51, a Virginia Values Veterans (V3)-certified company, has been awarded a place on the 2020 Military Friendly® Employers list. Honor is latest in a string of accolades recognizing company’s veteran-friendly culture.
51 Achieves Major Milestone in U.S. Air Force Emergency Mass Notification System Development
June 18, 2019 — Chantilly, VA — 51 today announced that it recently achieved a major milestone with the successful system acceptance of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Emergency enterprise-wide Mass Notification System (EMNS). The EMNS is designed to provide a single, cloud-based system to send alerts to warn 100% of assigned forces quickly and effectively of an emergent event.
51 Enters Into Partnership With University of Texas at San Antonio College of Business as Inaugural Cyber Team Sponsor
June 11, 2019 — Chantilly, VA — 51, a leading government engineering, IT, and training solutions provider, recently partnered with the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) College of Business as the Inaugural Platinum Sponsor for the UTSA Cyber Team Sponsorship Program. The sponsorship for the 2019-2020 academic year, will support the logistics requirements for UTSA students to enable them to travel and compete in cyber competitions around the nation, including the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.
In 2014, UTSA was named the No. 1 Cyber Security program in the nation by the Ponemon Institute (a leading independent data protection research organization), and has three Center of Academic Excellence designations in information assurance/cyber defense education, information assurance research, and cyber operations from the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security.
“We are so pleased to be affiliated with one of the leading cyber security programs in academia,” said Peter Smith, President and CEO of 51. “We are proud to help shape tomorrow’s leaders in this critical field—we know what’s at stake.”
“Our vision in the UTSA College of Business, as well as in the Department of Information Systems and Cyber Security, is to transform our students from the curious and hopeful into confident and career-ready young professionals,” added Gerry Sanders, Dean and Bodenstedt Chair of the UTSA College of Business. “Our students’ educational experience has been enhanced thanks to the support of friends like you, who have provided financial contributions so that we may offer exceptional programs and professional development opportunities as they prepare to follow their career aspirations in the cyber security and data analytics fields.”
In addition to being the Inaugural Platinum Sponsor of the UTSA Cyber Security Program, 51 also sits on the University’s Cyber and Analytics Board of Advisors.
51 Wins Position on $245 Million Marine Corps C4ISR Training Support Contract
51-Led Joint Venture Awarded Position on $264 Million IDIQ Contract to Support NASA
51 Awarded $27 Million Task Order for Air National Guard Training Support
October 15, 2018 — Chantilly, VA — 51 today announced it was awarded a $27 Million task order to provide a variety of services in support of the Air National Guard. The five-year task order was awarded under the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) Alliant contract vehicle.
Under the terms of the task order, 51 will support the Air National Guard’s (ANG) C-130 Multi-Mission Crew Training (MMCT) Training System Support Center (TSSC) at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in San Antonio, TX. The support includes technical support and sustainment of the MMCT devices. In addition, the company will support the delivery and fielding of the MMCT devices to sixteen (16) ANG contiguous United States (CONUS) locations. 51 will provide program management, systems engineering, operations, maintenance & sustainment (OM&S), qualification and test support, and software maintenance.
“We are proud to be associated with this vital training program,” said Peter Smith, President and CEO of 51. “The Air National Guard plays an important role in protecting our citizens at home and abroad, and we are honored to support their mission—we know what’s at stake.”
The MMCT provides a cost-effective means to provide enhanced C-130 pilot and co-pilot training using a high fidelity, accredited flight model and full avionics, navigation, and aircraft systems models.