We added Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services (HACS) to our GSA schedule. (HACS) includes proactive and reactive cybersecurity services that improve the customer’s enterprise-level security posture. The scope of this category encompasses a wide range of fields that include, but are not limited to, Risk Management Framework (RMF) services, information assurance (IA), virus detection, network management, situational awareness and incident response, secure web hosting, and backup and security services, Security Operations Center (SOC) services.

What we Provide

• Certified personnel including networking and systems engineers and analysts who provide incident response as well as consultation and guidance.
• Identify and protect a customer’s information resources, detect and respond to cybersecurity events or incidents, and recover capabilities or services impaired by any incidents that emerge.
• Engineer and assist with firewalls, network edge devices, encryption devices, anti-threat, anti-intrusion devices and software.
• Asset management, logistics management, process management, and data management.
• System/Network Efficiencies and Performance Evaluations, specifically, recommendations to improve system/network efficiency and performance.
• Periodic IA/cybersecurity testing utilizing ACAS.
• Manual STIG compliance checks when necessary.
• Analysis of scanning results/compliance checks (ex. identify false positives in the data, identify if updated security patches and STIG updates are implemented).
• Recommendations on corrective actions based upon scanning results, which ensure continued system functionality.

The Benefit to GSA Schedules

Schedules, also known as Federal Supply Schedules, and Multiple Award Schedules (MAS), are long-term governmentwide contracts with commercial companies that provide access to millions of commercial products and services at fair and reasonable prices to the government. Schedules make buying easy and efficient with the use of modern technology to connect government buyers and industry.

Schedules offer Regulatory Compliance, Fair and Reasonable Pricing, Fast Order Placement, Full Product and Broad Service Offerings. GSA Schedules (also referred to as Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) and Federal Supply Schedules) are long-term governmentwide contracts with commercial firms providing federal, state, and local government buyers access to more than 11 million commercial supplies (products) and services at volume discount pricing. For buyers, Schedules save your agency time and money.

For more information regarding GSA schedules read more here: https://www.gsa.gov/buying-selling/purchasing-programs/gsa-schedules/about-gsa-schedules

For more information about CDO Technologies offerings read more here: https://www.cdotech.com/solutions/cyber-solutions/

CDO Technologies, Inc. and the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright Patterson AFB (WPAFB) have established a new partnership through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA).

Project team members from left to right: Ken Johnson, Brian Davis, Tiffanie Moore, Chris Smith, John Hall and Matt Davis

Dayton, Ohio – CDO Technologies, based in Dayton, Ohio, will now support the Air Force Research Laboratory 711th Human Performance Wing Airman Systems Directorate Warfighter Interface Division, based at WPAFB, by managing the facility operations at the Aeroacoustic Research Complex (ARC) at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. A cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) is an agreement between a government agency and a private company on research and development. Relatively rare, this particular CRADA agreement will make the facility available to commercial aerospace companies to test their aircraft for a fee.

“This is a really exciting opportunity because we’re really breaking new ground. We’re taking something very specific we’ve been doing for the Air Force for years and commercializing it,” said Al Wofford, founder and president of CDO Technologies. “This will be one of the first times we can successfully transfer advanced technology capability from a government client to the commercial space.”

The team anticipates commercial organizations using the specialized facility, unique research capability and high fidelity 3-D modeling results to design quiet aircraft technologies.

As an Acoustic Signature Capture and Modeling Research and Development facility, the ARC’s primary purpose is to characterize air vehicle audibility signatures. The facility consists of a control system, a full-scale outdoor sensor array of 50 microphones calibrated down to 20 micropascals positioned on the ground and on two vertical towers sampling at a rate of 48 kilohertz and 24 bit in addition to five miles of buried cable. The ARC enables high-fidelity, 3-D modeling of aircraft sound signatures in the environment when aircraft overfly the array. The facility has been operational since 2009 modeling the audible footprint of over 50 military aircraft to include fixed wing, rotary wing, manned, and unmanned aircraft.

“We’ve got this facility that is capturing this fine fidelity on the acoustics of aircraft so we can provide customers data they can use to quiet aircraft and comply with noise abatement at commercial airports or even for drones as they become more prevalent,” said John Hall, Research Scientist for the Air Force Research Laboratory. “If you look at companies delivering packages with drones, we have the facilities to make sure those drones aren’t disrupting people’s daily lives in urban and even rural areas.”

ARC also samples atmospheric conditions during testing. Two atmospheric LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) stations on site sample the atmosphere during testing up to 1,200 feet above the ground. This enables the team to evaluate any atmospheric effects that may impact the acoustic data collection. Additionally, they continuously track the location of the aircraft in flight throughout the entire data collection.

“White Sands Air Traffic Control (ATC) keeps all non-test aircraft 20 miles away from the test site during testing and all road traffic is halted as well on the range to ensure the signatures we capture are pristine,” said Hall. “During our testing window, the ambient outdoor conditions are so quiet you can nearly hear your own heartbeat, other than the aircraft we are testing. But once we process the data, we can add back in noisier ambient conditions computationally, like rural and urban environments. So, our customers can understand the effects of their noise signature in a variety of situations. The final result of the testing is a 3D noise signature model of the aircraft that can be used for mission planning, noise engineering, or environmental impact studies.”

As part of the CRADA agreement, CDO Technologies will be responsible for managing and maintaining the facility while scheduling and conducting testing on aircraft that will be provided by third-party entities. The ARC has relied on CDO’s technical expertise and qualifications for the past six years to manage the facility and develop the software for processing and delivering of the final product, often in a classified environment.

The ARC site control center.

