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Sept. 08, 2015. <\/strong>SuprTEK is very pleased to announce that Les Owens, SuprTEK\u2019s Cyber Security Solutions VP \/ CTO, has been invited to speak at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) Awareness Day on 13 October. Les will deliver an engaging and interactive talk on Mobile Device Security as an invited industry expert on mobile & wireless security. He will be sharing his two-plus decades of experience and knowledge with the 200+ HHS attendees\u2014employees from across HHS, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The purpose of the event is to raise the level of cyber security awareness among healthcare professionals, researchers, mangers and other staff across the Department. As cyber security breaches are on the rise and mentioned frequently in the news, HHS feels strongly that it is critically important to equip HHS employees with practical tools\u2014to assist in protecting themselves and their families.<\/p>\n Aug. 25, 2015. <\/strong>SuprTEK today announced that it has been appraised at Level 3 of the CMMI Institute\u2019s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)\u00ae. This appraisal was performed by GMS Registrar Ltd.<\/p>\n CMMI\u00ae is a capability improvement approach that provides organizations with the essential elements of effective processes that ultimately improve their performance.<\/p>\n An appraisal at maturity level 3 indicates the organization is performing at a \u201cdefined\u201d level. At this level, processes are well characterized and understood, and are described in standards, procedures, tools, and methods. The organization\u2019s set of standard processes, which is the basis for maturity level 3, is established and improved over time.<\/p>\n The CMMI\u00ae Institute, a subsidiary of Carnegie Mellon University, is dedicated to elevating organizational performance through best-in-class solutions to real-world challenges. The Institute is the home of the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)\u00ae for Development, Services, and Acquisition; the People Capability Maturity Model; and the Data Management Maturity Model (DMM)\u2120, which are capability improvement models that create high-performance, high-maturity cultures. The models are used in thousands of organizations worldwide to deliver business results that serve as differentiators in the global market.<\/p>\n May 15, 2015. <\/strong>Superlative Technologies, Inc. (dba SuprTEK) is very pleased to announce that it was awarded the new Software Development Support Services (SDSS) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) at Fort Meade. The highly competitive procurement is for a critical BPA at the newly reorganized DISA. This BPA\u2014similar to SuprTEK\u2019s DISA ESS BPA \u2014has a period of performance of 4 years, and has a contract ceiling of $80M. Through this BPA, the DISA Infrastructure Development Directorate (IDD) under SES leader, Jack Wilmer, will acquire software design and development services to support its eight divisions (ID1-ID8). The mission of these divisions is fundamentally to help Defend the GIG, Improve Cyber C2, and Share Information Safely.<\/p>\n With this new SDSS vehicle, SuprTEK and its high performance cybersecurity and Agile software development teams will continue to provide quality support for this important DoD client. On the DISA MANO program for five years, SuprTEK has been effectively supporting DISA PEO-MA in its mission to provide technical and programmatic leadership for Computer Network Defense (CND) enclave-level host and network security solutions; and enhance the security of the DoD Global Information Grid (GIG) enclaves through the acquisition, engineering, architecture, development, federated testing, fielding, and transition to sustainment of both host and network security products and solutions.<\/p>\n SuprTEK and its carefully chosen BPA team-mates\u2014key software industry partners\u2014will be supporting all eight divisions within the IDD in the following areas: Software Design, Software Development, Tier III Support and SME Support. This SDSS BPA win complements SuprTEK\u2019s recent ADEV (Agile Development) win at Scott Air Force Base whereby SuprTEK is supporting the USAF Air mobility Command HQ with Agile Development deploying nine high-performance Agile teams.<\/p>\n Apr. 10, 2015. <\/strong>SuprTEK will participate again in the upcoming AFCEA Defensive Cyber Operations Symposium in Baltimore, MD. Please join our cybersecurity team and innovators from the SuprTEK Advanced Technology Group (ATG), along with the SuprTEK leadership team, for conversations about our current cybersecurity delivery initiatives and R&D efforts going on in the SuprTEK Technology Innovation Center (STIC). Our team will also be available to discuss numerous DISA, USCYBERCOM and broad DoD cyberspace opportunities, and potential partnerships in the market (ENCORE III, JIE\/JRSS, Big Data, RMF, etc).