This site describes how Lockheed Integrated Solutions Company and the US Department of Veterans Affairs colluded to discriminate against a small minority owned firm, rob it of millions of dollars, steal its proprietary software, and defraud American Taxpayers.

NOTE: Lockheed Martin Corporation does not now own, nor is it associated with, Lockheed Integrated Solutions Company. In all instances "Lockheed" is an abbreviation for Lockheed Integrated Solutions Company. The story presented in this website is for historical and educational purposes only. It is a true account of how systemic racism operated in a corporation in the past, and an exposé of how it operates in the present.
PictureClovice A. Lewis, Jr. - Former CEO of Technology Media Enterprises
Technology Media Enterprises, Inc. (TME), was a privately held 8a certified minority-owned California Corporation. It began on March 16, 1984 as my (Clovice Lewis) sole-proprietorship and was then incorporated on September 8, 1990, with me as the CEO. TME was one of the original 50 companies chosen by Apple Computer Corporation as certified developers for multimedia and training software in 1988. TME is also the creator of "Wilbur's Flight School" - a unique, highly sophisticated, fully interactive computer-based guide to aviation that was published and marketed by AzureSoft in the early 1990's.

In June 1990 TME entered into two separate 10 year-long agreements with Lockheed Integrated Solutions Company (LISC), a division of Lockheed Missiles & Space Company to provide software in support of the Nationwide Office Automation for the Veterans Administration (NOAVA) program it was competing for. The software was interactive Computer-Based Training and Desktop Management Tools. Prior to receiving the NOAVA contract, TME provided LISC with technical writing and desktop publishing services to produce the 10,000+ page proposal to the VA. After the award of the contract, TME was retained to create the Contract Usage Manual, which formed the backbone of the published and on-line catalog of the NOAVA offerings. Shortly after LISC won the NOAVA contract it breached its contracts with TME by systematically engaging in fraudulent and deceptive activities to undermine those agreements, and to discriminated against TME on the basis that it was a minority-owned and/or small firm.
Lockheed Martin Company was sent this movie, along with a 5-page cover letter and nearly one hundred pages of documentation, in November 3, 2020. I asked for $11 million in reparations in exchange for foregoing publication of my story. Click here to see their response on February 17, 2021, as well as other communications.
Typically allegations like these are difficult to prove because people who participate in such criminal behavior can hide behind a corporate shield. However, I  can absolutely prove the validity of these claims. Because of TME's unique relationship with LISC and its unbarred access to records (we had offices in the LISC building), I was able to pierce the normally impenetrable corporate veil to attain irrefutable evidence that reveals a shocking disregard for ethics and the lawful conduct of business. This painstakingly documented evidence (much of which is signed and dated) is in the form of memorandum, electronic mail correspondence, statements of work, and other fully substantiated instruments.

What was NOAVA?

 In 1989, the VA issued a Request for Proposal ("RFP") for a nationwide office automation system for the VA. The project was known as "NOAVA",  an acronym that stands for Nationwide Office Automation-Veterans Administration. The VA awarded the NOAVA contract to Lockheed Integrated Solutions Company (LISC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation, in 1990. The Request for Proposal (RFP) required that the NOAVA system be compatible with certain computer systems the VA had already purchased, and that it meet certain security guidelines. Under the contract, the VA was obligated to purchase equipment for NOAVA from LISC alone. LISC, performed services for NOAVA from 1991 through 1997.

What was LISC?

Lockheed Integrated Solutions Company (LISC) operated in Santa Clara, California. It was formed as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lockheed Aerospace Company sometime in 1982 to take advantage of opportunities to develop large computer and electronics based solutions in the private sector.

LISC changed its name to Lockheed Martin Integrated Solutions Co. in 1997 and was sold in that year to ACS State and Local Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. According to the ACS website, it is dedicated to fostering increased traffic safety, offering a full line of Automated Traffic Enforcement (ATE) systems designed to deter violators of red light, rail crossing, and speed laws.

About this Website

This website is provides a short overview of the full story. There are over 900 pages of scanned documents, so while this website makes reference to a document number (i.e. "Document LM-0001-2") in the text, be aware that only a small sample of documentation is provided. Important documents that can be viewed in this website are marked as underlined links. An exhaustive book, with full annotation, narrative, and providing access to a hyperlinked online database is being developed. Please click here for more information about how to purchase the book.

Why Tell This Story Now?

Too often powerful, extremely wealthy companies operate with impunity. They are decidedly not good corporate citizens, and over time, some become predatory. Ruthlessness becomes their modus operandi. For that behavior they are protected by government, the law, and their money. Very few entities... smaller companies, local governments, or individuals... have the wherewithal to call them to account or challenge them in court. They are simply too powerful. Such a company was Lockheed Integrated Solutions Company (LISC), which operated from the early 1980s until the late 1990s.
"$10 million dollars is too much money for somebody like you..."