“The Air Force was really looking for an organization that had a solid history of developing sophisticated software and effectively managing large data sets,” said Don Ertel, senior vice president of operations at CDO Technologies. “Over our 25+ years of working with the Air Force, we have really proven ourselves up to the task by building complex algorithms in the time frame needed with the level of accuracy required to develop the application needed to process the information we gathered.”

About CDO Technologies, Inc.
CDO Technologies provides data-collection, advanced technology communications, and managed services solutions to help commercial and federal organizations operate more efficiently and effectively. Visit cdotech.com to learn more or call (937)258-0022.

CDO Technologies joins other Dayton organizations as a Key Sponsor of the United Way’s new VetsLink 211 call referral service. When a veteran in the greater Dayton area calls the helpline, a trained specialist will connect them to resources, advocate on their behalf with service providers, and improve their overall quality of life. For CDO Technologies, supporting the creation of this service was an easy decision.

“Every day, members of our military give so much to protect our freedom and many CDO employees have a history of serving in the military, myself included,” said Al Wofford, founder and president of CDO Technologies. “We all agree that veterans, their caregivers, and their families deserve easy access to a service that can cut down on the frustration, stress, and delays that often happen in the process of finding support.”

CDO Technologies was recognized at the “Go Live” Event celebrating the launch of VetsLink program on November 13, 2018, at the Kumar Conference Room, Soin Medical Center. The complete list of sponsors includes SRC, Inc., Hospice of Dayton, Fifth Third Bank, The Dayton Foundation, Copp Integrated Systems, LexisNexis, Rodriguez Financial Strategies, LLC, and Triple M Worldwide Solutions, LLC. For more information about United Way’s helplines, visit their website.

CDO Technologies provides data-collection, advanced technology communications, and managed services solutions to help commercial and federal organizations operate more efficiently and effectively.

Businesses that have historically been unable to afford large-scale asset tracking now have access to customizable solutions as a result of a partnership between Brady Worldwide and CDO Technologies. The combination of Brady’s CenSys and CDO’s Critical Asset Tracking Solution (CATS) empowers businesses to efficiently locate items and dramatically reduce infrastructure costs.

“The benefits of RFID asset tracking are well known, but it hasn’t always been accessible for smaller companies,” said Al Wofford, founder and president of CDO Technologies. “The options we’re providing now are customizable and scalable, allowing businesses to compete more effectively with the big players in manufacturing, healthcare, and service industries.”

While each application is based on the unique needs of the end-user, Brady’s CenSys offers a lower cost yet highly reliable option for businesses looking for a tracking solution.

“Typical fixed RFID readers can be quite expensive, often costing several thousand dollars per reader. Combine that with infrastructure and software needs, and the overall cost investment becomes simply too much for most small to medium businesses,” said Wesley Columbia, Brady’s global strategy and marketing manager. “Requiring only power and a Wi-Fi connection, CenSys has been specifically designed to offer great performance and value at the sub-$1,000 price point while also being simple to install and configure.”

The Brady CenSys reader detects the presence and unique identity of passive UHF RFID tags within its field of view and feeds this information into CATS. The CenSys and CATS combination can connect to a cloud-based or on-premise server. CATS collects and records data to track asset movement, conduct inventories, or monitor work-in-process. Stored data can be integrated with other enterprise systems to construct financial analytics, measure production efficiencies, or validate logistical operations.

Because this asset tracking solution can be based in a cloud computing environment, businesses see a dramatic reduction in infrastructure costs by eliminating the need for on-site servers and custom software. Lower equipment costs can also be attributed to the strategic placement of readers.

“Many customers don’t need complete coverage of their facility,” said Columbia. “Instead, the last known location provides sufficient relevant data to update their customers or manage high-value items.”

For example, multiple lines, finishing processes, or manual processes complicate monitoring work-in-progress components but placing readers at specific production points make the tracking process smoother. The operator can log into the system to access information to update the customer. Tool tracking is also a common application where expensive or frequently used tools are tagged, and a series of readers are placed in the tool crib or on a workbench. This can reduce downtime spent searching for missing tools or the expense of replacing tools.

“Measurable ROI is definitely important to organizations,” said Robert Zielinski, CDO Technologies’ director of commercial solutions. “By combining an RFID reader with modern Internet of Things processing technology and a dedicated RFID asset tracking software, we can open up new opportunities for more companies to become efficient and profitable at the same time.”

CDO Technologies, Inc. is the latest member of the Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP) through the Department of Defense Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program. The program provides education and career guidance to military spouses worldwide and offers comprehensive resources and tools as their careers progress.

“We have always maintained strong partnership with the Department of Defense and many of the people on my team have a history of serving in the military, myself included,” said Al Wofford, founder and president of CDO Technologies. “It’s an honor to extend our positive relationship to include formalizing our practice of recruiting military spouses.”

Recruiting will not be limited to CDO’s headquarters in Dayton, Ohio. Experts in Information Technology, Cyber Security, Logistics, and Maintenance and Repair are needed across the country to assist in implementing solutions like Application Migration to the Cloud, IT Infrastructure installation and support, Automatic Identification Technologies (AIT), and Research and Development. Telework opportunities are also available. All available positions will be listed at MSEP Career Portal and on CDO’s website.

The Military Spouse Employment Partnership is part of the Department of Defense’s broader Spouse Education and Career Opportunities (SECO) program, which seeks to reduce the 23 percent unemployment rate experienced by military spouses and close the 25 percent wage gap currently experienced by military wives. SECO provides education and career guidance to military spouses worldwide, offering free comprehensive resources and tools related to career exploration, education, training and licensing, employment readiness, and career connections. This program also offers free career coaching services six days a week. Learn more about Spouse Education and Career Opportunities by visiting Military OneSource or calling 800-342-9647 to speak to a SECO career coach.