<\/p>\n Please visit us at Booth #3006 on the AFCEA conference floor. We will be demonstrating our secure mobility (RTLS integrated with MDM) capabilities, PanOptes\u00ae\u2014our advanced Continuous Monitoring product, and ARES-CA\u2014our ACAS-RDK Exploratory System for Cyber Analytics.<\/p>\n Feb. 19, 2015. <\/strong>SuprTEK\u2019s Naval Hospital Jacksonville (NHJAX) Clinical Portal and Stitch-in-Time system has been selected as a finalist for the 2015 Federal Health (FHIT) Innovation Award in the Interoperability Category! The Clinical Portal system is a web-based solution designed to provide health care providers a central location for patient-specific, clinical, and generic medical information. At NHJAX, this portal has become a critical component of health care providers\u2019 ability to deliver quality care in a timely and informative manner. The Clinical Portal and Stitch-in-Time system was chosen from dozens of award applications for its innovative capabilities and its positive impact to the NHJAX community. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at the FHIT Innovation Event and Awards event in Washington, DC. Visit the FHIT Event website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n Feb. 11, 2015. <\/strong>On Thursday, February 12, 2015, members of our Advanced Technology Group will be visiting the University of Maryland for a Lobby Day and Tech Talk event. Between 11:00am \u2013 4:00pm, we will be in the CSIC lobby to meet with UMD students, answer questions about SuprTEK, and discuss our application process. At 5:00pm, Jay Ruhnke and Mitchell Matthews will present a Tech Talk titled \u201cThinking with a Clean Mind \u2013 Learn Why Writing Clean, Maintainable Code is Critical\u201d. The presentation will focus on the benefits of creating quality code and the consequences of using poorly written code. To learn more about the event, click here:https:\/\/undergrad.cs.umd.edu<\/a><\/p>\n Feb. 05, 2015. <\/strong>SuprTEK is pleased to announce that our team supporting Naval Hospital Jacksonville (NHJAX), in Jacksonville, Florida, developed Navy Medicine\u2019s first-ever, in-house-developed mobile app in 2014. The app was approved by Apple and has been available in the Apple app store since the end of December. This free app is designed for both iPhone and iPad, and provides users with important contact, location, and provider data to help our nation\u2019s heroes\u2014sailors, marines, soldiers, airmen, coast guardsmen\u2014heal themselves and their families. Our NHJAX team is currently working on an Android version of the app that is scheduled to be released soon through the Google app store. To learn more about the app, visit: NHJAX App Info Page<\/a><\/p>\n Jan. 29, 2015. <\/strong>Building on momentum in the Cyber Security Solutions LoB while leveraging its internal investment in the PanOptes\u00ae product and its deep knowledge of and significant development efforts in Continuous Monitoring and Risk Scoring, SuprTEK won another Call Order on its Engineering Support Services BPA at DISA Mission Assurance (MA) Directorate.<\/p>\n As part of this Call Order, called CMRS \/ eMASS User Interface Requirements for Data Cloud Analytics, SuprTEK\u2019s Systems Engineers will perform complete requirements development and conduct eMASS functionality reviews for five eMASS-CMRS capabilities. SuprTEK\u2019s engineers will perform user interviews and detailed analysis to determine how data exchanges will occur between these two critically-important DoD enterprise security systems\u2014eMASS and CMRS. Fundamentally, SuprTEK will carefully document data flows and determine precisely how to make CMRS and eMASS interoperable. Included in this effort, SuprTEK will develop the Web Service software to allow the delivery of CMRS data to eMASS.<\/p>\n SuprTEK\u2019s important work for DISA will be critical as the DoD transitions to the new Risk Management Framework (RMF) as Designated Approval Authorities (DAA) will need to make risk assessments on a continuous basis. The RMF replaces the DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) and manages the life-cycle cybersecurity risk to DoD IT.