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FSI Appoints Karen Wilson as Vice President of Consulting, Expands Ray Bjorklund's Role to Senior Vice President and Chief Knowledge Officer

MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6, 2004--FSI, the nation's preeminent supplier of actionable government-IT market intelligence, today announced Karen Wilson has been appointed Vice President of Consulting. She will be responsible for delivering to FSI's clients specialty research consulting in areas such as pipeline development; market sizing and segmentation; competitive analysis and pricing; and other bid analysis. FSI also announced the expanded role of its Senior Vice President and Chief Knowledge Officer, Ray Bjorklund.
Ms. Wilson joins FSI from Unisys Global Public Sector Consulting where she was Director of the Financial & Cost Management Solution offering. Prior to joining Unisys, she spent seven years with Arthur Andersen in Business Consulting, Office of Government Services.

With nearly a decade's experience in public sector consulting, Ms. Wilson has led independent profit and loss centers and has had responsibility for multi-million dollar programs. Her experience focuses on cost management, performance management and financial system-related processes. During her tenure at Unisys and Arthur Andersen Consulting, Ms. Wilson led projects for a variety of government agencies including the U.S. Department of the Navy, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Air Force, Federal Aviation Administration, Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Bureau of the Census, the National Weather Service and the General Services Administration. She has a masters' degree from the University of Maryland, and bachelors' degrees from Boston University, where she has also served as a guest lecturer.

In his role as Senior Vice President and Chief Knowledge Officer, Mr. Bjorklund is responsible for identifying market factors, technology trends, and strategic solutions to help FSI clients sell into the government marketplace. Mr. Bjorklund will lead a focused effort on developing new capabilities for FSI and his expertise will lend a cross-company approach to add further value to FSI's market intelligence services. Mr. Bjorklund has over three decades of hands-on experience in federal IT program management and procurement processes. As a former government program manager and procurement official focusing on defense, C4ISR and IT initiatives, he has a deep understanding of the public sector market and its complex policy and procurement procedures. He holds a BS from the University of California at Davis in environmental sciences and a MS from Northrop University in procurement and contract law.

"These are exciting times for FSI. We are very pleased to welcome someone of Karen's caliber and experience to our leadership team," said Bill Gormley, President of FSI. "Karen is a seasoned consultant, manager and leader who will help expand and grow our consulting practice at FSI."

About FSI

FSI (Federal Sources, Inc.), a Washington Management Group Company, delivers fact-based, government-IT market intelligence to both the largest existing government contractors and new market entrants via online subscription services, tailored consulting, GSA Schedule services and industry-leading events. These programs, underscored by a hands-on approach to client support, enable IT vendors and government organizations to make informed business decisions and experience rapid return on investment. FSI was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia; its Web site is www.fedsources.com.

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