Enlighten IT Consulting Teams Up on Air Force Contract for Cyber Analytics
MacAulay-Brown, Inc. subsidiary Enlighten IT Consulting has partnered with Business Enabled Acquisition & Technology on a U.S. Air Force contract aimed at bolstering cyber operations for the defense of critical networks. Enlighten will use its proprietary Rapid Analytic Deployment and Management Framework, or RADMF, to deploy a big data architecture in the commercial cloud in order to ingest critical cyber data
2019’s Top 25 Execs to Watch: Sid Fuchs, MacAulay-Brown, Inc.
In 2018, Sid Fuchs and his leadership team enabled MacAulay-Brown, Inc., known as MacB, to realize a highly successful exit when MacB was acquired by Veritas Capital and merged with Alion Science and Technology. CEO of MacB since 2011 and under very challenging market conditions, Fuchs led the debt-free transformation of MacB from a once
Enlighten IT Launches Tool To Faster Detect Cyber Threats
Enlighten IT Consulting, a subsidiary of MacAulay-Brown, Inc., has rolled out the latest version of the company’s tool that parses vast amounts of Defense Department data to spot malicious activity. The latest version of the Rapid Analytic Deployment and Management Framework, or RADMF, includes a number of features. The RADMF Packet Capture Processing Pipeline extracts
EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE: Top 5 Things on the Minds of GovCon Execs: Sid Fuchs
WashingtonExec has been reaching out to successful leaders in government and government contracting to learn more about their habits, experiences and perspectives. Sid Fuchs is president of MacAulay-Brown, which was acquired by Veritas Capital and merged with Alion Science and Technology in August. Fuchs has a long history of corporate turnarounds and putting companies on
MacB Partners with BAE Systems on US Army Intelligence Contract
MacAulay-Brown, Inc. has partnered with BAE Systems on a U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command contract. Under the contract, the companies will support the 116th Military Intelligence brigade, which is responsible for aerial-intelligence, surveillance and reconaissance missions, or A-ISR, for deployed task forces outside the continental U.S. MacB’s share of the contract win is $26
MacB Wins Spot on DIA’s $500M HELIOS Contract
MacAulay-Brown, Inc. has won a spot on a $500 million research and development contract from the Defense Intelligence Agency. MacB is among nine companies to win awards to provide technical R&D, intelligence, strategic warning and other operational tasks under the 10-year HELIOS contract. “MacB was awarded a spot on this new IDIQ because of our
MacB Subsidiary Enlighten IT Gets Managed Service Provider Seal of Approval from AWS
Enlighten IT, a MacAulay-Brown, Inc. subsidiary, has been certified by Amazon Web Services as a managed service provider, the company announced. The designation is for consulting partners skilled at cloud infrastructure and application migration to deliver managed services to AWS customers. To get the designation, Enlighten passed a comprehensive third-party audit of its capabilities with
MacB Picks up $12M Naval Research Lab Deal
MacAulay-Brown, Inc. has won a $12 million contract to provide experimental research in pulsed power sources, including electromagnetic-launcher technology, the company announced. Under the indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract, MacB will work with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Plasma Physics Division, which is involved in researching, designing, developing and testing what are known as pulsed power sources.
MacB Wins $47M Contract for Air Force Institute of Technology
MacAulay-Brown, Inc. has been awarded a $47 million task order by the U.S. Air Force Installation Contracting Agency to help improve testing of Defense Department weapons systems. The 4-year prime award was made under the DOD Information Analysis Center’s Defense Systems Technical Area Task multiaward contract program. Engineers, technology specialists, scientists and program managers from
Alion Science and Technology Corp. to Buy MacB
Alion Science and Technology Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MacAulay-Brown, Inc., a transaction Alion said will boost its technology and engineering capabilities, deepen customer relationships and create greater scale and resources to provide a broad set of solutions for customers. “This acquisition brings together two leading industry engineering and technology firms,
MacB’s Enlighten IT Develops Big Data Tool Set for Data Scientists
MacAulay-Brown, Inc. has announced that Enlighten IT Consulting, a MacB subsidiary, has developed a comprehensive analytic solution, called RAPID, for use by big data scientists. RAPID helps experts obtain critical insight from complex Defense Department information network data that’s essential for cybersecurity national defense. Similar analyst tools have been developed for smaller datasets, but RAPID is
MacB Wins Multiple-Award BPA for FBI Intelligence Analysis
MacAulay-Brown, Inc. has been awarded a blanket purchase agreement from the FBI. The Solutions for Intelligence Analysis Services BPA has a $300 million ceiling value across all awardees, and will provide intelligence work for the FBI to meet critical mission requirements in an increasingly dynamic environment. The BPA has a 1-year base with four option
$300M in Contracts for MacB So Far in 2018 Thanks to Big DOD Deals
