Frederick Schroeder PMP, CISSP, ITIL

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Exciting update! As we've always believed, prioritizing people and nurturing a team—rather than just managing employees—can elevate a company to unprecedented heights. This achievement is living proof of that philosophy! Stay tuned as we continue to grow and reach new milestones together. #TeamSuccess #PeopleFirst #GrowthMindset #MBSE #VETS

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The House's FY2025 defense spending bill only provides funding for one Virginia-class attack submarine, instead of the typical two. This decision goes against the wishes of a bipartisan group of lawmakers who have lobbied for two subs to sustain the industrial base and meet US Navy requirements. The bill allocates $3.6B for one Virginia-class sub and $3.7B in advance procurement for future boats. However, this leaves uncertainty for supply chain companies not receiving advance funding. The House Armed Services Committee had previously authorized partial funding for a second sub, but appropriators sided with the Navy's request for just one due to production delays and industrial base constraints. This move could impact the Navy's ability to meet fleet requirements, including the AUKUS agreement to provide Australia with up to 5 attack subs over the next decade. Congress is still finalizing the FY2025 defense budget, so the future of Virginia-class sub funding remains in flux. #DefenseNews #NavalPower #MilitarySpending #Congress #DefenseSpending #NavalShipbuilding #VirginiaClassSubmarines

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I’ve been involved with applied Defense RDT&E for over 20 years (wow that slaps) and been the Principal or Technical Lead on over 100 programs. As a Human Factors / Cognitive Systems expert, I often have the luxury of finding a way to meaningfully contribute to any research program that catches my interest, simply due to the fact that everything (at least that interests me) is aligned to enabling, amplifying, or protecting a human user.  Our new OTA with SOCOM represents the first time in a quite a while where the stars are aligning to provide a perfect opportunity that has a Operator-centric focus, a customer that understands the importance of that focus, the funding and runway to achieve meaningful outcomes, and a Defense-related mission need that is at once salient today, critical for the future, and directly in line with the emerging technologies that interest me most today.  Needless to say, it’s an exciting time for me, and our rapidly growing team of engineers, data scientists, and operational experts, to be challenged with an impactful operational problem to solve. 

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Defense Information Systems Agency's Director of Cybersecurity and Analytics, Brian Hermann, announced that their Thunderdome zero trust architecture will be extended to 60 more sites as part of the DOD's effort to reach their 2027 zero-trust goals. Hermann said these new cybersecurity meassures will also improve data management automation: "We need to have the tools to build the rules so that we can automate those things and be confident that we’re getting what we need out of that". It's amazing to see the strides DISA is making towards their objectives and I agree, this will help with far more than just cybersecurity! Read more: https://lnkd.in/d8xKkR-b #cybersecurity #govcon #disa #automation #dod #nationalsecurity

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Can’t Wait for SOF Week 2024!    Hello, everyone! As we prep for SOF Week 2024 in sunny Tampa next week, I want to share one of the sessions I'm particularly excited about.    This year, I’m eagerly looking forward to the Project Spectrum briefing which is a comprehensive platform that provides companies, institutions, and organizations with cybersecurity information, resources, tools, and training at no cost to industry.  As someone passionate about Cyber Security, I am thrilled to dive deeper into the CMMC certification process that will shape our operations and strategies in the coming years.    The speaker is impressive, and I expect the session to provide valuable insights that could drive future initiatives at Secured™ and beyond. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast, a strategic planner, or just curious about the future of SOF operations, this session promises to be enlightening.    If you’re planning to attend this session or have other sessions, you’re excited about, let’s connect and discuss what we’re looking forward to the most. Here’s to a week of learning and connecting with the best in our field!    #SOFWeek2024 #DefenseInnovation #DefenseTechnology #SecuredAtSOF #FutureTech 

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Belcan continues to lead the way in critical areas

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The House of Representatives is advocating against federal telework in the 2025 Defense appropriations bill, aiming to prohibit regular and recurring remote work within the #DoD and the same measure would reduce civilian employee payroll by almost a billion dollars. The White House has opposed these measures, indicating a potential veto if the bill remains unchanged. #hybridwork #returntowork #futureofwork #returntooffice #telework #remotework

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🚨🤓 Nerd Alert 🤓🚨 Hands down, the Defense #Acquisitions Program Management Practitioner Certification Course at Defense Acquisition University is one of my most valuable experiences at United States Department of Defense to date. I believe any private sector #technologist seeking to be successful in building, buying, or deploying #software in DoD needs to become certified as an Acquisition Program Management Practitioner. Here’s why: 🪖 The 3M strong DoD with a nearly $1T budget is its own unique ecosystem complete with its own language, culture, policies, processes, systems, and regulations. ♟️Acquisitions and obtaining an #ATO are the two top cited challenges to accelerating #technology adoption at DoD. If you want to win this game, you better be willing to learn how to play it better than anyone else. #bureaucracyhacking 🧑🏼‍🏫🧑🏾‍🏫 Kudos to Rocky and Ed, veterans and our educators, for their humanness, running a tight ship and teaching an engaging course. 🎉 Kudos to our teammate Jonathan Elliott, PE, PMP for making the arrangements for this cross-directorate and cross-functional team to become certified. #bondinginbelvoir 🎓 And a huge thanks to DoD Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office for supporting professional development opportunities so that we are equipped to deliver for the warfighter. Ready for Part Deux! 🦾 #ai #nationalsecurity #programmanagement

