Korean Resource Center Inc

Energetics was formed in 1979 when a group of engineers in Columbia, Md., combined their consulting firms. Named after a branch of mechanics that deal with energy and its transformations, Energetics primarily provided consulting services to offices with the United States Department of Energy. In 1995, VSE Corporation purchased Energetics, providing the company with a growth and diversification opportunities. It has grown from a company in a small office to a 75-employee company with three offices. Besides its headquarters in Columbia, Md., the company maintains operations in Washington, D.C., and Morgantown, W. Va. In addition to the U.S. Department of Energy, Energetics clients include range of energy and environmental programs in public and private sectors.

Automated Resource Management Associates provides a broad range of performance-based information technology services to agencies of the United States government and to public and private institutions within the industry. With its corporate headquarters in Silver Springs, Md., and established in 1990, it is a privately and women owned, high-tech firm, in the automatic data processing field. It offers a broad range of performance-based information technology services, including professional, administrative and management services, information technology support services, systems engineering and integration support services. Automated Resource Management Associates provides its services to government institutions, which include Air Force Research Laboratory and Internal Revenue Service.

Sonex Research, a leader in the field of combustion technology, is a research company engaged in the business of developing a patented proprietary piston-based technology for in-cylinder control of ignition and combustion. This scientific innovation increases fuel mileage and reduces emissions of internal combustion engines. Sonex was co-founded in 1980 by Dr. Andrew A. Pouring, a former professor of aerospace engineering and chairman of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the U.S. Naval Academy. At Sonex, Dr. Pouring conducted basic research into the principle of in-cylinder control of ignition and combustion, concentrating on the piston. The company publishes the details of its research on its Web site. The company is based in Annapolis, Md.