Harris Corporation Selected for $600 Million U.S. Census Bureau Field Data Collection Automation Program
March 30 2006 - 3:05PM
PR Newswire (US)
MELBOURNE, Fla., March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS) today announced that it has been selected by
the U.S. Census Bureau for the five-year, $600 million Field Data
Collection Automation (FDCA) program. The FDCA program will fully
integrate the multiple automated systems required to efficiently
and securely obtain field census data for the 2010 Census. Harris
will serve as the systems integrator and provide overall program
management. Members of the Harris team include: Accenture LLP,
which will provide mobile computing applications and enterprise
support systems; Unisys Corporation, which will provide nationwide
support and service for approximately 500 Census Bureau field
offices; Dell Computer Corporation, which will provide office
computing equipment; High Tech Computer Corporation, which will
provide the mobile computing equipment; Sprint, which will provide
telecommunications services; Oracle, which will provide database
support; Client Network Services, Inc., which will provide
engineering and field technician support; and Headstrong, which
supported the enterprise architecture development for the 2010
Census. "We are very excited about this win and to have the
opportunity to strengthen our partnership with the U.S. Census
Bureau," said Al Dukes, president of the Civil Programs business
unit of the Harris Government Communications Systems Division. "The
Census Bureau has a very critical mission that ultimately impacts
all aspects of our lives, from legislative redistricting to
disbursement of federal funds. Harris and its teammates are fully
committed to ensuring the total mission success of the FDCA
program." Traditionally, Census field data collection was handled
primarily through paper address lists, maps and questionnaires,
resulting in high labor costs and potential errors due to the
magnitude of the labor-intensive data collection processes. For the
2010 Decennial Census, the Census Bureau plans to use automated
systems to directly capture information collected during
interviews, reducing the need for paper-based processing while
increasing operational efficiency, improving accuracy, and reducing
costs. The FDCA program will provide advanced, automated systems
that deliver data to the Census Bureau's computing systems in near
real-time for integration with other data sources. These systems
will support the data collection activities of Census Bureau
enumerators and local census offices during the 2008 dress
rehearsal and ultimately the 2010 Decennial Census. At the peak of
data collection operations during the 2010 Census, the FDCA system
will support approximately 500 local offices and over 500,000
enumerators. In 2002, Harris was selected for an eight-year, $210
million program to integrate the Census Bureau's Master Address
File (MAF) and Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and
Referencing (TIGER) databases as part of the Accuracy Improvement
Project (MAF/TIGER AIP). Harris Government Communications Systems
Division conducts advanced research studies, develops prototypes,
and produces and supports state-of-the- art, assured
communications(TM) solutions and information systems that solve the
mission-critical challenges of its military and government
customers, while serving as the technology base for the company's
diverse commercial businesses. Harris Corporation is an
international communications and information technology company
serving government and commercial markets in more than 150
countries. With headquarters in Melbourne, Florida, the company has
annual sales of over $3 billion and more than 13,000 employees -
including 5,500 engineers and scientists. The company's four
operating divisions serve markets for government communications, RF
communications, broadcast communications, and microwave
communications. For more information, visit http://www.harris.com/
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http://www.careers.harris.com/ Forward-Looking Statement This press
release contains forward-looking statements that reflect
management's current expectations, assumptions and estimates of
future performance and economic conditions. Such statements are
made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. The company cautions investors that any
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties
that may cause actual results and future trends to differ
materially from those matters expressed in or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Statements about the expected value of
the program to Harris are forward-looking and involve risks and
uncertainties. Other factors that may impact the company's results
and forward-looking statement may be disclosed in the company's
filings with the SEC. Harris disclaims any intention or obligation
to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events, or otherwise. DATASOURCE:
Harris Corporation CONTACT: Sleighton Meyer, Government
Communications Systems Division, +1-321-727-6514, or , or Brent
Dietz, Corporate Headquarters, +1-321-724-3554, or , both of Harris
Web site: http://www.harris.com/
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