Two Booz Allen Clients Named Finalists in 2008 Computerworld Honors Program

The CDC's Vaccine Management Business Improvement Project and the US Army's Soldier Benefit System are recognized for making visionary use of IT.

For 20 years, the Computerworld Honors Program has conducted a "search for new heroes" — seeking out and recognizing people, companies, and institutions that are using visionary IT applications to improve the world. Only members of the prestigious Chairmen's Committee, to which Booz Allen Hamilton has belonged since 1991, may submit nominations. Case studies of selected nominees (called "Laureates") are archived in more than 350 affiliated universities, libraries, and research institutions around the world.

This year, Booz Allen nominated five laureates:

ENGLink Interactive — US Army Corps of Engineers Readiness Support Center
Secure Bluetooth Smart Card Communications — US Army Materiel Command Chief Information Officer
Soldier Benefit Systems — US Army, Human Resources Command
Vaccine Management Business Improvement Project (VMBIP) — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Coordinating Center For Infectious Diseases (CCID) and the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)
Virtual Collaboration — National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

On June 2, 2009, several hundred laureates were recognized at a Medal Ceremony in Washington, D.C. That evening, two Booz Allen-nominated laureates—the CDC's Vaccine Management Business Improvement Project and the US Army's Soldier Benefit System—were recognized as finalists at the Awards Gala, also held in Washington. Both clients are making tremendous use of IT:

VMBIP: As part of the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, the CDC purchases and supplies over 60 million doses of pediatric vaccines each year. The CDC called on Booz Allen to help reexamine its vaccine delivery and accountability processes, and ultimately, assist with developing the Vaccine Management Business Improvement Project (VMBIP). Now, the CDC is better able to manage pediatric vaccine shortages, improve the nation’s emergency preparedness, and redirect public health resources toward public heath activities.

Soldier Benefit System: As the US Army continues to fight the Global War on Terror overseas, it faces an equally difficult challenge back home: caring for soldiers wounded in the conflict. With Booz Allen's assistance, the Army has instituted a number of benefits programs to aid "wounded warriors," and has designed and built an overarching operations support structure—including scanning infrastructure to speed applications processing and tracking and a call center to provide customers with ready access to program information—to ensure that soldiers receive the benefits they are due.

The Booz Allen team members who have worked with the CDC and the Army’s HR Command are thrilled for their clients. Rockville, Maryland-based VP Susan Penfield says, "I am so pleased to see the CDC received significant recognition for the changes they've implemented to the Vaccines for Children program—saving money has truly translated into saving lives.”

For more information on the Computerworld Honors program, visit www.cwhonors.org.

story posted July 10, 2008