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February 2019

Modernizing the Navy Marine Corps Intranet

Powering forward

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As we begin the second month of 2019, our Perspecta team is already powering forward at a break neck pace, working through network improvement plans and implementing solutions that Sailors and Marines need now. While it is impossible to list every project currently underway, there are a few key ones you should be aware of.

Windows 10 version 1803: We’re preparing to launch the final, enterprise ring of the Windows 10 version 1803 deployment. This milestone is the culmination of months of hard work and partnership between the Navy and Perspecta. Our team leveraged feedback from the four smaller deployment rings, along with lessons learned from the previous version 1607 deployment, to ensure the Windows 10 version 1803 update solution was ready for enterprise deployment.

Transport redesign: Navy and Perspecta teams are in the process of completing substantial redesign of the NMCI transport layer. The objective of the redesign project is to simplify the transport layer by removing more than 700 pieces of gear from the transport network, heavily reducing maintenance costs while also enhancing security. Additionally, the redesign is a key project in moving the Navy’s network toward the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Joint Information Environment Joint Regional Security Stack.

Upgraded Wi-Fi: Newly enhanced NMCI wireless capabilities are providing seamless outdoor wireless coverage to aircraft hangars, strengthening mobile device security advanced encryption and have created a guest network to securely segment enterprise data traffic from external devices, such as visitor and contractor devices. Enhancing the NMCI Wi-Fi environment opens the door for future capabilities such as leveraging NSA-approved Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC), something Perspecta’s innovative applied research hub, Perspecta Labs, has deep expertise in designing and delivering for our government customers.

Enterprise Mobility Management: NMCI mobile device users are now part of the new NMCI Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) / Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution. The new MDM architecture is comprised of a suite of applications that provides new and enhanced capabilities and features for NMCI mobile device users including derived credentials, which will allow users to log on and encrypt and sign emails without using a Common Access Card (CAC).

As always, I welcome your feedback on how you think we’re doing. Please feel free to contact me at [email protected] with any comments or questions.

Ted BranchSVP and General ManagerNavy and Marine Corps Group

Perspecta. Powering forward.

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The Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) is the first-of its-kind, enterprise IT platform and has matured over the past 18 years into a stable, flexible, cost-effective and secure IT platform for more than 700,000 Sailors and civilians in the continental United States, Hawaii and Japan. In building NMCI, Perspecta and the Department of the Navy (DoN) have transformed DoN IT infrastructure, combining a myriad of disconnected and dissimilar networks into one of the largest intranets in the world.

Through the Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) contract, Perspecta provides comprehensive IT services to the Navy and staffing support to the Marine Corps. NMCI is the foundation that underpins the DoN’s enterprise IT capability, raising it to new levels of functionality, mobility, flexibility, adaptability, reliability and security.

Perspecta creates NMCI enterprise engineering improvement and response team

Perspecta team conducts DSTB Core training course

NMCI Proving Center Lab is getting a makeover

Perspecta Labs announces partnership with Abaco Systems to bring its 1553 Bus Defender product to market

Perspecta launches competitive persistent cyber operations team

Wi-Fi and security advancements mobilize NMCI

NMCI launches enterprise Windows 10 update

Enhanced security through network access control

Enterprise Mobility Management / Mobile Device Management upgrades underway

Perspecta named to the Northern Virginia Technology Council Tech 100 list

Navy, Perspecta kickoff transport layer redesign project

Perspecta receives new contract option of up to $2.7 million for DARPA cyber defense program

NMCI Microsoft Office 365 pilot kicks off

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Perspecta wins new $905 million program to provide cyberspace operations4

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Perspecta Labs participates in DARPA-led U.S. power grid cybersecurity exercise

Perspecta raises more than $310,000 for the American Heart Association

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Building on work by the Naval Network Warfare Command and Perspecta engineers, Perspecta recently created an enterprise engineering improvement and response team to isolate, identify and determine root causes and maneuver the network to provide improved NMCI services and recommend design changes to the Navy.

Initially, the Perspecta team is targeting high-interest sites for review. High-interest sites are typically fleet concentration areas that support missions in real time as well as large NMCI data center locations. The team has already conducted site visits in Hawaii and has an upcoming engagement in San Diego. At each of the locations, the Perspecta team works with the Navy’s cyber engineering team to conduct network assessment tests and make recommendations for improvements.

