ELLICOTT CITY, Md., July 29, 2025 — The Data Computer Corporation of America (DCCA), a mission-focused technology company delivering systems engineering, software development, and IT services, today announced a significant investment with the addition of four accomplished leaders to its team. These strategic hires include a Chief Growth Officer, Vice Presidents of Strategic Growth for the Defense and Intelligence Division, and a Director of Business Development for the HealthTech and FinTech Division. 

DCCA’s proactive investment in leadership talent will accelerate its growth trajectory of U.S. national security and health missions.

Chief Growth Officer Brings Decades of Federal Market Experience

Since January 2025, Matthew Johnson has served as Chief Growth Officer at DCCA. Johnson brings extensive expertise in business development, capture management, and strategic leadership within the federal government, the Department of Defense, and the Intelligence Community. Throughout his 25-plus-year career, he has held leadership roles at General Dynamics Information Technology, Perspecta, CACI, Six3 Systems, and American Management Systems. A Virginia Tech alumnus, he is passionate about customer missions and the challenges of the federal market.

“We’re not just expanding our team—we’re positioning DCCA to capture the extraordinary growth opportunities emerging across the federal market,” said David E. Bower, President and Chief Operating Officer of DCCA. “Matt’s proven track record of turning federal relationships into sustained revenue growth makes him the right leader to accelerate our market expansion at this pivotal moment.”

Defense And Intelligence Division Strengthened with Cyber & Intelligence Community Professional

Derek Noppenberger has been appointed Vice President of Strategic Growth for the Defense and Intelligence Division. Noppenberger brings more than two decades of government contracting experience at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he led strategy, business development, and client delivery for U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community missions, with a strong focus on cybersecurity and national security operations.

“Derek brings the strategic vision and execution expertise that will transform how we compete in the defense and intelligence markets,” said Rob Suggs,  Senior Vice President of the Defense and Intelligence Division at DCCA. “His ability to identify emerging opportunities and convert them into prime contract wins will be instrumental as we scale our operations to meet an increase in demand for mission-critical capabilities.”

In his new role, Noppenberger will lead go-to-market strategy and growth execution across the Defense and Intelligence Division, focusing on expanding the company’s prime contract footprint, strengthening customer relationships, and delivering long-term value in support of national security missions.

Defense And Intelligence Division Gains Aerospace Systems Engineering Expertise

Barry Adams has been appointed Vice President of Strategic Growth for the Defense and Intelligence Division, focused on mission-oriented customers in the Air Force and Space Force. Adams brings ten years of service in the Air Force and more than two decades of aerospace systems engineering and program development experience, with deep expertise in Department of Defense air and space missions, emerging technologies, and digital transformation. His proven ability to translate customer needs into funded initiatives, such as technology demonstrations, Other Transaction Authority agreements, and new programs of record, will be instrumental in advancing DCCA’s digital service offerings.

“Barry’s appointment signals our commitment to leading the next generation of air and space technology solutions,” said David Bower, President and COOat DCCA. “His track record of converting innovative ideas into funded programs positions us to capture substantial market share as defense agencies accelerate their digital transformation initiatives.”

In his new role, Adams will oversee growth strategy, business development,and customer engagement across all levels of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force. His responsibilities include expanding DCCA’s market presence, adapting digital services for air and space platforms, strengthening customer relationships, and collaborating with partners to develop next-generation digital capabilities that support mission success.

HealthTech and FinTech Division Adds Three Decades of Health IT Leadership

Ric Bush has been appointed Director of Business Development for the HealthTech and FinTech Division. Bush brings two decades of Health ITleadership across multiple industries, including more than 17 years in the health information technology space supporting the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and other Health and Human Services operating divisions. He has led business development and delivery on numerous Health IT contracts for federally funded healthcare programs, consistently delivering high levels of value and support to customers.

“Ric’s deep understanding of federal health markets and his proven ability to build lasting client partnerships will drive significant revenue growth in our fastest-expanding division,” said Dave Levitt, Vice President of the HealthTechand FinTech Division at DCCA. “His strategic approach to business development—from opportunity identification through contract execution—gives us the competitive edge we need to lead in the federal health technology space.”

