Abt wins EPA task order for communications support

Abt Associates has been awarded a communications support task order from the EPA's Climate Change Division.

Abt Associates has been tasked with supporting the EPA’s Climate Change Division’s communication outreach efforts.

The task order, part of the Technical and Outreach Support Capabilities IDIQ awarded in 2012, charges Abt with developing a comprehensive climate change communication strategy, the firm said in a news release.

The firm will produce climate change communication products, conduct focus group testing and organize a series of educational seminars for Office of Atmospheric Programs staff, supplying the agency with the tools to tackle social media, analytics and communicating complex scientific information to a lay audience.