<\/p>\n Jan. 27, 2015. <\/strong>SuprTEK is proud to announce that Tieu Luu, Senior Director of the Advanced Technology Group, authored a feature article published in this month\u2019s ISACA Journal. The article, titled \u201cImplementing an Information Security Continuous Monitoring Solution,\u201d is a case study that discusses the challenges of implementing and deploying solutions for information security continuous monitoring across large enterprises. Continuous Monitoring, and the government\u2019s efforts to implement it across all the agencies, continue to be hot topics in the industry. Under the leadership and expertise of Mr. Luu, the Advanced Technology Group developed SuprTEK\u2019s own continuous monitoring platform, PanOptes\u00ae ( www.panoptescyber.com<\/a>), further establishing SuprTEK as a leader in the technology industry. View Mr. Luu\u2019s author blog on The ISACA Website<\/a><\/p>\n Jan. 14, 2015. <\/strong>On Thursday, 15 January 2015, SuprTEK\u2019s capability SMEs and Health Care (HC) IT market leaders will attend the important DHA Defense Health Information Technology Services (DHITS) Generation 1 Teaming Event organized by G2Xchange Health. DHITS Generation 1, a $20 billion IDIQ contract (follow on to D\/SIDDOMS III), will support the integration of clinical and business processes across the Military Health System. SuprTEK is very excited about participating in DHITS and continuing to deliver for the MHS. We are seeking strong teaming partners and are positioning to win a seat at the DHITS IDIQ table.<\/p>\n As a HC IT leader and Gold Sponsor of the event, SuprTEK will provide an overview of our organization and present our qualifications to conference attendees\u2014as well as define SuprTEK\u2019s DHITS Value Proposition. With 200 participants expected, SuprTEK plans to network and connect with other major players in the Health IT industry.<\/p>\n SuprTEK is very pleased to report that we were recently named one of the Top 25 small businesses best positioned on DHA DHITS Gen 1. Click here: The G2Xchange article<\/a><\/p>\n Visit this link : for more information on the teaming event<\/a><\/p>\n Dec. 16, 2014. <\/strong>SuprTEK today announced the appointment of Jerry Picard as Vice President of Enterprise IT Solutions and of Healthcare IT Operations. Mr. Picard comes to SuprTEK from a recent Vice President and General Manager position at Dynamics Research Corporation following a long tenure at Unisys Corporation. He will be responsible for the strategic leadership and oversight of SuprTEK\u2019s Enterprise IT service delivery operations. He has more than thirty-five years of senior management experience with major IDIQ contract acquisition and execution responsibilities in addition to managing DoD and Federal government information technology projects. Mr. Picard is a Computer Science graduate of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.<\/p>\n Oct. 22, 2014. <\/strong>Superlative Technologies, Inc. (dba SuprTEK) is pleased to announce the opening of a new business office located at 3190 Fairview Park Drive in Falls Church, VA. This new facility, SuprTEK\u2019s third office location in the DC area, represents our continued growth and business expansion throughout the NoVA\/DC metro area. The new SuprTEK Fairview Park (FVP) office, a 4600 square foot modern facility, features open areas and spacious offices to facilitate problem solving, innovation and team collaboration \u2013 it will initially house our cybersecurity team that supports the Defense Health Agency (DHA) and other clients in the DC area.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are very pleased to expand our presence in the region and expect to share more achievements as our cyber team continues to deliver innovative solutions to our customers,\u201d stated Les Owens, Vice President of Cybersecurity. \u201cWe selected this FVP facility specifically to support our customers\u2019 mission-critical objectives.\u201d<\/p>\n The FVP office will house our high-performance cybersecurity delivery team \u2013 Information System Security Engineers and Continuous Monitoring Specialists \u2013 who will stabilize, enhance, and evolve the security posture of DHA and its numerous IT systems. Les Owens further commented, \u201cThis new business office was established principally to allow us to do great things for DHA. However, we see this new space also as one to assist us in developing relationships with others customers and business partners in the area.\u201d<\/p>\n Founded in 1996, SuprTEK delivers comprehensive cybersecurity and Information Assurance capabilities as a key member of DoD community-wide working groups and performs investigative trends analysis to support Defense Components in identifying infrastructure-related threats, targets, and tools. With our ISO 9001:2008 certification, CMMI Level 2 appraisal, and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) best practices, SuprTEK delivers both strategic and tactical customer-focused solutions to improve IT security posture, defend DoD networks, and strengthen our nation\u2019s ability to withstand and respond to cyber attacks.