In his new role, Bush will lead business development and capture initiatives across the HealthTech and FinTech Division, focusing on expanding the company’s prime contract footprint, strengthening customer relationships,and delivering long-term value in support of federally funded healthcare programs.

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About DCCA

Providing value to customers in the federal marketplace since 1982.

DCCA has a long, successful history of helping federal agencies and organizations make the most of their IT systems. Our core values of honesty and integrity, excellence in execution, and workforce dedication guide us in our unyielding commitment to every project.

A unique combination of experience and agility.

We truly are second to none when it comes to our ability to leverage our technical capabilities and know-how to effectively plan and deliver comprehensive IT services and solutions that exceed customer expectations.

For over four decades, DCCA has worked collaboratively with customers to ensure performance quality, schedule adherence, cost control and avoidance, and overall project success. And, as a nimble, small business, we can evolve and adapt as quickly as technology changes to ensure our agile, flexible, and innovative solutions make a significant impact across all aspects of government for both today and tomorrow.

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http://www.dcca.com/

Headquarters

Ellicott City, MD

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DCCA is a mission-focused technology company delivering systems engineering, software development, and IT services in support of U.S. national security and health missions.

Our teams bring deep experience modernizing legacy systems, building secure and scalable software, and enabling data-driven decision-making across Defense, Intelligence, and Health agencies.

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ELLICOTT CITY, MD – December 3, 2024 – Data Computer Corporation of America (DCCA), a Veteran-Owned Business specializing in system development, cloud computing, cyber security, and big data analytics, has been awarded a $60 million contract by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). DCCA will develop the Medicare Transaction Facilitator Data Module (MTF DM) in support of the new Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program was established to implement legislative guidance from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), with the aim of reducing Medicare Part B and Part D drug costs for certain high expenditure, single source drugs.

DCCA’s MTF DM solution will leverage DevSecOps, Agile methodologies, human-centered design (HCD), artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) to deliver a fully operational system. DCCA brings a wealth of experience with rapid development, having previously delivered relevant solutions to other centers within CMS as well as other federal customers. The new MTF DM will facilitate the exchange of certain claim-level data elements and payment-related data elements for selected drugs to enable drug manufacturers to complete timely effectuation of negotiated drug prices.  

“DCCA is honored to partner with CMS on such a vital initiative,” said David Bower, DCCA’s President and Chief Operating Officer. “With the rising costs of prescription drugs impacting Medicare beneficiaries nationwide, we are proud to have been selected to deliver a solution that helps reduce the financial strain on some of our most vulnerable citizens.”

About DCCA
DCCA is a veteran-owned company based out of Ellicott City, MD, that provides a wide range of technology support, including DevSecOps, cloud computing, cyber security, data analytics, and testing services to various IC, Defense, and Health agencies. Rated CMMI ML 5 DEV and CMMI ML 5 SVC, DCCA provides disciplined, defined, and institutionalized approaches to technology development and maintenance. In addition to its CMMI rating, DCCA has also achieved ISO-9001 ISO-27001 and ISO-20000. As a successful IT and engineering services provider, DCCA works collaboratively with its customers to ensure performance quality, schedule adherence, and cost control and avoidance. More information is available about DCCA at www.dcca.com.

ELLICOTT CITY, MD – January 22, 2024 – Data Computer Corporation of America (DCCA), a veteran-owned information technology and engineering services company, today announced that it has been awarded a significant contract from Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). The contract, valued at $37 million if all options are executed, will provide comprehensive support to DISA’s Command and Control (C2) Portfolio capabilities.

Under the five-year task order, DCCA will focus on enhancing C2 Portfolio capabilities, systems and software engineering, cybersecurity, and test and evaluation support. This partnership will enable DISA to strengthen its command-and-control infrastructure.