The team will have a tool set, experience and capabilities to address critical areas and identify root causes.

Perspecta creates NMCI enterprise engineering improvement and response team

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Perspecta launches competitive persistent cyber operations team

Perspecta and its innovation arm, Perspecta Labs, recently fielded a persistent cyber operations team that will not only compete in industry competitions but will also leverage their skills in support of Perspecta’s federal government customers.

The team, consisting of five to ten highly skilled cyber professionals, will work together to develop an advanced set of cyber skills and technologies to support training our mission partners and fostering internal cross-team collaboration.

Those skills will also be put to use in cyber capture the flag (CTF) challenges in which teams typically work with challenge binaries to identify and extract “flags” embedded in the challenge. Flags are collected for points, with teams being ranked on a leaderboard. These competitions require teams to leverage a broad swath of cyber skills such as binary analysis, protocol analysis, exploitation, computer fundamentals, authorization and access controls, cryptography and steganography.

An internally developed challenge set will be used for continuous training and evaluation and will also be used to expand Perspecta’s presence in the community through small sponsored engagements such as university working sessions, recruiting events, or challenge submissions to CTF events. Further, the skills gained through working together and competing will also benefit Perspecta’s customers through the day-to-day cybersecurity and red team support we provide to them.

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The Navy and Perspecta kicked off a project to undertake a substantial redesign of the NMCI transport layer. The transport layer is where end-to-end communication occurs across the NMCI network. This layer is responsible for providing logical communication between end users, applications and other network components.

The objective of this redesign effort is to simplify the transport layer by removing more than 700 pieces of hardware from the network, significantly reducing maintenance costs while at the same time considerably enhancing system security. As part of the multi-year project, the Perspecta team is replacing the original transport circuits with new circuits containing

enhanced technology and security protocols that leverage cutting-edge encryption software. These enhancements eliminate the need for virtual private networks (VPNs) without sacrificing security standards.

This redesign is a key project in moving the Navy’s network toward the Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) Joint Information Environment Joint Regional Security Stack (JIE-JRSS). The JIE-JRSS permits continuous monitoring of information traversing Department of Defense (DoD) networks for throughput and performance standard adherence and reducing response time to incidents. JRSS includes failover, diversity and elimination of critical failure points to assure timely delivery of critical information.

Navy, Perspecta kickoff transport layer redesign project

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Perspecta wins new $905 million program to provide cyberspace operations support to the United States Army cyber command

Perspecta has been awarded the U.S. Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) Cyberspace Operations Support task order. The program represents new work for the company and has a one-year base and four, one-year options, with a maximum ceiling value of $905,700,984.

ARCYBER is the Army headquarters under U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) and is responsible for the operation and defense of Army networks, and for delivering cyberspace effects against adversaries to defend the nation.

Perspecta will provide comprehensive cyberspace operations support to ARCYBER headquarters, Joint Forces Headquarters-Cyber, ARCYBER subordinate components, service components of USCYBERCOM, and other Department of Defense cyber mission partners.

“Perspecta’s deep cyber expertise in researching and developing adaptive and innovative solutions for a constantly evolving cyber landscape is unparalleled,” said Mac Curtis, president and chief executive officer, Perspecta. “This unique skillset, combined with our key personnel who understand the ARCYBER mission, are key differentiators for Perspecta. We are honored to bring our breadth of cyberspace operations experience to our ARCYBER customer and are energized to get to work.”

Perspecta currently holds a prime position on the cyberspace operations support and services contract for USCYBERCOM, and is one of the leading cyber research and development partners supporting the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. This new ARCYBER program adds to Perspecta’s leading position supporting DOD cyberspace operations.

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NMCI Microsoft Office 365 pilot kicks offIn an effort to enhance end user productivity, the Navy and Perspecta recently kicked off a Microsoft Office 365 pilot. The purpose of the Office 365 pilot is to successfully migrate 500 - 2,000 NMCI users to the Office 365 Defense Cloud and set the stage for an enterprise migration to cloud-based productivity services in-line with DoD and Navy Cloud First initiatives. The project has the ability to scale to up to 20,000 users.

The Office 365 pilot will leverage agile development to accelerate the project timeline. Agile development allows requirements and solutions to evolve through collaboration between self-organizing, cross-functional teams.

