For Immediate Release
Date:   April 4, 2005

Samuels Joins IIa Corporate Team

Oak Ridge, TN. Information International Associates is pleased to announce the addition of Charles W. Samuels as senior contracts manager with more than 35 years of senior contract and project management experience in the public and private sectors. At IIa, Samuels will handle the company’s contract administration activities and will support business development efforts, including proposal development.

During more than 20 years in the U.S. Army, Samuels served in a number of responsible logistics and contracting positions, including Deputy Chief of Staff for Acquisition, Military District of Washington, and Director of Logistics, 1st Signal Brigade, Korea. After leaving the military in 1987, Samuels worked in contract and project management for local government contractors, including his most recent position as contracts manager for Professional Project Services in Knoxville and Oak Ridge, as well as contract and project management positions for Lockwood Green Technologies, Advanced Sciences, and Management and Technical Associates.

Samuels instructs in procurement management for the professional certification training program for the Project Management Institute’s East Tennessee Chapter. He previously was adjunct instructor of the Government Contracting and Auditing curriculum for Florida Institute of Technology’s government contracting masters program. He holds a masters degree in management from the University of Arkansas, a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University, and is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Samuels lives in Oak Ridge with his wife, Roseanne.

Headquartered in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, IIa provides information management, systems, and technology services to the government, industry, non-profit and academic organizations, and international entities. In February 2005, company president Bonnie C. Carroll was honored with the Department of Interior’s Conservation Service Award. In November 2004, BusinessTn magazine recognized IIa as one of Tennessee’s 50 fastest growing companies.