Month: December 2016

December 23, 2016 – Fremont, CA — As the holidays are upon us and we enter a time of reflection and celebration, it is as important as ever to keep sight of the most important asset to the DeVine team – its people.

On Friday, December 9^th, we returned to Tarpy’s Roadhouse, and Team DeVine gathered with family and friends for the annual DeVine Holiday Party. Employees representing our projects with Defense Manpower Data Center, Naval Research Laboratories, Naval Postgraduate School, and Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center filled the room with the love and laughter of friends and family.

Our return to Tarpy’s, a five-star restaurant, was delightful – the wood-grilled specialties and the great American cuisine dishes were delicious! Their hospitality provided us with a great setting for this anticipated event.

The 2016 holiday party was a great opportunity to kick-off the holiday season and to celebrate the close of another successful year. This holiday moment was a wonderful time to reconnect with friends, family, and colleagues, be grateful, and reflect on the past year’s accomplishments and look forward to the year ahead.

Happy holidays and best wishes for a bright and prosperous 2017!

U.S. Navy Selects DeVine to Deliver Survivability, Habitability, Environmental Safety, and Occupational Health Course at Naval Postgraduate School

December 19, 2016 – Monterey, CA. — DeVine Consulting, Inc., is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a contract to deliver the Survivability, Habitability, Environmental Safety, and Occupational Health Course for the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, CA.

The U.S. Navy has selected DeVine Consulting to provide an instructor to update and teach the graduate-level distance learning course for the academic year 2017 winter quarter to NPS students located globally. The course will provide an overview of personnel survivability methodology in safety, health hazards, and occupational health concepts. The evaluation of new and modified military systems and equipment for safety and potential health hazards will be addressed through reviewing models, methods, and processes available to help identify and mitigate the potential harm from accidents and hostile environments. Occupational health concerns will be addressed, and methods of alleviating or minimizing workplace hazards will be analyzed. Risk analysis and mitigation models also will be examined for their contribution to increased safety and operational effectiveness.

DeVine was selected for this contract because of the qualifications of the instructor DeVine will be providing. The instructor is an internationally recognized authority on aviation human factors, operational risk management, and biomedical health security strategy. As an NPS Senior Lecturer, an Invited Lecturer for the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies Seminar on Transatlantic Civil Security Program, and presenter of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Seminar on Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism, DeVine’s selected instructor will greatly enhance the students’ understanding of this critical subject matter.

This contract will be part of the continuing support DeVine has supplied to NPS’s educational and research programs.

About DeVine Consulting:
DeVine Consulting, Inc. is a CMMI Level 2 Appraised, Certified Small Disadvantaged Business based in Fremont, California, with a Top Secret Facility clearance. DeVine has been a leading provider of IT and R&D services for government agencies for over 14 years. Projects include IT administration, scientific computing, high-performance computing, atmospheric science, data analysis, and information assurance.

For more information on DeVine Consulting, visit https://devineco.com.

About NPS:
NPS provides high-quality, relevant, and unique advanced education and research programs that increase the combat effectiveness of the Navy, other Armed Forces of the U.S., and other partners to enhance national security.

The university is highly recognized nationally and internationally to develop innovative and cost-efficient services to support their institution’s educational mission. NPS aims to help boost the skills of commissioned officers in the naval service through advanced research programs. Research support includes collecting and analyzing data, conducting and analyzing laboratory experiments, computer modeling/trend analysis, and recording findings and recommendations in papers and presentations.

For more information on NPS, visit http://www.nps.edu.

DeVine Awarded Contract with Naval Postgraduate School.

U.S. Navy Selects DeVine to Provide Cyber Security Analyst Services at Naval Postgraduate School

December 19, 2016 – Monterey, CA. — DeVine Consulting, Inc., is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a contract to provide Cybersecurity Analyst Services for the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, CA.

