NISC Continues to Enhance Intelligence and Language Services Expertise

Names Maria Magoulas-Perkins Senior Vice President

Fairfax, VA, (September 17, 2009). National Interest Security Company, LLC (NISC), a leading provider of innovative information technology solutions, information management, and strategic consulting services, announced today that Ms. Maria Magoulas-Perkins, a former Executive Manager at the National Security Agency (NSA), has joined NISC as a Senior Vice President of NISC Mission Services.  Ms. Magoulas-Perkins joins other NISC intelligence and national security experts in cybersecurity, multi-petabyte data management, and multi-lingual data exploitation.

Andrew Maner, Chief Executive Officer of NISC, said, "We are very pleased to have Maria join our team.  Maria comes to NISC with deep knowledge and extensive expertise in the Intelligence Community's critical missions.  Her 23 years of analysis and foreign language experience at the National Security Agency, and tenure as a Senior Professional Staff Member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence will help enhance our team of highly qualified specialists, providing high-end services and solutions to our national security clients."

 "Maria will provide critical skills and leadership to assist us in growing our analysis business and allow us to continue to aggressively expand our presence in the language services market," adds Frank Strickland, President of NISC Mission Services.  "Maria’s deep expertise in both advanced analytics and language capabilities will help NISC provide our customers with methods, people, and technology that improve mission performance."

Before joining NISC, Ms. Magoulas-Perkins was the Senior Vice President for Intelligence and Language Services at McNeil Technologies, Inc.  Prior to that position, she was an Executive Manager at the NSA and is an NSA-certified Master Multilinguist.  Ms. Magoulas-Perkins was also a Congressional Senior Professional Staff Member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), where she served as the Program Monitor for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and as an Advocate for the Intelligence Community and the Department of Defense Language Workforce.  She is a member of the AFCEA Intelligence Board.  Ms. Magoulas-Perkins helps drive innovation and differentiation in her field.  She is a strong advocate for innovative small businesses and encourages Mentor-Protégé relationships.

About National Interest Security Company, LLC:

Headquartered in Fairfax, Va., NISC is a leading provider of innovative information technology solutions, information management, and strategic consulting services in support of national interest and security initiatives for the Intelligence Community; the departments of Defense, Homeland Security, and Energy; and the Federal Health Information Technology community. NISC’s expertise includes systems engineering, biometrics, document and media exploitation, systems integration, software development, enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, information assurance, intelligence operations, analysis support, network and critical infrastructure protection. NISC has more than 1,000 employees, the majority holding high-level security clearances.

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.