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Heroines in Technology Award

Women in Technology (WIT) and the March of Dimes presented the 2007 Heroines in Technology awards in early November, which honor local women who balance demanding roles in the fast-paced technology sector with significant commitments to community service. One of three 2007 Corporate Heroine in Technology Awards went to CSCI CEO, Linda LaRoche who was recognized as a woman in the technology industry who has used her experience, knowledge and skills to benefit the local community.

Government Channel Leadership Award

The Washington Technology Government Channel Leadership Awards recognize the work and dedication of contractors who serve the government market and whose exemplary record of performance and leadership has inspired others. The awards honor individuals with outstanding accomplishments and skills in serving their government customers and in helping those customers complete their missions.

Chief Technologist Peter Anderson was recognized with this award in 2007 for his visionary leadership and work developing CSCI's core product, the Trusted Information Infrastructure™.

SmartCEO magazine Bravo! Business Achievement Awards

In July 2007, Washington SmartCEO magazine recognized Linda LaRoche as one of the 25 female entrepreneurs in the 3rd annual Bravo! Business Achievement Awards. The qualities that a BRAVO Award winner possess are they overcome business obstacles; financially outperformed competitors; displayed leadership and a strong work ethic within and beyond the workplace; used her business to help benefit the community through acts of philanthropy; and have done something unique in the business world and has an inspiring story to tell.

2006 Stevie Awards

Vice President, Marketing and Communications Lara Coffee was named as a 2006 Stevie Award Finalist for Best Executive – Service Businesses – up to 2,500 Employees. The Stevie Awards were created to honor and generate public recognition of the efforts, accomplishments, and positive contributions of companies and business people worldwide.

CSCI's human resources and security training programs have earned it a ranking in Training magazine's 2007 Top 125. The annual list is compiled from businesses both large and small from across the country. CSCI's training programs work with employees individually, in group settings and company-wide to support both staff development and contractual requirements.

Great technical writing earned CSCI a 2006 Award of Excellence for its DaVE software user's guide from the Society of Technical Communication. DaVE is modeling and simulation software used to help analysts visualize data.

CSCI Wins 2006 MarCom Creative Award

CSCI technical writers were recently presented with a Gold Award by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals for a set of case studies they drafted to better explain and sell CSCI products. The case studies cover a series of CSCI's software and interactive communications products and capabilities.

The MarCom Creative Awards is an annual competition for professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of marketing and communication programs and print, visual and audio materials. Entries come from corporate marketing and communication departments, advertising agencies, public relations firms, design shops and freelancers. With more than 5,000 entries from across the globe, winners were selected from more than 200 categories.

CSCI Website wins 2006 W³ Silver award

CSCI's Website, www.csci-va.com, was honored with a W³ Silver merit award. Chosen from a field of more than 2,600 entrants, the CSCI Website was judged by a panel from the International Academy of the Visual Arts, or IAVA. The W³ Awards is an annual competition to recognize creative excellence in Websites and visual on-line marketing efforts.

Washington Business Journal
2005 Women Who Mean Business Award

Chief Executive Officer Linda LaRoche was named one of greater Washington, D.C.’s ‘Women Who Mean Business,’ honoring the Washington region’s most influential and powerful women executives. The Washington Business Journal selected 25 honorees from a pool of more than 200 nominations.

United States Coast Guard
“Patriot Award”

The Employee Support of the Guard and Reserve awards this on behalf of the Department of Defense. This awards program is designed to recognize employers for employment policies and practices that are supportive of their employees' participation in the National Guard and Reserve.

Ms. Linda LaRoche and CSCI are cited for their superb support and good will to members of the National Guard and Reserve. Adopting personnel policies and demonstrating leadership and management skills that make it easier for employees to participate, CSCI supported Commander Robert Newton's call to serve his country as a member of the Coast Guard Reserve and thereby played an important role in maintaining the strength and readiness of our National Guard Reserve. Willingly supporting Commander Newton’s recall to active duty during the period 2 February 2003 to 9 June 2003, CSCI significantly contributed to the Coast Guard’s National Defense and Homeland Security missions during Operations IRAQI FREEDOM and LIBERTY SHIELD. While his recall to active duty created an instant personnel gap and management challenges, CSCI fully supported and showed great flexibility in allowing Commander Newton to immediately assume his Reserve recall duties. This sacrifice permitted the Coast Guard Headquarters Office of Defense Operations to quickly assume Coast Guard positions within the National Military Command Center; providing Coast Guard maritime safety and security expertise to the Department of Defense during an important time in our nation’s history. Exhibiting a strong, caring attitude for its employees, CSCI regularly contacted Commander Newton, ensuring he and his family were aware of the options for maintaining benefits during the transitions to and from active duty service. Ms. LaRoche’s and CSCI’s actions and continued support of the Coast Guard, the National Guard and the Reserve are most heartily commended and in keeping with the true spirit of patriotism.

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Springfield Chamber of Commerce
"2004 Corporate Citizen" Award
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The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce awards this each year to a company that demonstrates strong involvement to better the quality of life in the Greater Springfield area. Under the leadership of Chief Executive Officer and co-founder, Linda LaRoche, CSCI is committed to serving the local community and therefore is the winner of the 2004 Corporate Citizen Award.

CSCI actively participates in the March of Dimes WalkAmerica program each year and adopts less fortunate families during the Christmas season. CSCI became involved with the March of Dimes WalkAmerica in 1998. In its first year of participation, four employees contributed and raised a total of $384. What began as a small team has grown tremendously over the last six years. In 2004 the team raised an amazing $8,000 for March of Dimes. In addition, the team has grown from four to 20 employees.

CSCI does not only support March of Dimes, but many local charities as well. CSCI sponsors Operation Atlas, a community outreach program that gives outpatients at Walter Reed Hospital the chance to explore and enjoy the sites and activities available in the nation’s capital while they heal from the wounds of war. CSCI donated its Washington Capitals season tickets to the recovering soldiers.

In addition, each Christmas season CSCI contributes to the local community by donating necessities, as well as aesthetic gifts to needy families in Northern Virginia. 1997 employees Lara Coffee and Steele Wetherill, established Santa’s Sac, a volunteer event that works hand-in-hand with local school officials in deciding which families are most needy according to their income, education, personal needs and history.