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🗣🚨 Another "sharing is caring" courtesy post! Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Headquarters Office is seeking #smallbusinesses with interest and capabilities to further develop and enhance the Global Reconstruction and Measurement System (GRAMS) product. ***This is NOT a NAWCTSD Opportunity - if interested, please reply to the POC included in the notice linked below*** #navysmallbusiness #smallbusinessopportunities #acousticanalysis #acousticintelligence #innovation #acoustics

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New opportunities to get involved are inbound. In the meantime: 1. Review open solicitations and submit if applicable - https://lnkd.in/gm-v3JFR + Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations (ANPI) + Long Operation Combatant-Naval Energy Storage System (LOC-NESS) + Modular Spectrum Characterization (CLOSING SOON) + Joint Cyber Hunt Kit (JCHK) 2. Sign up for Solicitation Notifications - https://lnkd.in/g5B3dVcm 3. Look at the resources linked below to learn about the DIU CSO process 4. Reach out if you have questions - https://lnkd.in/gkdMfg4S

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If you are at the DoD Procure to Pay conference next week, you must sit in on this. Anyone who has ever worked in the DoD Financial or Supply Chain Management space and had to deal with the complexity of the integration between the procurement, entitlement, disbursement, and general ledger systems needs to understand how Jason and the Advana team have developed solutions to solve this problem. Go Jason!

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For the college students and professors out there: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) is seeking undergraduate and graduate students from colleges and universities to develop mathematical models and software algorithms which may include Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) capability for a cyber resiliency assessment tool. The tool will evaluate a system’s architecture, the defined functions, the hardware and software required, the known cyber vulnerabilities present on the hardware and software components, and the effectiveness of the defensive cyber capability implemented within the system during a cyberspace attack from one or more Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs.) The cyber resiliency assessment algorithms will calculate the impact that a cyberspace attack scenario by given APT(s) will have on the system functionality and whether critical functions are likely to remain operational during the cyberspace attack. The challenge will also include developing Graphical User Interface(s) (GUIs) to display the cyber resiliency assessment results. The goal of this challenge is to invite Participants to present innovative solutions to this problem that NSWCDD has not yet explored. For the purposes of this prize challenge, the term “Participant” refers to the college or university team that apply to participate during the prize challenge and the term “Winner” refers to college or university teams that are selected by the Government Review Panel to receive a cash prize, under this prize challenge, based on the predetermined criteria.  Each Participant will be comprised of no more than five student members from the same college or university. The Participants should use Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to design and train algorithms that will automate the cyber resiliency assessment. Experience with AI and ML algorithm development is desired. https://lnkd.in/eqcAFy4V

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Nine companies have been awarded contract modifications by the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific. These companies are BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc., Booz Allen Hamilton, ICF Inc. LLC, Leidos Inc., Peraton Technology Services Inc., Parsons Government Services Inc., Science Applications International Corp., Scientific Research Corp., and Peraton Technology Services Inc. This modification allows these companies to exercise Option Two of an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, which aims to support the architecture, engineering, functionality, interface, and interoperability of Cyberspace Operations systems, services, and capabilities at tactical, operational, and strategic levels. The total maximum dollar value for all nine contracts combined is $1,856,048,552. Each company has been awarded a specific amount: 1. BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. - $205,601,340. 2. Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. - $204,053,976. 3. ICF Inc. LLC - $240,164,326. 4. Leidos, Inc. - $223,713,581. 5. Peraton Technology Services Inc. - $205,301,482. 6. Parsons Government Services Inc. - $211,984,975. 7. Science Applications International Corporation - $170,488,367. 8. Scientific Research Corp. - $171,923,497. 9. Peraton Technology Services Inc. - $222,817,008. These two-year options extend the five-year contracts to seven years, effectively increasing their total values. The work under this option is scheduled to commence in San Diego, California, from May 2024 and continue until May 2026, providing a clear timeline for the project's execution. No funds will be obligated at the time of award. Instead, funds will be obligated as task orders are issued using various funding sources, including research, development, test and evaluation, other procurement, Navy, operations and maintenance, and other funding. This also includes the potential for defense working capital funds and Foreign Military Sales funding. The contract was competitively procured via Request for Proposal (N66001-18-R-001), published on the Federal Business Opportunities website and the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command e-Commerce central website. A total of 18 offers were received, and nine were selected for award. NIWC Pacific, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity.

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At BirchTree Solutions, we know how important operational effectiveness can be. This is why we are committed to enhancing and updating important curriculums with attention and care. Congrats to everyone who worked on the upcoming JT-201 Planners course! #OperationalExcellence #BirchTreeSolutions #JIDContract

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A chance to listen to Shweta Mulcare, is a chance to learn about how you can architect system of systems (SoS) to be safer, more transparent, and actionable. In addition to being a visionary data scientist, she factors cultural elements into her equations. A key element of getting culture right is adding data privacy and sharing in the right measure and creating opportunities for social exchange of lessons learned to progressively build trust. #SystemofSystems #Safety #Transparency #DataScience #Culture

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