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Department of Homeland Security, Advanced Research Projects Agency awards SBIR contract to SNVC
March 31, 2004 - SNVC awarded HSARPA SBIR for SCADA IDS R&D

SNVC, L.C., a small veteran-owned company, providing information technology and security services to federal and commercial customers, announced today that it has been awarded a contract by the Department of Homeland Security, Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA). SNVC will be providing a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) solution in the area of advanced secure Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and related Distributed Control Systems (DCS).

SCADA is a term used to describe control and data acquisition systems that are integral to many critical infrastructures (e.g., electrical power grid, water, gas, and oil pipelines, etc.). Depending on the specific installation and configuration these systems also carry the moniker of Distributed Control Systems.

HSARPA's requirements are to develop a concept to enhance the protection of existing SCADA systems. Inclusive to this task, SNVC will design, develop and architect a SCADA Intrusion Detection System (IDS). SNVC's team member is Mykotronx, Inc. of Torrance, California. Mykotronx is a recognized leader for providing state-of-the-art security solutions.

"Today we are faced with a new reality of complex information security challenges requiring innovative solutions based upon out of the box thinking and trusted partnerships. SNVC and Mykotronx bring the necessary experience and skills to the table with Homeland Security and we look forward to exceeding the expectations of this project," said SNVC Chief Information Officer Bill Lytle. "We are proud to be serving within the Department of Homeland Security during this time in our nation's history, and look forward to making our contribution to this important part of the infrastructure's design.

SNVC is a small veteran-owned company providing Information Technology Services and Solutions to clients located nationwide. Since being founded in 1998, SNVC has maintained a tradition of providing quality services to federal and commercial clients in the areas of; project management, system analysis, system testing and integration, network design and engineering and information systems security. SNVC prides itself on it's successful client track record, and attributes its success to the quality of its people, and use of innovation to satisfy customer's requirements.

This project depicted is sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security and the content of the information does not necessarily reflect the position or the policy of the Government and no official endorsement should be inferred.

For more information, please contact Bill Lytle at (703) 952-7682.