“Under this program, DCCA will support more than 7,000 military and civilian employees who provide, operate, and assure information-sharing capabilities, and maintain a globally accessible enterprise information infrastructure for C2.  These capabilities provide support to joint warfighters, national-level leaders and other mission and coalition partners across the full spectrum of military operations,” said David Bower, president & chief operating officer of DCCA.“DCCA has a rich history of partnering with the DoD to advance their mission and we are looking forward to delivering exceptional results to support the success of this important work. We are proud to have been selected by DISA for this critical contract.”

DCCA’s commitment to excellence, combined with its deep understanding of the defense sector, will position the company as a trusted partner for DISA’s mission-critical C2 Portfolio. The contract award further solidifies DCCA’s reputation as a leading provider of IT and engineering services in the government sector.

About Data Computer Corporation of America

DCCA is a veteran-owned company based out of Ellicott City, MD, that provides a wide-range of technology support, including DevSecOps, cloud computing, cyber security, data analytics, and testing services to various IC, Defense, and Health agencies. Rated CMMI ML 5 DEV and CMMI ML 5 SVC, DCCA provides disciplined, defined, and institutionalized approaches to technology development and maintenance. In addition to its CMMI rating, DCCA has also achieved ISO-9001 ISO-27001 and ISO-20000. As a successful IT and engineering services provider, DCCA works collaboratively with its customers to ensure performance quality, schedule adherence, and cost control and avoidance. More information is available about DCCA at www.dcca.com.

ELLICOTT CITY, MD – January 02, 2024 – Data Computer Corporation of America (DCCA), a veteran-owned information technology and engineering services company, today announced that it was awarded a contract to provide classified, mission-critical engineering services to an Intelligence Community (IC) agency. The $272.6 million single-award contract has a five-year period of performance for support of processing large amounts of data, high performance computing (HPC) and analytic systems engineering.

Under the terms of the contract, DCCA will implement and integrate machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled solutions, including providing systems engineering support with a specialization in HPC systems and associated network architectures. Additionally, DCCA will develop Zero Trust security solutions and Infrastructure Optimization for the agency’s cloud-based systems. 

“We are excited to continue our partnership with the IC through this new contract, allowing us to continue making a positive impact to our national security,” said David Bower, president & chief executive officer of DCCA. “DCCA always evaluates the benefits of leveraging emerging technologies when developing mission critical capabilities. We work to ensure we have the full complement of employees, partnerships, technologies, and processes to develop solutions to complex problems.”

This new contract will build on over three decades of experience DCCA has supporting the IT and engineering requirements of the IC and the larger government sector. 

About Data Computer Corporation of America

DCCA is a veteran-owned company based out of Ellicott City, MD, that provides a wide-range of technology support, including DevSecOps, cloud computing, cyber security, data analytics, and testing services to various IC, Defense, and Health agencies. Rated CMMI ML 5 DEV and CMMI ML 5 SVC, DCCA provides disciplined, defined, and institutionalized approaches to technology development and maintenance. In addition to its CMMI rating, DCCA has also achieved ISO-9001 ISO-27001 and ISO-20000. As a successful IT and engineering services provider, DCCA works collaboratively with its customers to ensure performance quality, schedule adherence, and cost control and avoidance. More information is available about DCCA at www.dcca.com.

ELLICOTT CITY, MD – January 10, 2023 – Data Computer Corporation of America (DCCA), a veteran-owned information technology (IT) and engineering services company, today announced that it has been appraised at level 5 of ISACA’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI®) for both Services (SVC) and Development (DEV). 

CMMI is a proven, outcomes-based performance model and the globally accepted standard for improving capability, optimizing business performance, and aligning operations to business goals.

An appraisal at Maturity Level 5 indicates DCCA is performing at an “optimizing” level. At this level, an organization continually improves its processes based on a quantitative understanding of its business objectives and performance needs. The organization uses a quantitative approach to understand the variation inherent in the process and the causes of process outcomes.

“DCCA is excited that our team’s hard work in preparing for our CMMI appraisal has paid off,” said David Bower, DCCA’s President & COO. “This is a significant achievement for our organization, one that differentiates us in the government market. The DCCA team looks forward to continuing to provide federal agencies with innovative, scalable, and flexible technology solutions to help them achieve mission success.”