It promotes adaptive planning, evolutionary development, early delivery, and continuous improvement, and it encourages rapid and flexible response to change. Using this methodology, the project is broken into six-week-long sprints with the first one beginning June 15. The first pilot users of Office 365 are expected to migrate to the solution in early fall.

Moving to the Office 365 solution will provide greater productivity, robust applications security and the ability to access needed tools from any computer that has an internet connection. Once the pilot is complete, enterprise rollout of the NMCI Office 365 will be scheduled.

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Perspecta Labs will continue its work researching and developing cyber defenses against distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) under a new contract modification. The modification is part of DARPA’s Extreme DDoS Defense (XD3) program.

On the base program, Perspecta Labs researched and developed innovative techniques aimed at dynamically obscuring high-value cyber assets, detecting stealthy, low-volume intrusions, performing defensive maneuvers to mislead and confuse adversaries, and launching mitigation steps to repel both widespread and targeted attacks. Under the option, Perspecta Labs will integrate these techniques to implement, evaluate and demonstrate a multi-modal DDoS defense solution which combines these defensive capabilities.

“DDoS attacks are among the most malicious cyber assaults made against military, enterprise and public network infrastructure,” said Petros Mouchtaris, Ph.D., president of Perspecta Labs. “Standing up against some of the most sophisticated adversaries requires advanced and innovative solutions. We are excited to integrate our cutting-edge DDoS techniques to deliver a comprehensive network defense solution to the DoD and other customers.”

Perspecta Labs’ solution for DDoS defense combines innovative methods to reduce the attack surface, identify hard-to-detect attacks, improve resilience and proactively defend the network. Integrating these capabilities into one, end-to-end solution will help safeguard critical network assets and deliver reliable service via improved network and application awareness, effective attack isolation, and proactive defensive maneuvers.

Perspecta receives new contract option of up to $2.7 million for DARPA cyber defense program

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Perspecta Labs participates in DARPA-led U.S. power grid cybersecurity exercisePerspecta Labs recently played an integral role in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Liberty Eclipse Phase II exercise in collaboration with the Department of Energy and the Department of Homeland Security to test grid recovery tools during a staged, multi-faceted cyberattack on a U.S. power grid. The event took place on Plum Island, N.Y.

The realistic exercise actually replicated a cyberattack and monitored its recovery in real-time. Liberty Eclipse Phase II is the fourth and largest thus far in a series of exercises under DARPA’s Rapid Attack Detection Isolation and Characterization Systems (RADICS) research program. The RADICS objective was to develop technologies for detecting and responding to cyberattacks on critical U.S. infrastructure, with an ultimate goal of enabling cyber and power engineers the ability to restore electrical service within seven days in the event of a major attack.

“We are proud to have played such a significant role in this critical exercise,” said Mac Curtis, president and CEO of Perspecta. “At Perspecta, we are driven by a passion for innovation, which fueled our research lab, Perspecta Labs. It is through exercises like this that we are able to transform our research into real solutions to not only solve our customers’ most unique and complex challenges, but keep our nation safe as well.”

During the seven day exercise, performers on the RADICS program were tasked with using performer-developed tools to provide comprehensive grid situational awareness, restore supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and network infrastructure, cleanse substations and defeat active adversaries to establish two diverse paths in order to re-energize, interconnect and synchronize two utility operators in a black start scenario.

“Our experience with developing solutions to protect the power grid gave us unique qualifications to support DARPA during this exercise,” said Petros Mouchtaris, Ph.D., president of Perspecta Labs. “As leaders in cybersecurity awareness, monitoring and assessment services, we were able to validate the success of our research and tools while assisting our customer, DARPA, in achieving this major program milestone.”

In the exercise, Perspecta Labs tested various technologies transitioning to commercial use under the company’s SecureSmart offering, including: the SHERLOC cyber-weapon hunting system featuring a new grid state consistency analyzer called Jolt that integrates ground truth feeder state from Advanced Meter Infrastructure as a telemetry source; and the MANTESSA cyber-physical early detection and situational awareness system, featuring novel machine intelligence techniques and statistical inference of out-of-band measurements, field reports and other data sources. Perspecta Labs also supported BAE Systems on the set up of a Secure Emergency Network. The company’s Distributed Assured and Dynamic Configuration (DADC) tool was used to efficiently generate error-free configurations for that network.

As a result of the exercise, the Perspecta Labs team gained actionable insight from utilities, observers and participants to improve the usability, expand the capabilities and continue the transition of its SHERLOC and MANTESSA solutions. As a leader in smart grid security and monitoring, the company has been a major contributor on the RADICS program, conducting research and delivering technologies in three of five technical areas for situational awareness, secure communications, and threat detection and characterization.

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Wi-Fi and security advancements mobilize NMCI

In an effort to allow end users to collaborate seamlessly anytime, anywhere throughout NMCI-enabled facilities, the Navy recently partnered with the Perspecta team to enhance NMCI wireless capabilities.

The upgrade leveraged Aruba’s indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi solution with Aruba 360 Secure Fabric to seamlessly deliver outdoor wireless coverage to aircraft hangars, strengthen mobile device security via advanced encryption and to create a guest network to securely segment DoN enterprise data traffic from external devices, such as visitor and contractor devices.

In addition to offering more convenient NMCI access, the wireless upgrade provided centralized encryption and network management to help enhance security and reduce

overhead costs. The solution is also scalable across multiple types of facilities and distributed locations, making it an ideal fit for the Navy environment.

Enhancing the NMCI Wi-Fi environment opens the door for future capabilities such as leveraging NSA-approved Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC). These CSfC capabilities leverage layered encryption implemented with select NSA-approved COTS hardware and software deployed in a specific configuration to provide the required protection for devices used on national security systems, such as NMCI. Perspecta’s innovation research arm, Perspecta Labs, has deep expertise in designing, delivering and registering CSfC solutions for our government customers.

Enhancing the NMCI Wi-Fi environment opens the door for future capabilities such as leveraging NSA-approved Commercial Solutions for Classified.

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Perspecta team conducts DSTB Core training course

The Perspecta NGEN team recently conducted the first Navy NMCI Deployable Site Transport Boundary (DSTB) Core training at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash. This is the first training lab operational at NAS Whidbey, training selected Information Professional (IP) Sailors assigned to Navy tactical electronic attack squadrons as well as Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance squadrons.

While Navy deployable units have been authorized to self-deploy the NMCI DSTB and Fly Away Kit (FAK) solutions, the absence of local classroom training opportunities has prevented command personnel from obtaining the requisite training to support a successful DSTB Core execution.

Deployable units, such as aircraft squadrons, leverage the NMCI DSTB and the smaller FAK to support their full range of NMCI network and communications requirements when deployed from their home base.

The ability for deployable units to execute self-deployment of these critical capabilities will provide additional agility and cost savings while they support evolving global mission requirements.

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NMCI launches enterprise Windows 10 updateThe Navy and Perspecta team recently launched an enterprise Windows 10 update, leveraging the Microsoft Semi-Annual Channel to update NMCI devices to version 1803.

Prior to launching the enterprise update, the joint team leveraged four smaller deployment rings to ensure the Windows 10 version 1803 update solution was ready for enterprise deployment. The 8,000 participants in the four rings provided much needed feedback and lessons learned that were incorporated to make the final enterprise solution as user friendly and successful as possible.

In addition to the feedback gathered upon each ring completion, the team also leveraged lessons learned from the previous Windows 10 version 1607 deployment to minimize the impact to NMCI end users. These improvements included a reduced package size, increased user communications and utilization of the green shutdown to perform the update.

The 1803 update is scheduled to be completed by March 2019. Going forward, these routine Windows updates will continue to incorporate feedback and lessons learned to be transparent to end users.

More information on the Windows 10 1803 update, including helpful hints and frequently asked questions, is located on Homeport: https://www.homeport.navy.mil/management/windows10.

Windows updates will continue to incorporate feedback and lessons learned to be transparent to end users.

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Enhanced security through network access controlThe Perspecta team recently began the final phase of the Enhanced Network Access Control (ENAC) project that is providing NMCI with enhanced network security and network access control. Collectively, the suite will provide greater visibility and additional details about what devices are connecting to the network. Once complete, this project will also provide the Navy with the ability to implement an automated Comply to Connect policy.

ENAC will provide greater visibility and additional details about what devices are connecting to the network.

As new devices attempt to connect to the NMCI environment, ENAC instantly detects and either authenticates or denies their access. The ENAC tools also provide reports that show compliance status for NMCI devices while also providing the ability to automatically remediate out-of- compliance devices per government-directed policies. In other words, if a user who hasn’t connected to the network in a while tries to do so, this tool will check their device to ensure it’s up to date with any system updates that are required before the user can access sensitive systems.

This tool also assists with identification and eradication of operating systems and applications no longer approved for use, further reducing security vulnerabilities.

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The Perspecta effort to enhance and validate the NMCI Proving Center Lab (PCL) in San Diego is nearing completion. The Perspecta team uses the PCL to perform critical software development, certification and accreditation tasks on NMCI. For this reason, it is imperative that the PCL keep up with changes made every day to the NMCI production environment.

During the project, the Perspecta team validated that the Dev Lab and Test (formerly called Model Office) environments were built and configured to match the NMCI production environment with any deviations documented and mitigated. The project began with core services and expanded to all services required to replicate the current NMCI environment.

This makeover is essential in ensuring new services and solutions that are rolled out to the NMCI enterprise deploy successfully.

NMCI Proving Center Lab is getting a makeover

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NMCI mobile device users are now part of the new NMCI Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) / Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution. Launched in late 2018, the new MDM architecture is comprised of a suite of applications that provide new and enhanced capabilities and features for NMCI mobile device users.

Part of the upgrade is the ability to install the BlackBerry Work application. This application increases mobile productivity while keeping data secure. BlackBerry Work provides the following new features that are not currently available to NMCI mobile users:

• Full Text Server / Side Search – Easily search your entire mailbox including messages that are not on your device

• Smart Folders – Improve efficiency by organizing your inbox

• Mark Contacts as VIPs for VIP Alerts and keep track of your important contacts

• Contact History Tab – View a history of messages exchanged with your contacts

• Single Business App Desktop – Easily switch between your business apps and tasks from a single unified interface with BlackBerry Launcher

In addition, the new NMCI Mobile Device solution incorporates DISA’s Purebred derived credentials application to provide PKI-based login, email encryption and signature without the need for a CAC reader. Purebred will also allow for additional PKI-based functionality as new applications are added to the Mobility Suite.

Over the next few months, the NMCI MDM team is also rolling out new BlackBerry applications that will increase what NMCI users can do from their mobile devices. Solutions currently going through the DIACAP process include:

• BlackBerry Access provides mobile users secure web browsing to secure websites, such as .mil sites and Homeport. Data is always encrypted when browsing by leveraging standard end-user authentication (SSL, NTLM, TLS). Expected to be available by Summer 2019

• BlackBerry Docs to Go provides viewing and editing capability for Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. Documents retain their original format when viewing or editing. Functionalities that can be performed with the application include Format, Save, Edit, Resize, and Bookmark documents. Edited documents can now be easily shared with colleagues through email. Expected to be available in 2019

• BBM Enterprise provides Instant Messaging capability for NMCI mobile users. NMCI users can connect to any other BBM subscribed user, whether on the NMCI network or a non-NMCI user. All connections between NMCI users and other users, regardless of within NMCI or not, will have an extra layer of encryption installed on the connection, as a result of the Enterprise option of the solution. Expected to be available in 2019

• BlackBerry Workspaces is a document-centric security platform that allows NMCI users to easily and effectively access, share, and control all their important documents across the NMCI enterprise on any NMCI approved tablet or smartphone. It enables mobile users to provide secure access to enterprise files and assets that reside on NMCI file shares. Targeting a pilot deployment in mid-2019 with enterprise availability based on results of the pilot

Once the applications are approved for NMCI use, ordering information will be available on the Homeport Mobility page: https://www.homeport.navy.mil/services/mobile.

Enterprise Mobility Management / Mobile Device Management upgrades underway

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Perspecta named to the Northern Virginia Technology Council Tech 100 list

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Perspecta was recently named to the 2018 Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) Tech 100 list. Perspecta was selected in the cyber category, recognized for the company’s innovation and proven expertise delivering advanced cybersecurity solutions to U.S. government customers.

NVTC is the membership and trade association for the technology community in Northern Virginia. The Tech 100 is the organization’s listing of the individuals and companies in the area who are driving tech innovation, implementing new solutions for their customers and leading growth in the Greater Washington region.

“We are honored to be included on NVTC’s Tech 100,” said Mac Curtis, president and chief executive officer, Perspecta. “Together with our innovative applied research hub, Perspecta Labs, our company has been on the cutting-edge of researching, developing and implementing proven cyber solutions across government for several decades; and we remain committed to developing and delivering innovative solutions that work at scale and in complex, real-world environments to customers in the region and beyond.”

