Deltek Wins the SmartCEO Magazine Future 50 Award

Award recognizes the Greater Washington area’s 50 fastest-growing companies based on employee and revenue growth over the past three years

HERNDON, Va. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — February 16, 2012 — Deltek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PROJ), the leading global provider of enterprise software and information solutions for government contractors and professional services firms, today announced it has been selected as a winner of the 2012 Washington SmartCEO/Clifton Gunderson Future 50 award. The award recognizes the area’s 50 fastest-growing companies based on employee and revenue growth over the past three years.

Deltek won the Future 50 award out of a nomination pool of over 150 companies. SmartCEO magazine profiled the award winners in its January 2012 publication and honored award recipients at the 2012 SmartCEO Future 50 reception attended by over 650 business leaders. The impressive group of winning companies boasts $11.7 billion in collective revenues and manages more than 30,000 employees in the Greater Washington area. Winners are unranked and were selected purely based on their growth numbers.

“We are honored to be among such an elite group of successful companies that make up the Future 50,” said Kevin Parker, President and CEO of Deltek. “We have been on a very exciting journey over the last several years highlighted by strong growth within the U.S. and internationally. This recognition as a fast-growth company is a tribute to our entire organization’s hard work as we collectively delivered outstanding performance during a period of economic turmoil.”

“Comprehensive growth is applause-worthy in healthy economic times. This year’s group of winners has ignored the recession and created innovative new avenues for growth. The business community is healthier and stronger due to their efforts,” said SmartCEO magazine President and Co-founder Craig Burris.

About SmartCEO magazine

SmartCEO magazine is a regional business publication for leaders of growing companies, providing features, analysis and case studies each month to educate and inspire the Mid-Atlantic’s thought leaders. SmartCEO magazine’s 60,000 print and digital readers range from CEOs of young, dynamic companies to established multi-generational family-owned firms.

About Deltek

Deltek (Nasdaq: PROJ) is the leading global provider of enterprise software and information solutions for professional services firms and government contractors. For decades, we have delivered actionable insight that empowers our customers to unlock their business potential. 15,000 organizations and 1.9 million users in over 80 countries around the world rely on Deltek to research and identify opportunities, win new business, optimize resources, streamline operations, and deliver more profitable projects. Deltek – Know more. Do more.^® www.deltek.com