<\/p>\n Oct. 01, 2014. <\/strong>Superlative Technologies, Inc. (dba SuprTEK) is pleased to announce that on September 24, 2014 it was awarded a multi- year Enterprise Agile Development (ADEV) Contract to develop, test, deliver, and field individual and distributed multi-user, work-centered, web-based applications in support of Air Mobility Command (AMC) at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.<\/p>\n This contract will entail 6 to 12 agile software development teams ranging from 7-10 IT professionals per team. SuprTEK is presently staffing for data architect, Oracle DBA, SQL server DBA, developer, tester, business analyst, system administrator, information assurance, and technical writer positions.<\/p>\n The Air Mobility Command, activated on June 1, 1992, is a major command headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. AMC provides cargo and passenger delivery, air refueling and aeromedical evacuation in support of on-going operations around the world. The command also transports humanitarian supplies to hurricane, flood and earthquake victims both at home and around the globe. Air Mobility Command’s mission is to provide global air mobility … right effects, right place, right time.<\/p>\n Sept. 05, 2014.<\/strong> SuprTEK is a Gold Sponsor for the University of Maryland\u2019s (UMD\u2019s) \u201cBuild it Break it Fix it\u201d event, a new security-oriented programming contest that aims to teach students to write more secure programs. SuprTEK\u2019s software assurance engineers are participating as contest judges to evaluate participants’ abilities to develop secure and efficient programs. The contest is broken up into three rounds that take place over consecutive weekends. Prizes are awarded to teams with the top builder and breaker scores. Competition details are available at: https:\/\/builditbreakit.org<\/a><\/p>\n Through our partnership with UMD\u2019s Maryland Cybersecurity Center (MC2), we collaborate on activities to promote cybersecurity education, research and technology development. SuprTEK and UMD leverage each other’s resources, expertise, and unique perspectives to develop innovative cybersecurity expertise, educational opportunities and technology solutions.<\/p>\n Sept. 04, 2014. <\/strong>Several members of SuprTEK\u2019s Cybersecurity Solutions team attended the annual, US Army INSCOM-sponsored Ft. Meade Technology Expo at Club Meade on the US Army base in Central Maryland. SuprTEK’s team met and interacted with numerous US Federal Government agencies and services including the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), 200th Military Police Command, USNA (Annapolis), USN, DODFRA, USCYBERCOM, ARCYBER, NORTHCOM, NATO, and USMC. SuprTEK’s cyber team shared information about many of our existing and emerging innovative technologies and robust cybersecurity capabilities. Additionally, the team engaged in dialogue with existing and new clients on how SuprTEK can meet the Government\u2019s emerging cybersecurity requirements. Some of the specific areas of discussion included our “code checking” software assurance capabilities and methodologies, our secure mobility capabilities (RTLS integrated with MDM), our micro-virtualization research and our advanced Continuous Monitoring & Risk Scoring product, PanOptes\u00ae. One item of particular interest among the many visitors to SuprTEK’s booth was the “STIC” \u2013 the new, SuprTEK Technology Innovation Center in Ashburn, VA where SuprTEK’s experts perform applied R&D, Agile development and rigorous ‘Technology Evaluation’ in a modern, 4500 square foot, state-of-the-art facility.<\/p>\n The purpose of the Ft Meade Technology Expo was to expose and demonstrate, to many tenants of Fort Meade, various technologies including Digital Investigation Solutions, Media Integration, Multi-Screen Displays, Cyber Security, Forensic Solutions, Certification Programs, and Networking Solutions. SuprTEK was very pleased to be a part of the event. For more information: http:\/\/www.FederalEvents.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Aug. 10, 2014. <\/strong>SuprTEK \u2013 as part of a Joint Venture with Doyen Consulting \u2013 known as Doyen Technologies \u2013 is very pleased to announce that it has been awarded a cybersecurity support contract at the Defense Health Agency (DHA) in Falls Church, Virginia.<\/p>\n For this contract, Doyen Technologies will deploy a high-performance cyber team to provide cybersecurity support for DHA\u2019s DHSS (Defense Health Services System) Division\u2019s applications and products across all DHSS projects and activities to comply with DoDI 8510.01 and all associated DHSS policies, processes, and procedures that require cybersecurity actions to support deployment and sustained operations.