DCCA’s unique combination of experience and agility has allowed it to effectively leverage technical capabilities to effectively deliver comprehensive IT services and solutions to exceed the expectations of our customers.

“Organizations worldwide are harnessing CMMI to elevate their business performance to new heights, creating a sustainable competitive advantage in the process,” said Ron Lear, Senior Director, CMMI Program. “We commend DCCA on achieving their CMMI appraisal level and demonstrating their ability as a high-performing organization.”

For more information about CMMI performance solutions, visit www.isaca.org/enterprise/cmmi-performance-solutions.

About Data Computer Corporation of America
DCCA, a Veteran-Owned Business headquartered in Ellicott City, MD, provides a wide-range of technology support services, including systems development, cloud computing, cyber security, data analytics, and testing services to various Health, Defense, and Federal Agencies. Rated CMMI Level 5 for performing to standards required by the Carnegie Mellon Institute, DCCA provides disciplined, defined, and institutionalized approaches to technology development and maintenance. In addition to its CMMI rating, DCCA has also achieved ISO-9001, ISO-27001, and ISO-20000. As a successful IT and engineering services provider, DCCA works collaboratively with its customers to ensure performance quality, schedule adherence, and cost control and avoidance. More information is available about DCCA at www.dcca.com. 

ELLICOTT CITY, MD – July 1, 2022 – Data Computer Corporation of America (DCCA), a veteran- owned information technology (IT) and engineering services company, today announced that it was awarded a contract by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide program-wide design, development, and implementation services for the State Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs (CHIP), supporting adjudication and data collection. The contract is for $60 million and has a five-year period of performance.

Leveraging the Medicaid and CHIP Financial (MACFin) solution, DCCA will utilize cloud based, open-source technologies to transform and modernize government systems to accomplish business goals. MACFin’s capabilities include, but are not limited to, making calculations, processing transactions, providing oversight, awarding grants, and ensuring compliance with new statutory and regulatory requirements as they arise.

“DCCA takes pride in our in-depth understanding of the many facets of our nation’s Medicare & Medicaid programs. Our goal is to drive innovation and provide our federal government customers with leading-edge solutions that improve overall program outcomes,” said David Bower, DCCA’s President & COO.

Some of the modern concepts DCCA will employ to deliver these solutions to CMS include Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), CI/CD, microservices, human-centered design, product thinking, service design, experiment design, DevSecOps, artificial intelligence (AI), robotic process automation (RPA), and machine learning (ML).

About Data Computer Corporation of America
DCCA, a Veteran-Owned Business headquartered in Ellicott City, MD, provides a wide-range of technology support services, including systems development, cloud computing, cyber security, data analytics, and testing services to various Health, Defense, and Federal Agencies. Rated CMMI Level 4 for performing to standards required by the Carnegie Mellon Institute, DCCA provides disciplined, defined, and institutionalized approaches to technology development and maintenance. In addition to its CMMI rating, DCCA has also achieved ISO-9001, ISO-27001, and ISO-20000. As a successful IT and engineering services provider, DCCA works collaboratively with its customers to ensure performance quality, schedule adherence, and cost control and avoidance. More information is available about DCCA at www.dcca.com.

Data Computer Corporation of America (DCCA), a veteran-owned information technology and engineering services company, today announced that it was awarded a professional services contract to provide engineering, analytics, and modernization services supporting the Automated Plan Payment System (APPS) for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). If all options are exercised, the total contract is approximately $13 million.

This new effort will validate more than $440 Billion in annual Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan payments, while simultaneously modernizing the system using human centered design methods, Agile, DevSecOps, and building on an AWS cloud-based infrastructure. DCCA will utilize our experience gained from performing recent similar system modernization and cloud migration projects at CMS and other government agencies.

“DCCA is excited to take on this effort. APPS is a critical system assuring the accuracy of billions of dollars in payments.  We take pride in providing this support to CMS and our team of engineers look forward to modernizing APPS by leveraging advanced technologies and methods that will result in timely, accurate information for CMS and the APPS user community.” said David Bower, DCCA’s President and COO.

