UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 5, 2009
TELOS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Maryland | 001-08443 | 52-0880974 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer ID No.) |
| 19886 Ashburn Road, Ashburn, Virginia | 20147-2358 | |
| (Address of principle executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(703) 724-3800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
Telos Corporation (the “Company”) announced that on October 5, 2009 it elected the following new independent director to its board of directors: Major General (ret) John W. Maluda. General Maluda is the former Director of Cyberspace Transformation and Strategy, in the Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, and Chief Information Officer. A copy of the press release announcing the election of General Maluda to the board of directors is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Number |
Description of Document | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release dated October 9, 2009 for the election of General Maluda to the board of directors |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 9, 2009
| TELOS CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ MICHELE NAKAZAWA | |
| Michele Nakazawa Chief Financial Officer | ||
Exhibit 99.1
Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. John W. Maluda Elected to Telos Board of Directors
New Director Brings Expertise in Military Cybersecurity to Leading Provider of Secure
Advanced Technology Solutions
ASHBURN, Va. – October 9, 2009 – Telos® Corporation announced today that retired Air Force Maj. Gen. John W. Maluda was elected to the company’s board of directors on Monday. Maluda retired on Sept. 1 as director, Cyberspace Transformation and Strategy, Secretary of the Air Force Office of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
“General Maluda is uniquely qualified to provide vital counsel to the company as we support our military customers in their mission to secure cyberspace,” said Telos’ Chairman and CEO John B. Wood. “His extensive Air Force communications and technology experience will bring a new perspective to an already diverse board, and his strong leadership will help guide the company as we develop new solutions to meet the most pressing needs of our security-conscious customers in the Department of Defense and beyond.”
“During my military career, I had the opportunity to observe first hand the technologies that enhance the Services’ ability to secure our missions,” Maluda said. “It’s particularly gratifying to become part of Telos knowing the critical role the company continues to play in providing military communications and information solutions.”
Maluda is the most recently appointed member of the Telos board, which now includes John B. Wood (Telos Corporation chairman and CEO), Bernard Bailey, David Borland, Bill Dvoranchik, Seth Hamot, retired Army Lt. Gen. Bruce Harris, retired Army Lt. Gen. Charles S. Mahan, Jr., retired Air Force Maj. Gen. John W. Maluda, Robert J. Marino, Andrew Siegel and retired Navy Vice Adm. Jerry O. Tuttle.
About Telos Corporation
Telos Corporation has provided innovative IT solutions and services to the federal government for more than 30 years, focusing since 1989 on secure enterprise solutions. Telos solutions ensure that the government’s most security-conscious organizations comply with demanding federal and DoD information security mandates. Offerings include Xacta® IA Manager for enterprise IT security management, enterprise security consulting services, secure networks, secure enterprise messaging, and secure identity management solutions. Solutions are represented to the federal government on Telos’ GSA schedule. For more information, visit http://www.telos.com/.