Acumen Solutions Announces START to Help Government Track and Manage Stimulus Funding

Unique Application Built Upon salesforce.com`s Force.com Platform Enables
Agencies to Gain Transparency, Oversight and Accountability for Recovery Act
Funds Within 30 Days
VIENNA, Va.--(Business Wire)--
Today, Acumen Solutions, a leading business and technology consulting firm that
specializes in bringing cloud computing to large enterprises, introduced their
Stimulus Tracking and Recipient Transparency or START program for government
agencies. START empowers agencies to rapidly track and manage the launch of
programs enabled by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). In
addition, START gives oversight organizations such as an Inspector General`s
office, instant visibility to all efforts so that they can comply with federal
and state mandates for accountability and transparency.

Acumen Solutions, established in 1999, has eight of the fifteen cabinet level
agencies as clients and holds a number of Federal contracting vehicles such as a
GSA Schedule. The ARRA (more information at www.recovery.gov) allocates an
estimated $280 billion in direct funding to federal agencies and requires
unprecedented transparency to taxpayers by mandating that these Agencies post
their program results with the OMB.

START is built upon salesforce.com`s Force.com platform and includes training
and consulting services for a 30-day rapid launch. It is aimed at agencies
struggling with how best to rapidly track, manage and comply with the
requirements mandated by the Obama Administration for accountability, oversight
and transparency of economic stimulus funds intended to spur jobs and economic
growth at all levels of government.

START, an Economic Stimulus Tracking Solution

The START basic solution includes the following standard features:

* Ready to Roll - Pre-loaded block grant program data specific to each
individual Agency.
* Simple Automation - Supports aggregation of data from an unlimited amount of
funding recipients and vast amounts of quarterly report data submitted via a
simple, easy to implement process.
* Instant Oversight - Executive dashboards and management reporting that
complies with the OMB guidelines for accountability and transparency as mandated
by The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

This solution empowers Agencies to get up and running fast without losing their
ability to track and control the funds and the program results such as job
creation or housing improvements. START allows Departments and Agencies to track
recovery act funds whether they are distributed to non-federal recipients or are
used internally by the organization on its own projects or activities.

"Government organizations at every level have been struggling with how to
rapidly disperse funds and yet track, manage and control the programs so that
they meet the Federal standards for reporting, accountability and oversight,"
says Jay Tansing, Managing Director of the Public Sector Practice at Acumen
Solutions. "Our START solution is a customized offering built on the Force.com
platform and delivered in the cloud that provides the ability to launch tracking
and reporting for Agencies and Recipients within 30 days. Building solutions
in-house or using on-premise software cannot match this ability or the savings
to be had from this on-demand platform."

Because this solution is built upon the flexible cloud computing platform
Force.com, further customization for specific Department or Agency requirements
such as workflow automation or systems integration into other financial or
tracking systems can also be delivered by Acumen Solutions to meet future needs.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 allocates over 280 Billion
dollars in direct funding. A large portion of the Act funding will go to states,
territories and tribes, which will in turn distribute funds through grants,
contracts, subsidies, loan programs, etc. The Act also requires unprecedented
transparency, oversight and accountability for thousands of recipients, their
projects, and their contracts. For more details on the Act refer to
www.recovery.gov.

More information about START can be found at these locations or upcoming
events:

* Cloud Computing Conference, Ronald Reagan Building, on April 29, 2009. Acumen
Solutions and salesforce.com are sponsoring this conference. Demos and more
information can be obtained at our booth.
* Live demo Webinar about START will be hosted by Carahsoft, May 7th 2009 2 PM
EDT. Registration for the webinar can be found at http://tinyurl.com/d8fmub
* Video demo of START can be found on www.acumensolutions.com/START.asp

About Acumen Solutions, Inc.

Acumen Solutions, Inc., is a business and technology consulting firm with a
proven track record for delivering significant operational and financial rewards
for eight of the fifteen Cabinet-level Federal agencies, non-profit agencies
receiving federal funding as well as Fortune 500 clients. With 150
enterprise-class cloud computing projects completed, over 20 Force.com
customization projects and 50+ salesforce.com certified consultants on staff,
Acumen Solutions is able to deliver knowledgeable resources to any type of
federal or state agency considering cloud computing. Our experience and approach
allows us to deliver truly superior solutions in these key areas: Customer
Relationship Management, Data Center Solutions, Performance Management and
Systems Integration. www.acumensolutions.com

Acumen Solutions, Inc.
Donita Prakash, 703-600-4000
pr@acumensolutions.com

Copyright Business Wire 2009