Rep. John P. Murtha and Northrop Grumman Announce Business Expansion in Johnstown,...

Rep. John P. Murtha and Northrop Grumman Announce Business Expansion in
Johnstown, Pa.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Jan. 7, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation
(NYSE:NOC) and Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.) announced today a health care
information technology partnership that will bring new jobs to Johnstown.

Northrop Grumman's Information Technology (IT) sector, in partnership with
Conemaugh Health Systems and the U.S. Department of Defense, is launching a
software research and development program called the Military Interoperable
Digital Hospital Testbed (MIDHT). This program will allow military and civilian
health care providers to share electronic health records through a platform for
health information exchange.

"We have been trying for years to ensure that our military personnel have
electronic health records that can be shared and updated from the battlefield
and bases here at home," said Murtha. "This endeavor will not only improve how
medical information is handled by military and civilian hospitals, but will also
provide additional quality jobs in Johnstown and further diversify our local
workforce."

"This initiative will allow doctors on the battlefield and doctors right here in
Johnstown to collaborate to help our wounded warriors," said Bruce Walker,
director of strategic planning for Northrop Grumman IT's Civilian Agencies
group. "Our returning troops will have access from the private sector care
system with no interruption in care."

As part of the MIDHT, Northrop Grumman and its partners will create a new
development lab for electronic health record systems and health information
exchange. In addition, the facility will focus on the development of advanced
collaboration technology and software-based tools that enable people in their
offices or on the battlefield share information, coordinate efforts and solve
problems. It is the area of collaboration work that founded Northrop Grumman's
site in Johnstown, with more than two years of collaboration efforts for the
defense industry.

"For the people of Johnstown, this initiative means additional high-technology
jobs, located at the Northrop Grumman facility in the Johnstown Technology
Park," said Walker. "Northrop Grumman is committed to Johnstown's success and
driving local growth through jobs and investments in education."

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a $31.5 billion global defense and technology
company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and
solutions in information and services, electronics, aerospace and shipbuilding
to government and commercial customers worldwide.

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CONTACT: Juli Ballesteros, APR
Northrop Grumman Information Technology
(703) 556-2736
juli.ballesteros@ngc.com