Robert Bratt

Biography

Robert (Bob) Bratt, a partner with Unisys Federal System and is responsible for Unisys programs with the U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, citizen and immigration services division.  Bob is based in Reston, Va., and brings to Unisys more than 24 years of experience with the Department of Justice.

Prior to joining Unisys, Bob was corporate vice president/executive program manager at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), where he was responsible for the government telecommunications solutions organization.  He led the capture and delivery of a variety of federal and commercial telecommunications projects related to call centers, voice over IP (VoIP), optical network design and engineering and managed services.  Previously, Bob was responsible for managing SAIC subsidiary Telcordia Technologies’ Southwestern Bell Corporation program management office, which oversaw a portfolio of initiatives with a value of over $800 million.

Before joining SAIC, Bob served as executive officer with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Criminal Division, where he managed and oversaw all administrative functions for this litigation division of more than 400 attorneys.  In this position, Bob helped reduce operating non-personnel expenditures by more than 30 percent and eliminated structural deficit in the division’s budget.

Prior to that, Bob was acting director with DOJ’s Justice Management Division (JMD), Wireless Management Office (WMO), responsible for developing the long-term strategies related to technical, financial, budget and operational issues associated with a consolidated wireless network. Under Bob’s leadership, the WMO initiated and implemented pilot programs to test and evaluate operational, management and technical solutions for a shared wireless resource environment.  He represented the department before Congress, OMB and other federal, state and local public safety organizations.  This initiative has since been expanded to include the Departments of Homeland Security and Treasury and is now commonly referred to as the integrated wireless network (IWN) program.

Areas of Expertise

• Homeland security
• Citizen and immigration services

Education

• Degree in business from Towson State University.