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Northrop Grumman Awarded Cyber Enterprise Services Contract by US Air Force

Thu, 18 Apr 2019 13:00:00 GMT

ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, Md. – April 18, 2019 – The U.S. Air Force has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) to deliver Cyber Enterprise Services (CES) on U.S. Cyber Command’s Unified Platform. Northrop Grumman is one of five companies each awarded $24 million over two years to perform the work.

Northrop Grumman will provide mission critical cyber capabilities under the Cyber Enterprise Services contract for U.S. Cyber Command’s Unified Platform.

Under the CES contract, Northrop Grumman will identify, develop and implement cyber capabilities on Unified Platform to further enable the efficiency and effectiveness of cyber missions. Northrop Grumman was selected last fall to serve as the systems coordinator on Unified Platform, which is designed to support all defensive and offensive cyber operations, as well as cyber intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber Mission Force.

“Northrop Grumman is proud to have been selected for the Cyber Enterprise Services contract by the U.S. Air Force,” said Christopher Valentino, vice president, global cyber solutions, Northrop Grumman. “We look forward to continuing our strong mission partnership with the Air Force, Cyber Command and the joint forces to develop, launch and operationalize the full spectrum of cyber capabilities.”

Northrop Grumman will use continuous development, operations and maintenance of cyber platform systems within a distributed agile development environment to support the implementation of the Air Force’s vision to provide leading-edge technology to the operational community at the speed of mission need.

The company will perform CES primarily in San Antonio, Texas, as well as locations in Maryland, Georgia and Ohio.

Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, space, strike, and logistics and modernization to customers worldwide. Please visit news.northropgrumman.com and follow us on Twitter, @NGCNews, for more information.

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Northrop Grumman Selected by US Army for R4 IDIQ Valued at $982 Million

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 19:00:00 GMT

ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, Md. – March 20, 2019 – The U.S. Army has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) as one of multiple companies competing for task orders issued under R4, an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling of $982 million.

Northrop Grumman will support a full-spectrum of the U.S. Army’s cyber and electronic warfare initiatives through the R4 IDIQ.

The contract will enable the Army to procure an entire range of cyber electromagnetic activities (CEMA) aimed at advancing the force’s lethality in non-kinetic engagements across warfare domains.

“Northrop Grumman is proud to be selected by the U.S. Army to deliver world class cyber and electronic warfare capabilities to the nation’s warfighters,” said Ginger Wierzbanowski, vice president, cyber and intelligence mission solutions, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems. “Our work on R4 will help ensure our Army forces can rapidly identify, develop and leverage the full range of CEMA effects necessary to deter, deny and prevail on the battlefield.”

To expand the Army’s non-kinetic arsenal, the contract will support cyber and electronic warfare research and technology development, studies and analyses, integration support, laboratory demonstrations, integrated systems development, testing, performance verification, fabrication, logistics, technical support services and cyber security.

“The need to improve our warfighters’ ability to compete on an integrated battlefield, especially prior to traditional armed conflict, cannot be overstated,” said Wierzbanowski. “We look forward to collaborating with the Army on this important strategic effort.”

The company will perform work on R4 task orders primarily from its Cincinnati, Ohio location.

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US Air Force Selects Northrop Grumman for USCYBERCOM Unified Platform

Mon, 29 Oct 2018 14:00:00 GMT

ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, Md. – Oct. 29, 2018 – The U.S. Air Force, acting as the acquisition authority, has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) a contract valued at $54,626,116 to serve as Unified Platform systems coordinator for the USCYBERCOM Unified Platform program.

Unified Platform will enable a full spectrum of integrated cyber capabilities across domains for USCYBERCOM.

Unified Platform will support all defensive and offensive cyber operations, as well as cyber intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber Mission Force.

"Northrop Grumman is proud to partner with the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Cyber Command to deliver this critical mission capability in support of our nation’s Cyber Mission Force," said Linnie Haynesworth, sector vice president and general manager, cyber and intelligence mission solutions, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems. "We look forward to delivering the integrated, shared capabilities that will give our cyber warfighters the edge in cyberspace and across all domains.”

As the Unified Platform systems coordinator, Northrop Grumman will integrate disparate cyberspace platforms, enabling integrated management and synchronized cyber operations to give U.S. forces rapid access to a full spectrum of cyber capabilities.

