Vienna, VA, May 17, 2007—MicroTech, LLC, a premier Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) announced today that Anthony R. “Tony” Jimenez, founder and CEO of MicroTech, LLC testified before the US House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on issues surrounding Veterans Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment on Thursday, May 17, 2007.

In 2004, Jimenez, a Service-Disabled Veteran Entrepreneur and former career Army Officer, founded MicroTech and serves as the President and CEO.  As a result of his recent successes growing MicroTech, Jimenez was named the Veterans Business Journal 2006 “Vetrepreneur of the Year.”  He is a seasoned information technology executive with nearly 30 years experience in information technology development and deployment, strategic planning, enterprise transformation, acquisition management, and procurement.

MicroTech is a fast-growing service-disabled veteran-owned and 8(a) small business that is making a name for itself through providing quality services to several agencies of the federal government and a flexible, creative approach to strategic teaming and contracting.  MicroTech’s most significant recent win is an award on the $5B Veterans Technology Services (VETS) Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC).  The VETS GWAC is a Multiple Award/Indefinite Quantity (MA/IDIQ) vehicle to provide worldwide Information Technology (IT) solutions to client agencies.

Mr. Jimenez testified before the committee regarding the need for government to make a serious commitment to meet its goals to create opportunities for service disabled veteran owned businesses.

Said Tony Jimenez, President and CEO of MicroTech “It was a pleasure and a  privilege to appear before the committee and to share my thoughts regarding veterans’ entrepreneurship, Veteran-Owned Small Business and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business opportunities in the federal government."

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