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Allen Corporation Wins American Legion National Economic Award for Employer of Older Workers
April 21, 2010
Fairfax, VA, April 21, 2010 – The American Legion’s National Economic Commission announced today that Allen Corporation of America has won this year’s Employer of Older Workers Award. This annual award honors those companies that employ workers that are over the age of 55.Allen Corporation values the diverse backgrounds and experience that the older workforce provides to the corporation. The majority of the company’s managers are over the age of 55. Allen Corporation employs 253 workers, 71 of which are over the age of 55.
In Addition, 51 percent of Allen Corporation’s workforce consists of veterans. The degree of selfless service associated with a military career and the level of professionalism and commitment is highly regarded in this organization.
"For all they have done, it is the least we can do," said K.C. Vaughey, Allen Corporation's president and CEO. "Thank you very much for our selection as The American Legion 2009 National Winner of the Year for the category Employer of Older Workers."
For more information on this award:
http://www.legion.org/careers/12660/allen-corporation-wins-economic-award.
About Allen Corporation of America
Headquartered in Fairfax, VA, Allen Corporation of America (www.allencorp.com) is a dynamic, rapidly growing company that provides expertise in several major technology areas, including: Cyber Security; Logistics and Logistics Support; Systems Integration; Training and Distributed Learning; Digital and Voice over IP Communications; and Enterprise Management. Allen subsidiary, WetStone Technologies, is an industry leader in Cyber Security solutions for the digital investigator, including award-winning training and WetStone-branded products for malware and steganography investigation, live forensics, intrusion detection and secure time. Allen and WetStone are also leaders in cyber security research, and were awarded the Small Business Research Innovation Program’s Tibbetts award for innovative research in the area of biometric liveness.
