POWER OF ATTORNEY



 The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Lisa A. Hunt and/or

 Patricia Drohan, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact, to:



 (1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned,

in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of American Management Systems, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in

accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of

1934 and the rules thereunder;



 (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the

undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete

and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and file such form with

the United States Securities and Exchange Commission,

the Nasdaq Stock Market and any other authority;



 (3) prepare and sign on my behalf any Form 144 Notice under

the Securities Act of 1933 and file the same with the

United States Securities Commission; and



 (4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection

with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,

may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required

by, the undersigned.



 The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and

 authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,

necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers

herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned

might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution

or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact,

or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or

cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and

powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the

foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the

undersigned, is not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities

to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



 This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until

the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect

to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the

Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing

delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this

Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 12th day of January, 2004.







 /s / ROBERT M.HOWE













STATE OF New York:



COUNTY OF New York:



 On this the 12th day of January, 2004, before me, Salvatore J.Gagliardi

the undersigned officer, personally appeared ROBERT M. HOWE, who executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing his/her name above and who, prior to his execution of the foregoing instrument, acknowledged

the foregoing to be his/her voluntary act and deed.



   /s/ Salvatore J. Gagliardi

   Notary Public



Salvatore J. Gagliardi

Notary Public, State of New York

      No.01GA6081184

   Qualified in New York County

My Commission Expires Sept.30, 2006