Defense
Asynchrony is proud to have worked on several important initiatives connected with the United States Department of Defense. We've played integral roles on projects that include Advanced Transportation for the 21st Century (AT21), Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal (JEOD) and the Army’s Future Combat Systems (FCS) program.
In AT21, we were given the technical lead position on both the proposal
and execution of the contract as a subcontractor to Northrop Grumman.
AT21 was an ACTD for USTRANSCOM that was managed by DISA. It focused on
the transformation of the military’s transportation planning processes.
In 2003 and 2004 we provided the majority of the systems engineers, defined
the interfaces and created middleware to pull data from feeder systems
into an integrated COTS solution. The resulting system enabled the warfighter
to plan in real time. The [AT21] ACTD was declared a success and was
completed more than two years ahead of schedule and significantly under
its budget.
This software development effort utilized Agile-Development
methods, which enabled us to adapt quickly to emerging issues and modify
the implementation as the mission parameters changed. The ACTD was declared
a success and was completed more than two years ahead of schedule and
significantly under its budget.
Asynchrony was also the lead developer for the JEOD ACTD over the past two years. For this project, we created software tools and integrated COTS products utilizing Agile-Development methods to enable EOD personnel to access domain-specific knowledge and collaborate via reachback with support personnel using a tactical Mobile Field Kit. The field kit supported enhanced situational awareness and real-time sensor integration. We also managed the delivery of the JEODNET Portal, a portal on both SIPRNET and NIPRNET, which enables linking of fielded EOD detachments via local mesh network and reachback via satellite links to EOD experts at the NAVEOD Support Center.
In 2005 we were awarded two significant subcontracts on the Army’s Future Combat Systems program working under Boeing. We are currently leading the industry working group for validation of SoSCOE (System of Systems Common Operating Environment) APIs and are responsible for developing compliance test suites to validate compliance with the program’s requirements. A key criteria of success in this program is the ease with which third party applications can connect with and “ride on” SoSCOE.
Asynchrony also has played an important role in Final Qualification Testing, which is conducted at the conclusion of each development cycle. We were tasked with converting C++ test cases into Java test cases. The Asynchrony team created 100 test cases that covered over 700 functional requirements. The task, completed in under two months, resulted in the government’s approval of the program for the next phase and in Asynchrony’s continued involvement with the Army’s software testing.