Passport Systems Names Paul H. Johnson, Vice President of Contracts and Administration


For Immediate Release
Passport Systems Names Paul H. Johnson, Vice President of Contracts and Administration Acton, Mass. — December, 15 2006 – Passport Systems, Inc., a developer of advanced cargo inspection scanners, today named Paul H. Johnson as Vice President of Contracts and Administration. Johnson brings 25 years of proposal development, negotiations and contract administration experience with both the U.S. Government and Commercial organizations. Before joining Passport Systems, Paul held the position of Senior Contracts Manager at Raytheon Company’s Integrated Defense Systems’ Missile Defense Center. Prior to Raytheon, Paul served as Director, Contract Administration for The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory. Paul holds a B.S. (Business Administration) from Norwich University. About Passport Systems Passport Systems was founded in December 2002 to develop the next generation of systems for scanning the contents of sea and air cargo containers. Developed at MIT by company co-founder Professor William Bertozzi, nuclear resonance fluorescence imaging (NRFI) is a highly accurate technology that automatically and rapidly detects the existence of nuclear devices, radiological or "dirty bombs," explosives, chemical weapons and other contraband. NRFI identifies these threats by scanning the constituent chemical elements of the contents of a cargo container, vehicle or suitcase. This technology positively identifies the contents of a container or suitcase without having to open it and does not depend on a human operator attempting to make a visual identification of possible threats. NRFI technology has been licensed exclusively to Passport Systems by MIT. Professor William Bertozzi remains a senior professor of physics at MIT, as well as technical advisor to the Passport Systems team. Media Contacts: Mike Farber/Avi Dines Schwartz Communications (781) 684-0770

Acton, Mass. — December, 15 2006 – Passport Systems, Inc., a developer of advanced cargo inspection scanners, today named Paul H. Johnson as Vice President of Contracts and Administration. Johnson brings 25 years of proposal development, negotiations and contract administration experience with both the U.S. Government and Commercial organizations. Before joining Passport Systems, Paul held the position of Senior Contracts Manager at Raytheon Company’s Integrated Defense Systems’ Missile Defense Center. Prior to Raytheon, Paul served as Director, Contract Administration for The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory. Paul holds a B.S. (Business Administration) from Norwich University.

About Passport Systems

Passport Systems was founded in December 2002 to develop the next generation of systems for scanning the contents of sea and air cargo containers. Developed at MIT by company co-founder Professor William Bertozzi, nuclear resonance fluorescence imaging (NRFI) is a highly accurate technology that automatically and rapidly detects the existence of nuclear devices, radiological or "dirty bombs," explosives, chemical weapons and other contraband. NRFI identifies these threats by scanning the constituent chemical elements of the contents of a cargo container, vehicle or suitcase. This technology positively identifies the contents of a container or suitcase without having to open it and does not depend on a human operator attempting to make a visual identification of possible threats. NRFI technology has been licensed exclusively to Passport Systems by MIT. Professor William Bertozzi remains a senior professor of physics at MIT, as well as technical advisor to the Passport Systems team.

Media Contacts:

Mike Farber/Avi Dines
Schwartz Communications
(781) 684-0770