense and government sectors. Additional information on DC Capital Partners can be found at www.dccapitalpartners.com.