CACI
| CACI Logo | |
| Company type | Public (NYSE: CAI) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Information Technology |
| Founded | July, 1962 (Santa Monica, California, USA) |
| Founder | Harry Markowitz  |
| Headquarters | Arlington, Virginia, USA |
Key people | Herb Karr, Founder Harry Markowitz, Founder Dr. J. P. "Jack" London, Chairman of the Board Paul Cofoni, CEO and President |
| Services | Systems Integration Engineering Services Managed Network Services Knowledge Management |
| Revenue |  USD 1.75 billion (2006, June) |
| USD 150.28 million (2006, June) | |
| USD 84.84 million (2006, June) | |
Number of employees | 10,200 (2007) |
| Website | http://www.caci.com |
CACI International, Inc. (NYSE: CAI) is an Arlington, Virginia-based publicly held information technology company.
History
CACI was founded by businessman Herb Karr and future Nobel laureate Harry Markowitz in 1962 to commercialize the SIMSCRIPT simulation programming language, and went public in 1968. Originally an acronym for California Analysis Center, Incorporated, it was changed to stand for Consolidated Analysis Center, Incorporated in 1967. The acronym alone was adopted as the firm's official name in 1973. Its corporate motto is "Ever Vigilant."
Corporate structure
CACI is organized into two major business groups: CACI Federal, which serves federal, state, and local governments in the United States, and CACI, Ltd., which offers consumer and market analysis and provides information systems services in the United Kingdom.
CACI is in four major lines of business:
- Systems integration offerings combine current systems with new technologies or integrate hardware and software from multiple sources to enhance operations and save time and money.
- Engineering services offerings enable clients to standardize and improve the way they manage the logistical lifecycles of systems, products and material assets, resulting in cost savings and increased productivity.
- Managed network services offerings include a complete suite of solutions for total lifecycle support of global networks.
- Knowledge management offerings encompass a range of information management tools and enabling technologies, including Internet-based user interfaces, commercial off-the-shelf software and workflow management systems.
CACI's major markets are:
- Defense
- Intelligence
- Homeland Security
CACI was ranked #921 in the 2006 Fortune 1000 list of the largest companies in America. CACI also ranked 8th among the top 10 information technology providers on the 2006 Fortune 500 list.
The company has completed approximately 30 acquisitions in recent years and in early 2004 bought American Management Systems's defense and intelligence business for $415 million in cash.
Abu Ghraib Controversy
In 2004, the company was linked to the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse along with another government contractor, Titan Corp. (now owned by L-3 Communications). CACI employees Joe Ryan and Steven Stephanowicz were investigated in the Taguba report. The U.S. Army "found that contractors were involved in 36 percent of the [Abu Ghraib] proven incidents and identified 6 employees as individually culpable"[1], although none have faced prosecution unlike US military personal.[1]
According to an early army report, a CACI interrogator, "[m]ade a false statement to the investigation team regarding the locations of his interrogations, the activities during his interrogations, and his knowledge of abuses." Further, investigators found the CACI interrogator encouraged Military Police to terrorize inmates, and "clearly knew his instructions equated to physical abuse." [2]
CACI Response
According to CACI’s website, "the company provided a range of information technology and intelligence services in Iraq. These services included intelligence analysis, background investigations, screenings, interrogation, property management and recordkeeping, and installation of computer systems, software and hardware. Only a small portion of these employees worked as interrogators." The company states that "no CACI employee or former employee has been indicted for any misconduct in connection with this work, and no CACI employee or former employee appears in any of the photos released from Abu Ghraib." CACI also adds that they "are no longer providing interrogation services in Iraq," which concluded in the early fall of 2005 upon the conclusion of a contract with the U.S. Army.
CACI also adds "Nonetheless, we do not condone, tolerate or endorse any illegal behavior by our employees in any circumstance or at any time. We will act forcefully if the evidence shows that any of our employees acted improperly, but we will not rush to judgment on the basis of speculation, innuendo, partial reports or incomplete investigations."
CACI also claims on their website that government reports generally "concluded that civilian interrogators performed their duties in an appropriate fashion and made a major contribution to the U.S. mission in Iraq." CACI further claims a March 2005 report by U.S. Navy Inspector General and Vice Admiral Albert T. Church that shows that despite the publicity surrounding Abu Ghraib, "we found very few instances of abuse involving contractors."[3]
Radio show comments result in a lawsuit
On August 26, 2005, Randi Rhodes, a host for the Air America talk radio program, claimed that employees of CACI International had raped and murdered Iraqi civilians at the Abu Ghraib prison. CACI sued Air America and its parent company, Piquant LLC, for allegedly making "false and defamatory" charges. CACI sought $1 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages. The claim was dismissed by a U.S. District Court judge on September 21, 2006. [4] CACI is pursuing an appeal, having received permission to do so from a bankruptcy court (which lifted the automatic stay that resulted when Air America filed for bankruptcy protection). [5]
As of the summer of 2007, no current or former CACI employee had been charged with any wrongdoing.[citation needed]
Recent Events
- July 1, 2007 - Paul Cofoni is appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. William Fairl is appointed President, U.S. Operations. Randall Fuerst is appointed Chief Operations Officer. Dr. J. P. London remains Chairman of the Board and becomes Executive Chairman
References
- ^ a b P. W. Singer (March/April 2005) Outsourcing War. Foreign Affairs. Council on Foreign Relations. New York City, NY
- ^ Chatterjee, Pratap (2004-05-07). "Private Contractors and Torture at Abu Ghraib, Iraq".
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "CACI in Iraq - Frequently Asked Questions".
- ^ "Court papers: The USA District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Alexandria division" (pdf).
- ^ "Court Allows Lawsuit Against Air America". 2007-01-05.