MAXIMUS Awarded Contract Renewal with Social Security Administration

RESTON, Va.--(Business Wire)--
MAXIMUS (NYSE:MMS) announced today that its Federal Services subsidiary has been
awarded a five-year, $10.4 million contract by the Social Security
Administration (SSA) to continue its work as the program data operations center
manager for the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program.

Under the five-year renewal contract, MAXIMUS will continue to maintain and
update databases; access and retrieve information from SSA control files; accept
data inputs; generate management information and program data reports; and
provide database access and technical assistance.

The Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program, part of the Ticket to Work and
Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999, is an employment program serving
individuals with disabilities. The goal of the program is to increase
opportunities and choices for Social Security disability beneficiaries to obtain
employment, vocational rehabilitation, and other support services from public
and private providers, employers, and other organizations.

In addition to the contract renewal for program data operation services, MAXIMUS
continues to run operations support management for the Ticket to Work Program.
Under the current support management contract, MAXIMUS provides critical
oversight and process support in order to sustain ongoing program operations,
including the management of call center operations and maintenance of employment
networks.

"MAXIMUS has been providing services for the Ticket to Work Program since 2000,"
commented MAXIMUS CEO Richard Montoni. "We are pleased to continue to provide
SSA with the necessary support to sustain Ticket to Work Program operations and
help meet the employment needs of their beneficiaries."

MAXIMUS is a leading provider of government services and is devoted to providing
health and human services program management and consulting services to its
clients. The Company has more than 6,000 employees located in more than 220
offices in the United States, Canada, Australia, Israel and the United Kingdom.
Additionally, MAXIMUS is included in the Russell 2000 Index and the S&P SmallCap
600 Index.

Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the
Company's confidence and strategies and the Company's expectations about
revenues, results of operations, profitability, future contracts, market
opportunities, market demand or acceptance of the Company's products are
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.These
uncertainties could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from
those indicated by such forward-looking statements and include reliance on
government clients; risks associated with government contracting; risks involved
in managing government projects; legislative changes and political developments;
opposition from government unions; challenges resulting from growth; adverse
publicity; and legal, economic, and other risks detailed in Exhibit 99.1 to the
Company's most recent Quarterly Report filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, found on www.maximus.com.

MAXIMUS
Lisa Miles, 800-MAXIMUS x11637

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