Alion Wins $938,000 Task Order to Deploy Army System to Assess Physical Security

Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions company, deployed the Army's Security Management System (CounterMeasures) (SMS(CM)). SMS(CM) is powered by Alion’s CounterMeasures® technology and assists members of the Army physical security community standardize and automate the process by which they collect and analyze physical security information. The $938,000 task order, awarded under the Modeling and Simulation Information Analysis Center (MSIAC) contract, includes system deployment and enhancements to the SMS(CM) tool.

The Army is employing SMS(CM) to conduct physical security assessments of its resources. The implementation of the software provides the Army with a standardized process for information collection, storage and dissemination.

SMS(CM) enables Army physical security inspectors to conduct physical security inspections and risk analysis on laptop, desktop and tablet computers. Inspections are imported into the analysis module where inspectors examine the risks site-to-site by comparing assets, vulnerabilities, threats and mitigation options. Additionally, reports are automatically generated, and data generated from inspections is uploaded to a centralized location, giving Army officials visibility into the Department’s risks and physical security posture.

“By providing the Army with an enterprise visualization tool such as CounterMeasures, Alion is enabling Army leaders to evaluate and develop risk mitigation strategies in a timely manner and to set priorities based on the risk assessment,” said Rear Adm. Richard E. Brooks (USN, Ret.), Alion Senior Vice President and Manager of the Distributed Simulation Group. “The Army now has a framework to track security improvements and justify funding requirements.”

CounterMeasures is Alion’s solution for risk and vulnerability assessment. It streamlines the process of collecting, analyzing and managing physical and electronic security data, giving users the ability to respond quickly and intelligently.

The period of performance runs until February 19, 2012. Alion’s partners are HB5 Solutions and BLBidwell, LLC.

MSIAC, which is operated by Alion, is a U.S. Department of Defense Information Analysis Center that supports the modeling and simulation (M&S) community and provides broad support for M&S programs throughout the government. In addition, M&S University®, developed by Alion for the MSIAC, provides training on using M&S to make training, acquisition, logistics and experimentation more effective. MSIAC is staffed with subject-matter experts to provide users with focused, expert assistance and unbiased scientific, technical and operational support information.

MSIAC’s work is sponsored by the Defense Technical Information Center, 1901 N. Beauregard St., Suite 500, Alexandria, VA 22311.

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