<\/p>\n As part of Doyen Technologies\u2019 efforts to evolve and enhance the security posture of DHA, Doyen Technologies cybersecurity SMEs will be involved in four major thrusts at DHA: 1) rapid C&A execution; 2) Information Systems Security Engineering (ISSE) Support, IA, and DoD CMRS (Continuous Monitoring and Risk Scoring) support. Building on SuprTEK\u2019s deep CMRS expertise at DISA and other DoD agencies.<\/p>\n Doyen Technologies will perform rigorous Security Assessments of DoD IT systems to include assessing and verifying information systems including trusted systems; identifying and assessing security requirements and deficiencies in applications, systems, and local and wide area networks (LANs and WANs). Doyen will conduct C&A using DIACAP (and the new NIST RMF) to achieve uniform quality, and a level of consistency throughout the life cycle of DoD AISs. Doyen Technologies will conduct detailed reviews and provide recommendations for resolution of inconsistencies within existing DOD C&A policies and procedures.<\/p>\n This contract award is another significant win for SuprTEK out of SuprTEK\u2019s growing Cyber Security Solutions Practice headquartered in Ashburn, VA.<\/p>\n About DHA: <\/strong>In October 2013, the Secretary of Defense established the Defense Health Agency (DHA). DHA is responsible for driving greater integration of clinical and business processes across the Military Health System (MHS), implementing shared services with common measurement of outcomes, enabling rapid adoption of proven practices, helping reduce unwanted variation, and improving the coordination of care across time and treatment venues.<\/p>\n Fundamentally, the Agency is tasked with making military medicine stronger, better and more relevant for the future. As a designated Combat Support Agency, the DHA is also responsible for meeting the medical needs of the combatant commanders. Central to this role is to ensure our service members are medically ready to perform their mission, and our military medical personnel are ready to perform their mission \u2013 \u201cMedically Ready Force\u2026Ready Medical Force.\u201d<\/p>\n July 29-31, 2014. <\/strong>SuprTEK attended the Defense Health Information Technology Symposium (DHITS) in Orlando, Florida. We engaged with our customers and potential partners and discussed our numerous IT capabilities and the emerging needs of the Government. At DHITS, SuprTEK\u2019s booth was manned by our Health IT, Cybersecurity, and Leadership teams, who met and spoke with various participants from the Defense Health Agency (DHA), the Military Health System, and the Military Services Health IT community. SuprTEK showcased our clinical system management services, enterprise Information Management\/Information Technology services, and SharePoint administration services.<\/p>\n We were happy to engage with other participants and attend the content and continuing education sessions at DHITS. For more information: http:\/\/www.med.navy.mil\/navydays\/Pages\/Default.aspx<\/a>.<\/p>\n June 27, 2014. <\/strong>The new SuprTEK Technology Innovation Center (STIC) was formally introduced on June 12 during an Open House attended by DC area staff and visitors. Kicking off the celebration was the traditional ribbon cutting ceremony by President Brandon Park, CEO T.K. Gil, and Cyber Security VP Les Owens \u2013 along with the DISA TIEATS (Technology Innovation Engineering Assessment Team Support) team including Chief Engineer Steve Fox, and Deputy Chief Engineer, Maziar Momeni.<\/p>\n The afternoon continued with Opening Remarks by the SuprTEK leadership team, a background discussion of the STIC\u2019s genesis, and a tour of several features of the STIC including the Collaboration Zone, the Private Think Tank, and the Mad Scientist Lab. The leadership team noted that \u201c\u2026 the STIC, recently stood up for applied R&D and rigorous Technology Evaluation of emerging technologies \u2013 including digital identities, mobility, cloud, micro-virtualization and cryptography, opens a very exciting chapter for SuprTEK. The STIC is designed to be an open, collaborative environment and we hope it will support close SME interaction and unleash creativity thereby spawning new innovations and solutions for our clients \u2013 and, in turn serve as a cornerstone for SuprTEK\u2019s future. It will provide the catalyst for explosive growth in the coming years\u2026\u201d The visitors then enjoyed demonstrations of the integration of state-of-the art Real-time Location Services (RTLS) and Mobile Device Management (MDM) \u2013 employing the top industry products. The new DISA \u2018Tech Innovation\u2019 (TIEATS) team has been working the RTLS-MDM integration as part of the Location-Based Mobility Policy (LBMP) pilots for the DISA client at SuprTEK\u2019s Hanover facility and at Fort Meade. The Open House concluded with delicious refreshments, interactive Q&A sessions, and side-bar chats with STIC SMEs.<\/p>\n