News - 2007

SOS INTERNATIONAL TO SUPPORT JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMUNICATIONS PLANNING
September 29, 2007

SOS International (SOSi) has partnered with Concepts & Strategies, Inc. (C&S), a small communications company located in Washington, DC, on a contract with the Department of Defense to provide crisis planning and communications services to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Services will include the development of contingency plans in preparation for potential crisis situations and operational support and consulting during crisis situations.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff is comprised of the heads of each of the major branches of the U.S. Military. Its primary responsibility is to ensure the readiness and training of the military services.

Under the contract, SOSi will research and prepare assessments of information pertaining to communications themes as well as other strategic and operational areas of interest. In partnership with C&S, SOSi will review a variety of media sources for key topics and research and gather related information from interagency sources to incorporate into internal reports, studies, and other information products. In addition, SOSi will help perform "measures of effectiveness" analyses of related Department of Defense activities and provide recommendations regarding vulnerability and accessibility.

In recent years, SOSi has become a major player in assisting the U.S. Government with the development of media and communications strategies in support of a broad range of strategic and operational objectives. In 2006, it was awarded a contract to provide foreign media analysis to the regional Department of Defense and is among the leading providers of audience assessment and analysis to U.S. Forces in the Middle East and Central Asia.

SOS International, Ltd. (SOSi) is a privately owned defense services firm with more than 1,200 employees worldwide.  Now in its third decade of operation, SOSi provides a wide range of analytical, training, and consulting services to the U.S. government and private sector firms in the defense and aerospace industry. It specializes in counter-terrorism and counterdrug operations, international stabilization and capacity building, public affairs and strategic communications.

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