“Northrop Grumman is recognized for collaborative, innovative leadership in delivering transformative cyber solutions through a full range of challenged environments,” said Bobby Lentz, vice president, global cyber solutions business unit, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems. “We look forward to continuing to work with U.S. Cyber Command to ensure our forces can maintain the tactical and technological advantage required to succeed in the evolving domain of cyber space.”

The Unified Platform contract was awarded competitively under the U.S. General Services Administration's Alliant Government-wide Acquisition Contract. Northrop Grumman will perform the work in San Antonio, Texas, as well as in locations in Maryland, Georgia and Ohio.

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“Cybersecurity Ninjas” Tell it Like it is ... and Companies are Listening

Marynoele Benson — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 19:40:00 GMT

Earning a spot at the top, Northrop Grumman was named among the best places to work for Cybersecurity Ninjas, according to a recent report issued by the SANS Institute, a global leader in information security training.

“Cybersecurity Ninjas” are defined as those cybersecurity experts whose day-to-day tasks require higher-level technical skills. The report features interviews with employees from the top-rated government system integrators who discussed what they deemed most critical for recruiting and retention.

“Our goal is to show there are a bunch of companies doing it really well,” said Alan Paller, director of research, SANS Institute. “That should maximize the pressure on others to try to be more like the leaders and thereby improve productivity across the cybersecurity field.”

Told through the eyes of the employees, the interviews show the "how and why" of effective recruiting and retention. “The most important thing to me is being able to do challenging and engaging work,” said Jack Baker, Northrop Grumman cyber professional working on the company’s cyber threat assessment and awareness team. “The mission is a bonus - doing challenging projects for the right purpose is really great.”

“Look at their leadership - you want to see diversity, technical experience and leaders who engage with their employees for constant feedback,” said Lauren Mazzoli, a Northrop Grumman cyber systems engineer, responding to a question about assessing potential employers. “You want to know the organization is made up of people who are willing and able to help you, support you and get you where you want to go.”

In 2016, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) report, Recruiting and Retaining Cybersecurity Ninjas, published results of an in-depth survey of 284 cybersecurity professionals that identified key factors that characterize employers of choice for cybersecurity ninjas. This follow-up report by SANS provides an initial answer to the question many potential employees ask: which employers provide the best environment to get the most out of top-performing cybersecurity professionals.

The report ranked employers on their success in recruiting and retaining a critical mass of cybersecurity ninjas, names leaders in that ranking among federal IT contractors and adds substance to the CSIS findings by initially naming two of the best places to work and publishing interviews with ninjas who work for those leading employers.

Northrop Grumman’s Jack Baker and Lauren Mazzoli represent two of the four candidates highlighted in this first set of interviews.

Northrop Grumman is a leading provider of full-spectrum cyber solutions to the United States government and to allied nations around the world. The company builds cyber into every system, platform, and product that it produces in order to enhance mission assurance and resiliency, while investing both in innovative technology and cyber talent of the future. For information about careers in cyber, go to http://www.northropgrumman.com/careers .

To hear more from our professionals about employment with Northrop Grumman, click here: https://www.themuse.com/companies/northropgrumman/people/lauren.

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Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Continued Progress With its Integrated Topside Advance Development Model

Wed, 10 Feb 2016 18:00:00 GMT

LINTHICUM, Md., Feb. 10, 2016 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has successfully demonstrated the ability to conduct simultaneous multi-function military missions as part of its ongoing involvement in the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Integrated Topside (InTop) program.

In the demonstrations, conducted in October and November at the Naval Research Labs Chesapeake Bay Detachment facility, electronic warfare, information operations, and communications missions were conducted simultaneously.

The InTop Advance Development Model (ADM) is an innovative, scalable suite of open architecture electronic warfare, information operations and line-of-sight communications hardware and software for use on multiple naval surface platforms. The new suite will reduce the large number of topside antennas currently used on modern ships through the use of advanced electronically scanned array (AESA) technologies.

The ADM capabilities are designed to support multi-function, multi-band, multi-beam wide-band arrays for improving efficiencies and resolving electromagnetic interference and compatibility issues, while reducing noise, size, weight and cost.

"These demonstrations are evidence of our continued progress developing innovative technologies to help the Navy dominate the RF spectrum," said Todd Leavitt, vice president, maritime systems, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems. "The technologies developed through InTop continue to reduce risk and support technology development for critical Navy programs."

Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems, cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more information.

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