RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2006--NCI, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCIT), a leading provider of information technology services and solutions to U.S. federal government agencies, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, NCI Information Systems, Inc. was recognized by CMP Media's GovernmentVAR magazine as the Federal Solution Provider of the Year in the magazine's annual awards program.

"We are gratified to receive this recognition as a reflection of our expertise in the area of high-end information technology services and solutions for defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies. We believe that our continued success results from a steadfast adherence to three core principles. First and foremost, we are committed to total customer satisfaction. Developing and maintaining trusted relationships drive this company. Second is our commitment to our employees. Finally, our management team is committed to executing a business strategy that helps our customers accomplish their mission-critical needs and objectives. For us, the bottom-line is always customer satisfaction and excellence of service," said Charles Narang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

About NCI, Inc.:

NCI, Inc., a Delaware holding company, through its subsidiary NCI Information Systems, Inc., is a leading provider of information technology services and solutions to U.S. federal government agencies. As an ISO 9001 certified company, NCI's award-winning expertise encompasses areas critical to its customers' mission objectives including enterprise systems management, information assurance, network engineering and systems development and integration. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, NCI has approximately 1,400 employees and 50 locations worldwide. For more information, visit our Web site at www.nciinc.com, or e-mail mcrystal@nciinc.com.

Forward-Looking Statement: Statements and assumptions made in this press release, which do not address historical facts, constitute "forward-looking" statements that NCI, Inc. believes to be within the definition in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control. Such forward-looking statements are subject to factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated results. For a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, please refer to the section titled "Risk Factors" in NCI, Inc.'s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2006. The forward-looking statements included in this news release are only made as of the date of this news release and NCI, Inc. undertakes no obligation to publicly update any of the forward-looking statements made herein, whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or circumstances, changes in expectations or otherwise.

    CONTACT: NCI, Inc., Reston
             Maureen Crystal, 703-707-6777
             E-mail: mcrystal@nciinc.com

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