WIDEPOINT CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-23967 | 52-2040275 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
| Incorporation) | Identification No.) |
| One Lincoln Centre, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois | 60181 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Office) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (630) 629-0003
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
(a) Departure of Director. Not applicable.
(b) Departure of Principal Officer. Not applicable.
(c) Appointment of New Officer. Not applicable.
(d) Election of New Director. On August 15, 2006, Mr. Ronald S. Oxley was appointed to the Board of Directors of WidePoint Corporation (the “Company”). Mr. Oxley will serve as the Chairman of the Company’s Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and as a member of the Company’s Compensation Committee and its Audit and Finance Committee.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| WIDEPOINT CORPORATION | |
| /s/ James T. McCubbin | |
| Date: August 15, 2006 | James T. McCubbin |
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |