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EWA Joint Venture (EWA JV) Teams with ManTech to Win $286M Contract to Support the U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground at Fort Huachuca, AZ
ManTech International Corporation announced it has been awarded a five-year, $286 million contract from the U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground (EPG) at Fort Huachuca, providing engineering and technical support for C4I testing at Fort Huachuca, Yuma Proving Ground AZ, Fort Hood TX, Fort Bliss TX, Fort Lewis WA, Aberdeen Proving Ground MD, and White Sands Missile Range, NM. EWA Joint Venture (EWA JV) is a proud member of the winning ManTech Team, and will provide a broad range of engineering and test & evaluation support.
Under the competitively awarded contract, the ManTech Team, with EWA JV, will support testing for C4I, navigation, and sensor systems for reliability, availability and maintainability, electromagnetic interference/electromagnetic compatibility, and security. EPG is the Army's C4I developmental tester headquartered at Fort Huachuca. They are a test center of the U.S. Army Developmental Test Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground MD, which is part of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, headquartered in Alexandria VA.
EWA JV is comprised of entities from EWA Government Systems, Inc. (EWA GSI) and EWA Information and Infrastructure Technologies, Inc. (EWA IIT).
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Tom Brannon Authors Feature Article for the Journal of Electronic Defense
Tom Brannon (EWA GSI Ridgecrest, CA) authored a feature article, "The Threat Test Resource Gap: Let’s Get On With the Fix," published in the September Edition of The Journal of Electronic Defense. In the article, Tom examines the business processes that link key stake holders in the development of electronic warfare capabilities, particularly the advent of digital upgrades to legacy surface-to-air missiles.
Between 2000 and 2002 several nations began the process of upgrading analog air defense systems to digital systems using commercial off the shelf technology. This significant change alters the lethality of the threat dramatically. Tom’s article provides pragmatic recommendations in how to evolve from an analog resource acquisition business processes to a digital acquisition business processes. His points resonate throughout the industry, and bring to light the significant role EWA GSI has to play.
“It will take a lot more than money to get this done," says Tom. "It will take leadership from the uniformed military, contractor, and Civil Service sides of the house to make this come out right. Frankly, the fix turns on creating intellectual property with EWA in the lead.”
Tom Brannon, a retired Marine aviator, is a Principal Research Analyst for EWA GSI. In 2008, Tom volunteered for duty in Afghanistan as a EWA GSI employee teaching special command and control classes to the troops. Tom's son, son-in-law, and daughter-in-law are active duty Marines and veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Tom’s nephew joined the Marines earlier this year. “It is more than being a Navy Marine Corps family," says Tom. "The troops are my customers. We who work in this business serve them.”
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Company Capability Spotlight: Electronic Warfare Training and Simulation
Electronic warfare (EW) is a foundational capability of EWA GSI, and three of our operating units are leveraging their resources and knowledge to expand our capabilities in EW training and simulation, realizing a full spectrum of expertise in electronic warfare solutions for the land, air, and sea communities.
Debuting as a synergetic collaboration of training and simulation capabilities at I/ITSEC 2009 in Orlando FL this December, each operating unit brings a proven track record of success in programs and products including: SEWTT Surface Electronic Warfare Team Trainer, the next evolution to the exceedingly successful BEWT Battle Force Electronic Warfare Trainer; WaveForce, our advanced ELINT visualization tool; and an array of training products EWSS Electronic Warfare Scenario Simulator, MRS Mission Rehearsal System, ELINT Proficiency Trainer, and EW Courseware.
Contact us for more information, or to schedule a personalized demonstration at I/ITSEC 2009.
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EWA GSI Represented at the Kentucky Cyber-Infrastructure Workshop
The Kentucky Cyber-Infrastructure Workshop was sponsored by the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. Held at the University of Kentucky, the workshop gathers information for the Kentucky Cyber-Infrastructure Plan being developed in response to a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant.
EWA GSI Vice President Ed Tivol sits on the statewide EPSCoR committee and the Cyber-Infrastructure Steering Committee, and chaired the Cyber-Security Panel. Other panel members included Tony Pressley for the Army Research Laboratory, James Graham, Professor, University of Louisville, and Tom Johnson for the Computer Forensic Data Center.
Pressley’s presentation highlighted the Network Attack Characterization Modeling and Simulation Testbed (NACMAST) effort and the goal of creating a national level cyber-security operations center in Bowling Green. EWA GSI is the prime contractor supporting NACMAST’s Cyber Defense Lab at the Innovation and Commercialization Center in Bowling Green KY.
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EWA GSI Demonstrates Eagle Eye Radar at the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Test and Measurement Meeting
 EWA GSI demonstrated Eagle Eye, a portable X-band short range surveillance and tracking radar system, at the Army Research Development Engineering Command's (RDECOM) second annual Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Test and Measurement Meeting held at the Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) in Huntsville AL. DoD contractors brought various technologies to gather data with infrared, acoustic, ultraviolet, and radar sensors on various UAVs.
The Eagle Eye radar was originally designed over ten years ago for filling gaps in surveillance radar systems. It supported up to 8 radar heads with one set of processing electronics. Later IR&D designs include integrated processing and use an Ethernet or wireless interface to a main/data gathering computer. Eagle Eye is small enough to be mounted on a stationary building, tower, pole, or moving tripod or pedestal, and can track multiple targets in a 12 degree beam.
In photo at right: EWA GSI VP Paul Schick (left), Noah Bloodworth
(center),
and Joseph Roksewicz (right),
and Lee Dischert
(photo credit) test the Eagle Eye
radar
prior to the
UAV Test and Measurement Meeting
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EWAPhoenix™ Ready for the 2009 Hurricane Season
EWAPhoenix™ emergency management system continues to prove effective in emergency exercises, most recently supporting Jefferson Parish of New Orleans at an evacuation exercise July 27. In addition, EWAPhoenix™ also supported the Commonwealth of Virginia June 29 at an emergency exercise by registering over 100 people at the JMU Convocation Center General Population Shelter, while simultaneously registering pets at the Rockingham County Fair Grounds. After volunteers received a brief training session, they were able to use EWAPhoenix™ to successfully register people, pets, locate and reunite “lost” family members, ration food, and identify and track medical needs among the “evacuees.”
EWAPhoenix™ is releasing version 6.0 this September with a Patient Tracking capability that boasts EMT NEMSIS compliant patient transfer and rapid patient registration. The Patient Tracking capability also tracks triage performed at mobile locations and generates an ER waiting list. The Patient Tracking enhancement compliments our available Hospital Bed Tracking capability, currently in use statewide in Indiana, successfully tracking hospital bed statistics in near real-time.
EWAPhoenix™ currently supports the Louisiana DSS, Virginia DSS, Indiana State Department of Health, Alabama EMA, the city of Corpus Christi Texas, and Lee County Florida. With a growing Customer Support Team and proven consistency in efficient registration and tracking during both staged and actual emergencies, the EWAPhoenix™ team stands ready to combat the 2009 Hurricane Season.
Please view the EWAPhoenix™ introduction video, now available on YouTube.
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Product Focus: EWA GSI HALO Networked Remote Control Systems
HALO Networked Remote Control Systems provides a comprehensive and coordinated approach to ensure the security of critical facilities and infrastructures. In a typical scenario, such as an integrated base defense, ground sensors monitor the perimeter of a critical facility area. A ring of networked remotely operated weapon systems surrounds the critical facility, creating a secure halo of undeniable protection. HALO gives security teams the ability to integrate remote weapon with the surveillance and sensor systems. This integration of sensors and weapon systems results in shortened incident response time. HALO also provides a supervisory function which maintains tactical oversight and minimizes sensory overload to the operator. HALO's architecture is scalable and can operate across large distances using fiber optic media.
Contact us for more information, or to schedule a demonstration.
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Next Generation Navy Surface EW Tactical Trainer Makes Successful Debut
EWA GSI recently demonstrated their Surface Electronic Warfare Team Trainer (SEWTT), a new software application representing the next generation tactical training application for Navy surface EW, to Navy representatives in Fairfax VA. SEWTT follows its successful predecessor BEWT (Battle Force Electronic Warfare Trainer), incorporating all of BEWTs capabilities and adding Fleet requested capabilities in a software only package. SEWTT also includes major user interface upgrades while removing the need for separate BEWT hardware on board ship.
SEWTT is integrated with the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP), the Navy's major upgrade to the AN/SLQ-32. This development effort also includes significant capability enhancements, developed by General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems (GD AIS), to the SEWIP Embedded Training capability. EWA GSIs engineered enhancements provide a new set of tools for both the trainer and the trainee to help monitor, measure, and track a trainees proficiency and progress.
EWA GSI engineer Rebekah Getz and program manager Jeff Mossberg were among those on hand for SWETT's highly successful demonstration. Jeff Mossburg states, "They told us the only thing 'wrong' with this product is that we cant get it to the fleet fast enough."
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EWA GSI Supports Marine Corps Intelligence School Red Team Exercises
EWA GSI provided Red Team support to the Marine Corps Intelligence School at Camp Pendleton, CA. On site was EWA GSI President and CEO, Doug Armstrong, who joined the operation acting as an “Opposing Force high value individual,” coordinating attacks on Coalition Forces.
EWA GSI San Antonio office Red Team members are Expeditionary SIGINT Subject Matter Experts that specialize in various disciplines in the EW and Intelligence fields. They are technically qualified with extensive field experience in the SIGINT community.
Red Team members are OPFOR infrastructure communications experts capable of providing OPFOR command and control networks during all field exercises. They are capable of providing command and control (C2) communications structures that can replicate almost any potential adversary network. In addition, the Red Team provides intelligence scenarios through scripted communications that support the unit’s area of responsibility or interests.
Red Team capabilities include providing the ground truth evaluation of any Information Operation tactics used. Red Team members are experts in providing vulnerability assessments of a unit’s communication posture and provide direct feedback to the exercising unit.
Red Team members travel approximately 200 or more days a year working a variety of duty shifts. During Mr. Armstrong’s visit, he received briefings from both the Red Team and from the Marines receiving Red Team support during the initial training exercise. |
EWA GSI President & CEO Doug
Armstrong
(above) lends a hand
as a "Red Team" threat
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Fairmont West Virginia Office Celebrates Grand Opening
 EWA GSI formally opened its new offices in the Fairmont West Virginia I-79 Technology Park with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by company officials, area business leaders, and representatives from West Virginia’s high technology community. EWA Corporate CEO Carl Guerreri and WV Congressman Alan Mollohan (pictured left) jointly cut the ribbon, kicking-off Fairmont's open house festivities. In moving into its new offices, EWA has combined its two existing Fairmont locations into its new 26,000-square-foot workspace, which includes five laboratories and a high bay workshop area.
EWA has long been an anchor of the region’s technology movement, having had a presence in West Virginia for nearly 20 years. The company is also a charter member of the West Virginia High Technology Consortium (WVHTC) Foundation, which was started by Congressman Mollohan in 1990.
“For two decades, EWA has played a leading role in the high tech movement that has helped transform northern West Virginia’s economy,” said James Estep, President & CEO of WVHTC Foundation. “EWA’s commitment to the state has never been more evident than today, where its employees here are producing world-class products that are protecting Americans around the world.”
Mollohan congratulated EWA GSI on its “tremendous” new offices. He thanked the company, which has been a primary contributor to the growth of the high-tech sector, for fulfilling its commitment to the state. “This is really very special,” he said. “It’s a wonderful space for employees to work and do good work in West Virginia…What this means is the continuation of growth of high technology... and it keeps the momentum growing.”
“EWA is pleased to continue its second twenty years in the I-79 Technology Park, where we have combined our two offices,” said EWA GSI Vice President Dr. Frank W. Blake. “EWA is proud to be a part of the Congressman Mollohan-directed high tech movement in West Virginia. The atmosphere created by the Congressman has enabled EWA to bring West Virginians back to the state.”
Following the presentation Wednesday, Mollohan and members of the media toured the new facility. EWA GSI representatives described the work being done on military vehicles and intelligence shelters and showed visitors a workshop for building electronic equipment.
People also got a look at a remote weapon on a pan tilt device with video and a software lab for electronic warfare systems on ships. In addition, EWA showed off its wireless lab, which allows the monitoring of communications, and other laboratories.
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 Congressman Alan Mollohan
and Dr. Frank Blake
 Congressman Mollohan (center) tours
Fairmont's new offices with David
Kaplin (left)
and Tom Bonazza (right)
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EWAPhoenix™ Teams Play Major Role in Evacuations from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike
EWAPhoenix™ teams from EWA GSI were dispatched through New Orleans to five locations in Hurricane Gustav's path to register and track evacuees. Working with FEMA, and state and local authorities, EWA GSI put EWAPhoenix™ to the test just weeks following its successful implementation during a New Orleans hurricane preparedness exercise, where EWAPhoenix™ was hailed as a highly effective component in the state's readiness to register, track, and shelter evacuees.
The EWA GSI Bowling Green office was alerted by FEMA and the Louisiana Department of Social Services (DSS) that help was needed with citizen registration and evacuation in anticipation of Hurricane Gustav. Tom Bock, EWAPhoenix™ program manager, led twenty one people in New Orleans on August 29th. Over the next five days EWA GSI personnel operated and assisted Louisiana personnel with EWAPhoenix™, registering over 20,000 people in shelters and across the state.
“The performance of the entire team was nothing short of outstanding. Neither long hours, terrible weather nor bad living conditions could diminish the professionalism and sense of humor of these good people,” commented EWA GSI Vice President Ed Tivol. “Several of the folks being registered mentioned how efficient the process was and how well they had been treated.”
An e-mail from the Secretary of Louisiana DSS, Ann Williamson, complimented “the impressive operation of the EWAPhoenix™ registration system,” attributed to the developers who built the system and to all those who worked so hard during Gustav.
 Just as the team was drying out from Gustav, Ike was barreling through the Gulf and our Corpus Christi TX customer requested EWA GSI’s support. EWA GSI personnel arrived in Corpus Christi September 9th, and over the next two days assisted or registered several hundred special needs citizens. Before efforts could continue Ike shifted its path north and the thankful town of Corpus Christi canceled their evacuation.
"We are proud not only of the system that we have designed, but also of the men and women who literally headed into the eye of the storm to help people in the path of danger," said EWA GSI President & CEO, Doug Armstrong.
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Tom Bock assists in a Corpus Christi TX
Registration Center
EWAPhoenix™ Team Register
Evacuees
at a Louisiana Shelter
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EWAPhoenix™ featured in Large Scale Louisiana Hurricane Preparedness
and Evacuation Exercise
EWAPhoenix™ was prominently featured in a news story covering a large scale Louisiana hurricane preparedness and evacuation exercise. "The Phoenix system is designed to register and track evacuees during all phases of the state's disaster operations, from evacuation to transportation and sheltering," said Louisiana Department of Social Services Secretary Ann Williamson in a press conference on the state's readiness to register, track, and shelter evacuees during the 2008 hurricane season.
EWAPhoenix™ was tested at a joint state and local emergency exercise held in Orleans and Jefferson parishes. Evacuation workers used EWAPhoenix™ to register over 100 individuals in less than four minutes, giving each person an identification badge and wristband with a barcode that tracks that evacuee, family, and even pets. In addition to registering state-assisted evacuees before they depart via bus, train, or plane, EWAPhoenix™ also keeps track of evacuees at critical transportation needs shelters, medical special needs shelters, and registered sex offender shelter.
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Click here for the full broadcast news story.
Video courtesy of WGNO 26,
an ABC New Orleans station
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EWA GSI's West Virginia Operations Move to New Office Building in Fairmont WV
This May, EWA GSI of Fairmont, West Virginia took up residence in a new 26,000 square foot facility located at 5000 NASA Boulevard, Suite 1200, Fairmont, WV 26554. This move, which brings all of GSI Fairmont’s operations under one roof, invites the opportunity for expansion of our products and services to better serve both current and future customers.
The Fairmont group includes Dave Richards and his team, who develop and build military intelligence shelters for the Army. These shelters are mounted on reinforced Humvee vehicles and give field commanders secure, classified intelligence analysis data on the battlefield. All shelters will now be stored and maintained on-site at the new building.
In addition, the Fairmont building will house EWA GSI’s Battle Force Electronic Warfare Trainer project, or BEWT, managed by Jeff Mossburg. BEWT is an Electronic Warfare trainer for the Navy that is present on every Navy surface combatant ship. This system allows sailors to connect with the shipboard fire control and to conduct training drills as if there was a real-life threat.
The new building will also be home to Tom Bonazza and his team, collectively reminiscent of the “Q” character in James Bond movies, who develop “gadgets” and capabilities that would please 007 himself. These include: radio frequency (RF) based tagging, tracking and locating (TTL) products; wireless network intercept and reconstruction products; RF circuit design & fabrication with emphasis in battery operation and GPS technology; circuit miniaturization design; remote weapons system networking, command & control; communications systems engineering; specialized enclosure & packaging engineering; schematic design; and PCB layout.
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EWA GSI's New Office Building
in Fairmont WV
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EWA GSI's Lake Mary Office Delivers Electronic Warfare Training to USMC Intelligence Schools
The Lake Mary office of EWA GSI delivered an entry level ground electronic warfare training series to the US Marine Corps for distribution to the USMC Intelligence Schools. Delivered via CD-ROM, the instructor led training modules are browser based and capable for deployment over an internet or intranet.
The courseware has two views, one traditional learner view for the students, and an intuitive, comprehensive teaching view for the instructor including key talking points, full navigation control and student monitoring. Additional features include student quizzes with automatic scoring, and student tracking.
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Senator McConnell and EWA GSI Vice President Ed Tivol Attend Official Opening of Western Kentucky University's Cyber Defense Lab
Senator Mitch McConnell and EWA Government Systems, Inc. vice president Ed Tivol were on hand for the official opening ceremony of the cyber defense lab at Western Kentucky University’s Center (WKU) for Research and Development.
EWA GSI is the prime contractor for the Network Attack Characterization Modeling and Simulation Testbed (NACMAST), with construction of the system subcontracted to WKU. WKU and EWA GSI collaborated with Mississippi State University, the University of Arizona, and EdAptive Computing to create the new lab, which will address the increased number of attacks on defense networks with near-real time detection capability.
Three monitors in the cyber lab are at the center of activity. One monitor is attached to a bank of “victim” computers that will be subject to attempted hacks, another monitor is hooked up to “attacking” computers that will attempt to break into the victim’s network, and the third monitor is part of a “referee” network that records activity on the other two monitors. During NACMST’s opening ceremonies, Senator McConnell simulated an attack on the network, which was detected and stopped within two seconds.
“Our country is at war, but I’m not speaking of the war in Iraq or Afghanistan; I’m talking about attacks occurring on secure networks that we depend upon,” said Ed Tivol. The new cyber defense lab will help thwart the nearly 250,000 cyber attacks that occur annually on DoD networks.
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Parker Horner Co-Presents Paper at NDIA's National T&E Conference
Parker Horner, program manager for EWA GSI's Test & Evaluation and Training Group, and Steve Moore of Booz Allen Hamilton co-presented their paper, An Enterprise Environment for Information Assurance/Computer Defense Testing and Evaluation, to NDIA's National T&E Conference held in Palm Springs CA, February 25-28.
Click here for the article summary.
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APG BRAC Support Contract Awarded to EWA GSI
EWA GSI received a follow-on contract to continue support thru May 2008 of Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD's Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) activities. EWA GSI will continue assisting APG in executing its portion of the 2005 BRAC responsibilities by proving on-site support directly to the Garrison BRAC Transformation Office. As a foundation piece, APG's Information Technology infrastructure and tool sets are to be designed, engineered, and built. Additionally, APG is accomplishing a myriad of moves, personnel placements, and technical builds (construction) as part of its BRAC efforts.
This advertisement is neither paid for nor sponsored, in whole or in part, by any element of the United States Government.
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Louisiana, Texas, and Indiana organizations employ EWAPhoenix™ Crisis Management Tool
EWAPhoenix™ is a comprehensive and versatile package of crisis management tools that provide unsurpassed functionality in a single software program. Because it is web-based, unlimited access and sharing of information is easy. Data stored within the EWAPhoenix™ database is encrypted and access is determined by privileges granted to each user name.
EWA Government Systems, Inc. has leased EWAPhoenixTM to the Louisiana Department of Social Services (DSS). The DSS is the lead state agency for sheltering and evacuation during major disasters and will utilize EWAPhoenix™ during the hurricane season which runs from June 1, 2007 to November 30, 2007.
“EWAPhoenix™ will fulfill a vital need for DSS this hurricane season,” said Duane Fontenot, Director of Information Technology for DSS. "The good news is that if DSS 'stands up' sheltering operations this season, we have an evacuee-tracking software system," said DSS Undersecretary Terri Ricks.
The Coastal Bend Regional Advisory Council, headquartered in Corpus Christi TX, has recently purchased EWAPhoenix™ to facilitate the coordination of the region’s EMS agencies to ensure the most efficient, consistent, and expeditious care of the citizens during a major incident. All EMS agencies within the twelve county area known as the Coastal Bend region of the Texas Gulf coast will utilize EWAPhoenix™ to respond and cope with emergencies. By using EWAPhoenix™ EMS agencies within the region will maximize resource utilization.
The State of Indiana Hospital Bioterrorism Preparedness Planning Program purchased EWAPhoenix™ as a real-time reporting system to enable the State of Indiana to track available beds at its 147 hospitals for emergencies and disasters. The system will have the ability to report aggregate State level data to the HHS Secretary’s Operation Center (SOC) at least twice daily when requested. Not only will the HHS SOC have access to the number of bed spaces but to the specific hospital capabilities such as decontamination units, ventilator systems and cardiac units.
EWAPhoenix™ is a HIPAA compliant web-based system that allows information to be shared and provides for the seamless interface with systems and programs currently being used by ISDH and/or Hospitals.
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