Engineering and cybersecurity firm MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB) announced it has picked up more than $300 million in contract wins in the first half of 2018. Nearly half of that — $135 million — came from previously unannounced classified contract awards, the company said. MacB has been awarded positions as a prime and subcontractor on five
MacB Awarded Advanced Sensors and Electronic Warfare Task Order for Air Force Research Lab
MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB) has announced that it has been awarded an Effective Sensor Technology Evaluations and Enabling Methodologies (ESTEEM) program task order by the Air Force Research Laboratory Spectrum Warfare Systems Engineering Branch. The award requires the development/evolution of research methodologies for rapid assessment of advanced sensors and electronic warfare, or EW, technologies. MacB’s initial
MacB Wins Contract for the Missile Defense Agency
MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB) announced that it has won a technical and engineering services contract for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). A team from MacB’s Mission Systems Group (MSG) will focus on delivering high-end technical and functional expertise to MDA’s Engineering Directorate, Test Directorate and Acquisition Directorate. MacB’s team of domain specialists and subject-matter experts will
MacB Wins $41M Cybersecurity Task Order for Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB) has announced it was awarded a five-year, $41 million task order with the Defense Department’s Information Analysis Center’s Cybersecurity Technical Area Task (CSTAT). The multi-award contract is to assist the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Infrastructure Division (AFLCMC/HNI). A team from MacB’s Advanced Technology Group (ATG)
MacB Partners on Tactic Command and Intelligence Task Order Award for Navy
MacAulay-Brown, Inc. has teamed with Smartronix, Inc. on a Tactical and Remote Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Collaboration, and Intelligence Edge Systems task order. MacB will provide technical expertise to the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Special Communications Mission Solutions, and all work will be done in Maryland at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River. MacB engineers and
Hillen’s Newest Book ‘What Happens Now’ Draws Praise
Executive leaders came together last week and attended an exclusive book launch for “What Happens Now?: Reinvent Yourself as a Leader Before Your Business Outruns You.” The book, co-authored by Dr. John Hillen and Dr. Mark Nevins, discusses what happens when an organization’s growth outpaces its leaders’ skills — and how to reinvent themselves. The
MacB Promotes Duane Shugars to Senior Vice President and General Manager
MacAulay-Brown, Inc. has announced the promotion of Duane Shugars to senior vice president and general manager of MacB’s Enlighten IT Group, reporting to MacB President and CEO Sid Fuchs. In this new role, Shugars will lead a team that delivers rapid development and deployment of mission-critical cyber technology, data analytics and secure cloud solutions for the Defense Department and
MacB’s Enlighten IT Consulting Wins U.S. Cyber Command Contract
Enlighten IT Consulting, a MacAulay-Brown Inc. company, has been awarded a prime contract to provide big data platform sustainment and engineering services to the U.S. Cyber Command. Enlighten’s cybersecurity experts, data scientists and cloud software engineers will adapt and enhance existing big data platform, which can apply a cloud-based set of analytics and visualization tools
Top 25 GovCon Execs To Watch in 2018: Sid Fuchs, President and CEO, MacB
Sid Fuchs has a long history of corporate turnarounds and putting companies on growth trajectories in the public sector. As president and CEO of TASC, he led the business unit to cross the billion-dollar mark in 2005 and in 2010, was able to position OAO Technology Solutions for a successful sale after taking just three years
MacB Wins $37M Task Order to Support U.S. Central Command Logistics
The Defense Department has awarded a $37 million task order to MacAulay-Brown Inc. for next-generation logistics support and analysis for U.S. Central Command. The 5-year task order will support the U.S. Central Command Directorate of Logistics and Engineering, tasked with planning, synchronizing, monitoring and controlling logistics efforts in support of USCENTCOM missions. MacB will plan and develop
MacB Sets New Personal Best For Contract Awards in 2017
2017 was MacAulay-Brown, Inc.’s best year yet for contract awards, with 164 deals and $550 million in contract dollars won, the company said. The 164 contracts and task orders awarded in 2017 include both new business and recompeted work, with 75 percent of the company’s contract work performed a prime contractor, MacB said. Company President
MacB Wins $37M Cyber, Information Systems Task Order
MacAulay-Brown, Inc. has been awarded a task order with the Defense Department Information Analysis Center’s Cyber Security Technical Area Task. The 5-year, $37 million contract supports the Air Force Research Lab Enterprise Business System. The company will assist AFRL in revamping, integrating and streamlining business applications and software across the enterprise at various locations. The aim is
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