Unisys Federal Systems President Greg Baroni may not be on Republican Presidential candidate John McCain’s VP shortlist, but Baroni - and his staff - will be on a short list of people playing a critical role at the upcoming Republican National Convention.

While GOP leaders will be focused on communicating a strong and united message during the Convention in St. Paul, MN next month, Unisys will be focused on a different type of message - the thousands of emails and other IT communications that will be exchanged and executed.

Today the Republican National Convention announced that Unisys will serve as the Official IT Managed Services Provider - providing the convention with project management and oversight of computer operations that includes the monitoring and maintenance of servers and equipment.

In the release, 2008 Republican National Convention, President & CEO Maria Cino remarked on the increasingly role technology plays in executing the convention program and communications efforts.

“Nearly every aspect of the convention relies upon state-of-the-art computer technology and we are thankful to have Unisys on board. From monitoring the convention servers to manning the IT help desk, Unisys will be an important partner in the convention’s success.”

Start your engines. This is the year of accelerated “organic” growth for Unisys Federal Systems, says Greg Baroni. Baroni is a senior vice president of the corporation and has served as an officer since 2004. He also serves as president of Federal Systems, which delivers a broad range of services and solutions ranging from consulting and systems integration to managed services and outsourcing. In the following Q&A, Baroni talks about recent successes — his organization saw orders grow nearly 20 percent this past quarter — and what it takes to build a winning culture.

Where do you spend a lot of time?

Greg Baroni: The Transportation Security Administration Information Technology Infrastructure Program competition consumes a lot of my time; making sure we stay front and center with successful continued service to TSA. Other than that, I’m focused on keeping my team energized for our ongoing change journey — becoming more services-focused and continually increasing the value we bring to our clients. I also spend a lot of time positioning Unisys to respond to the inevitable transition we’ll face as we go from one administration to the next and tracking some of the emerging technology trends like security convergence and information sharing.

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