Iron Mountain Expands Government Services Organization To Better Support The Growing Needs Of Its Public Sector Clients
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE:IRM), the global leader in information protection and storage services, has expanded its Government Services group to better address the unique needs of its public sector customers in federal, state, local and international governments worldwide. As part of the expansion, the Company appointed Jeff Johnson as senior vice president and general manager for the government-focused business unit, with new headquarters located in Dulles, Virginia.
"Over the past 50 years, Iron Mountain has built a solid track record as a trusted partner to government customers, and is a leading provider of records management and data protection services to more than 1,500 government accounts in the U.S. and around the world," said Johnson. "The expansion of this specialized business unit underscores our commitment to serving government organizations by providing integrated solutions that enable them to better achieve their missions while reducing total cost of ownership."
As the senior vice president and general manager for the Government Services business unit, Johnson brings more than 20 years of outsourcing expertise from leadership roles at EDS, Accenture and VeriSign. Previously, Johnson held the role of senior vice president of Iron Mountain's Intellectual Property Management business unit, where he was responsible for leading the business unit worldwide. Johnson came to Iron Mountain through the 2004 acquisition of Arcemus, a records management company for which he served as president and chief executive officer.
Iron Mountain offers its government clients a comprehensive set of information protection and storage solutions. These solutions help government agencies improve service to citizens; control and reduce costs; increase staff productivity; support compliance requirements; and reduce the risk of data loss, theft, and operational interruptions.
Iron Mountain Records Management, Data Protection and Recovery, and Information Destruction solutions are available through the GSA schedule GS-25F-0066M and include the following:
- Records Management Consulting: The Company's professional service organization helps agencies implement compliant and legally credible records management programs. Engagements are customized to each client's needs and include: records retention program development and implementation for both paper and digital records, inventory cost reduction, records management gap analyses, benchmarking, and business process re-engineering.
- Records Management Services: Records have strategic and monetary value and yet they also represent significant risk and cost to an organization if not managed properly; in addition to administrative expenses, there are a growing number of regulations that require agencies to protect information from loss and unauthorized access. Iron Mountain helps government agencies expertly store and protect their records -- both paper and digital.
- Document Management Services: For every government agency, fast, reliable access to information is critical to successful support of federal statutes such as the Freedom of Information Act. Iron Mountain helps to create a comprehensive, fully integrated document management program that provides timely access to all government records.
- Secure Shredding: Iron Mountain is well equipped to help agencies comply with the growing number of mandatory shredding and information disposal laws, such as FACTA (Fair & Accurate Credit Transaction Act), and to establish a secure, consistent, and comprehensive document disposal solution.
- Offsite Tape Vaulting: Iron Mountain offers best-in-class infrastructure, global reach, and unmatched expertise to ensure an agency's most valuable information assets are protected off site, off line, and out of reach in order to recover operations in the event of a disaster or other business disruption.
- PC Data Protection: PC data protection services from Iron Mountain make it possible to automatically back up data, encrypt sensitive files to thwart unauthorized access, enable users to quickly restore lost or damaged files following a disaster, and automatically eliminate sensitive data from PCs that are lost or stolen.
- Server Data Protection: Iron Mountain helps protect remote servers that may not be protected by central IT staff by providing managed online services for backing up data securely, automatically, and consistently -- and enabling the rapid recovery of lost or damaged files following data loss or disaster.
- Email Continuity Services: Iron Mountain's email continuity service provides a standby email system that can be activated in less than 60 seconds following a network interruption, facilities outage, or other event that disables email.
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE:IRM) helps organizations around the world reduce the costs and risks associated with information protection and storage. The Company offers comprehensive records management and data protection solutions, along with the expertise and experience to address complex information challenges such as rising storage costs, litigation, regulatory compliance and disaster recovery. Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain is a trusted partner to more than 90,000 corporate clients throughout North America, Europe, Latin America and the Pacific Rim. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at www.ironmountain.com.