WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 31, 2006 -- When chief information officers roll the dice to manage risk and reward strategies at FOSE 2006, they'll have consultants from Booz Allen at hand to help them make the winning play.

Booz Allen Hamilton, a global strategy and technology consulting leader, will unveil a simulated "war game" challenge at FOSE 2006 to help government agencies more effectively manage their information technology portfolios. Consultants, serving as advisors, will guide government's senior information technologists as they move across a five foot by seven foot game board in a competitive race to manage the risks and rewards of information technology projects. The Booz Allen Challenge, housed within FOSE's Enterprise Pavilion, will take place during FOSE 2006 from March 7-9 at the Washington DC Convention Center.

"The Booz Allen Challenge applies wargaming and simulation techniques to strategic IT decision making. As the game is played, the teams experience the dynamic relationship of capabilities, staff, resources, IT investments, enterprise architecture, and external events that impact the ability to support agency missions," explained Booz Allen Vice President Michael Farber. "We'll have chief information officers, security officers, chief architects, and other senior technology staff huddled around a table competing in a rousing, interactive war game. All eyes will be on the scorecard as players race to win against teams representing other government agencies."

"When Booz Allen's IT Strategy, Innovation and Management group spoke to us about holding their war games at FOSE, we knew we had a hit," said Lorenz Hassenstein, vice president of PostNewsweek Tech Media. "FOSE 2006 is the hub for the government technology community, and Booz Allen has been a leader in consulting to this community for over 60 years. We welcome Booz Allen's expertise at FOSE to help government manage more effectively."

FOSE 2006, celebrating its 30th year as the premier government technology event for federal, state, and local government professionals, is the forum for government to see new technology products, hear from industry and government visionaries, and explore high tech innovation at work. FOSE 2006 takes place at the Washington DC Convention Center on March 7-9 with 25,000 attendees and 550 industry exhibits. Free registration for military and government professionals is available online at http://www.fose.com. To register for the Booz Allen Challenge at FOSE, call 1-800-513-3593.

PostNewsweek Tech Media, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (WPO), is the leading media company in the government technology community, offering focused national publications, web sites, trade shows, and conferences for the government technology market. PostNewsweek Tech Media produces Government Computer News, a controlled-circulation magazine published thirty times per year for government managers who buy information technology products and services; Government Leader, a controlled-circulation magazine focused on the important issues in public management, human resources, financial management and technology published 6 times a year; Washington Technology, a twice-monthly controlled-circulation magazine for government information technology system integrators; Defense Systems, the leading magazine for defense transformation; FOSE, the premier technology exhibition and conference in the government market; and government's executive business conference, IRMCO, for the U.S. General Services Administration. For further information about PostNewsweek Tech Media, go to http://www.postnewsweektech.com.

Registration for FOSE is free for military and government professionals and $50 for industry. To register for FOSE 2006 or for more information about the event go to http://www.FOSE.com or call 1-800-791-FOSE.