On October 24, 2019, the CMMI Institute formally appraised DCCA’s IT Services processes at Capability Maturity Model® Integration for Services (CMMI SVC) Level 4. On the same date, DCCA’s systems and software development processes were appraised again at Level 4, confirming the CMMI DEV rating achieved in 2016.

This achievement provides the highest validation of DCCA’s IT service work and processes, and puts DCCA in an elite group of small businesses that have been independently appraised at CMMI ML 4 not only for the CMMI DEV model but also the CMMI SVC model. These Level 4 ratings also confirm the implementation and use of effective quantitative management and process improvement practices that provide DCCA’s customers with lowered execution risk, improved cost and schedule performance and superior quality products and services.

DCCA has a solid history of strong business processes based on industry best practices and quality-related credentials including ISO 27001 , ISO 20000 and ISO 9001 certifications along with the CMMI Level 4 ratings for both the Development and Services models.
About Data Computer Corporation of America
DCCA, a Veteran-Owned Business headquartered in Ellicott City, MD, provides a wide-range of technology support services, including systems development, cloud computing, cyber security, data analytics, and testing services to various Health, Defense, and Federal Agencies. Rated CMMI Level 4 for performing to standards required by the Carnegie Mellon Institute, DCCA provides disciplined, defined, and institutionalized approaches to technology development and maintenance. In addition to its CMMI rating, DCCA has also achieved ISO-9001, ISO-27001 and ISO-20000. As a successful IT and engineering services provider, DCCA works collaboratively with its customers to ensure performance quality, schedule adherence, and cost control and avoidance. More information is available about DCCA at www.dcca.com. 

ELLICOTT CITY, MD – October 9, 2019 – Data Computer Corporation of America (DCCA), a veteran-owned information technology (IT) and engineering services company, today announced that it was awarded a task order to provide development and production support services on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Fee-For-Service Data Collection System (FFSDCS). The contract is for $16.9 million and has a five-year period of performance. 

This effort, the latest in a series of awards made to DCCA by CMS and other government agencies, provides data collection and analytic support to the Medicare program. This support is the result of DCCA’s agile development capabilities, engineering management, and our Human Centered Design approach to building and modernizing large systems. 

“DCCA takes pride in our in-depth understanding of the nation’s Medicare program and our ability to drive innovation. This contract allows us to provide solutions with the goal of improving a key system that helps deliver value in the healthcare services provided to our Nation’s seniors,” said David Bower, DCCA’s President and COO. 

About Data Computer Corporation of America
DCCA, a Veteran-Owned Business headquartered in Ellicott City, MD, provides a wide-range of technology support services, including systems development, cloud computing, cyber security, data analytics, and testing services to various Health, Defense, and Federal Agencies. Rated CMMI Level 4 for performing to standards required by the Carnegie Mellon Institute, DCCA provides disciplined, defined, and institutionalized approaches to technology development and maintenance. In addition to its CMMI rating, DCCA has also achieved ISO-9001, ISO-27001 and ISO-20000. As a successful IT and engineering services provider, DCCA works collaboratively with its customers to ensure performance quality, schedule adherence, and cost control and avoidance. More information is available about DCCA at www.dcca.com.

April 27, 2019 – DCCA proudly sponsored the 12^th Annual AFCEA 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run For Excellence on April 27, 2019. Race proceeds will go toward funding the AFCEA merit-based scholarship program benefiting local Maryland high school students.  

About Data Computer Corporation of America
DCCA, a Veteran-Owned Business headquartered in Ellicott City, MD, provides a wide-range of technology support services, including systems development, cloud computing, cyber security, data analytics, and testing services to various Health, Defense, and Federal Agencies. Rated CMMI Level 4 for performing to standards required by the Carnegie Mellon Institute, DCCA provides disciplined, defined, and institutionalized approaches to technology development and maintenance. In addition to its CMMI rating, DCCA has also achieved ISO-9001, ISO-27001 and ISO-20000. As a successful IT and engineering services provider, DCCA works collaboratively with its customers to ensure performance quality, schedule adherence, and cost control and avoidance. More information is available about DCCA at www.dcca.com.