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Perspecta Labs announces partnership with Abaco Systems to bring its 1553 Bus Defender product to market Warfighting systems are built for longevity and require a sophisticated means of communication, but with that comes advanced vulnerabilities. The 1553 Bus Defender solution from Perspecta Labs, developed on a Department of Defense (DoD) research program, protects weapons systems from both known and future cyberattacks.

Specifically, the MIL-STD-1553 (1553) data bus, designed long before the days of widespread computer network hacking, and the line-replaceable units (LRUs) on it are vulnerable to cyberattacks. Depending on the scope and nature of the compromise, adversaries can cause denial of service (DoS), exfiltration of critical data, neutralization or destruction of the warfighting system, loss of life, and mission failure. 1553 Bus Defender provides protection without requiring any modifications to LRUs—a key advantage over software-based approaches.

“At Perspecta Labs, we pride ourselves on our ability to invent answers to our customers’ hardest problems,” said Petros Mouchtaris, Ph.D., president of Perspecta Labs. “We have built a strong reputation of putting our proven

innovations to work in the real-world, and we look forward to the opportunity to do that with a strong partner like Abaco by our side.”

“In our discussions with the DoD, the DoD has made it clear to us that it sees our primary role as being to deliver advanced technologies—especially in the area of cybersecurity—into the hands of our warfighters as quickly as possible,” said Rich Sorelle, CEO, Abaco Systems. “That’s what makes this partnership with Perspecta so exciting. 1553 Bus Defender is precisely the kind of solution our armed forces need, and it’s a privilege to be working on it.”

Prototype 1553 Bus Defender devices have been successfully tested in DoD system integration labs. Perspecta Labs and Abaco are now working together to transition the technology for widespread use. Abaco’s expertise in the design and production of rugged embedded computing hardware across a variety of form factors will ensure that the 1553 Bus Defender devices meet all critical size, weight, power, security and cost requirements.

Prototypes are currently available for demonstration and the two companies are actively reviewing and identifying opportunities for field testing of the 1553 Bus Defender capability.

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The 1553 Bus Defender solution protects weapons systems from both known and future cyberattacks.

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Perspecta raises more than $310,000 for the American Heart AssociationPerspecta recently raised more than $310,000 for the American Heart Association’s (AHA) 2018 Greater Washington Heart Walk. This fundraising achievement makes Perspecta the largest, single-year fundraising company in history for the Greater Washington Heart Walk.

The team hit the ground running after the company’s launch on June 1. Employee populations across the country participated in local heart walks, Perspecta offices held fundraising events and the company held the first annual Perspecta Has Heart Charity Golf Tournament, which raised an impressive $239,000 for the cause.

“I believe it is our responsibility as a company to give back to the communities in which we work and live, and if it wasn’t for the extraordinary dedication of our people, upholding our social creed would not be possible,” said Mac Curtis, president and chief executive officer of Perspecta. “What our employees did for the American Heart Association in less than six months after we launched the new company is incredible. I could not be more proud of the accomplishments of the entire Perspecta team, and I am confident that we will continue to make a positive impact in the next six months and beyond.”

“Congratulations to Perspecta for being the number one fundraiser for the Greater Washington Heart Walk and one of the top companies in the country!” said Soula Antoniou, executive director of the Greater Washington Region American Heart Association. “Dollars raised will fund critical cardiovascular research to support the next big scientific breakthrough.

We’d like to thank Perspecta for their dedication and support of the American Heart Association’s mission. We are proud to collaborate with them to create a healthier community.”

Perspecta’s social responsibility program is robust. The company puts the health and wellbeing of its employees and their families first, through partnerships with AHA and other wellness organizations. In collaboration with the American Red Cross, Perspecta employees have also donated more than $75,000 for various hurricane relief efforts. The company is also dedicated to honoring and supporting the men and women of the military through its Home of the Brave campaign, which included providing 950 volunteers and supporting 122 veteran facilities on Veteran’s Day. Additionally, Perspecta provides generous fundraising and volunteers to various science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) events throughout the year.

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“I believe it is our responsibility as a company to give back to the communities in which we work and live, and if it wasn’t for the extraordinary dedication of our people, upholding our social creed would not be possible...”Mac Curtis, President and CEO, Perspecta

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