The U.S. Navy has selected DeVine Consulting to provide computer network defense (CND) service support and expertise in protecting NPS data and networks, focusing on incident response and handling. In addition to the support to NPS, the contract includes coordination with the Defense Language Institute-Foreign Language Center (DLI-FLC) on any incidents identified by Navy Cyberdefense Operations Command (NCDOC) or the High-Performance Computing-Computer Emergency Response Team (HPC-CERT) that are attributed to DLI-FLC activity.

DeVine was selected as a preferred vendor for their technical qualifications and experience working with cybersecurity and HPC systems at research laboratories and their familiarity with the requirements of working within the Naval Post Graduate School and the DoN/DoD environments. DeVine’s experience performing analytical actions in the performance of responding to incidents, identifying appropriate mitigation actions, identifying proper escalation procedures, and analyzing data collection and reporting requirements were key to being selected.

This contract will be part of the continuing support and expertise DeVine has supplied to NPS’s educational and research programs. DeVine will execute support tasks in California through December 2019 if the Navy exercises all options.

About DeVine Consulting:
DeVine Consulting, Inc. is a CMMI Level 2 Appraised, Certified Small Disadvantaged Business based in Fremont, California with a Top Secret Facility clearance. DeVine has been a leading provider of IT and R&D services for government agencies for over 14 years. Projects include IT administration, Scientific Computing, HPC, atmospheric science, data analysis, and information assurance.

For more information on DeVine Consulting, visit https://devineco.com.

About NPS:
NPS provides high-quality, relevant, and unique advanced education and research programs that increase the combat effectiveness of the Navy, other Armed Forces of the U.S., and other partners to enhance national security.

The university is highly recognized nationally and internationally to develop innovative and cost-efficient services to support their institution’s educational mission. NPS aims to help boost the skills of commissioned officers in the naval service through advanced research programs. Research support includes collecting and analyzing data, conducting and analyzing laboratory experiments, computer modeling/trend analysis, and recording findings and recommendations in papers and presentations.

For more information on NPS visit http://www.nps.edu.

DeVine Awarded Contract with Naval Postgraduate School.

U.S. Navy Selects DeVine to Provide High-Performance Computing Support at Naval Postgraduate School

December 19, 2016 – Monterey, CA. — DeVine Consulting, Inc., is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a contract to provide high-performance computing (HPC) administration support for the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, CA.

The U.S. Navy has selected DeVine Consulting to provide HPC system architecture and engineering expertise to meet NPS demands in support of the Information Technology at Continuing Studies (ITACS) HPC team. Cybersecurity (information assurance) is a major component in DeVine’s tasking.

DeVine was selected as a preferred vendor for their technical qualifications and experience working with HPC systems at research laboratories and their familiarity with the requirements of working within the NPS and the DoN/DoD environments.

This contract will be part of the continuing support and expertise DeVine has supplied to NPS’s educational and research programs. DeVine will execute support tasks in California through September 2019 if the Navy exercises all options.

About DeVine Consulting:
DeVine Consulting, Inc. is a CMMI Level 2 Appraised, Certified Small Disadvantaged Business based in Fremont, California with a Top Secret Facility clearance. DeVine has been a leading provider of IT and R&D services for government agencies for over 14 years. Projects include IT administration, Scientific Computing, HPC, atmospheric science, data analysis, and information assurance.

For more information on DeVine Consulting, visit https://devineco.com.

About NPS:
NPS provides high-quality, relevant, and unique advanced education and research programs that increase the combat effectiveness of the Navy, other Armed Forces of the U.S., and other partners to enhance national security.

The university is highly recognized nationally and internationally to develop innovative and cost-efficient services to support their institution’s educational mission. NPS aims to help boost the skills of commissioned officers in the naval service through advanced research programs. Research support includes collecting and analyzing data, conducting and analyzing laboratory experiments, computer modeling/trend analysis, and recording findings and recommendations in papers and presentations.

For more information on NPS visit http://www.nps.edu.

DeVine Awarded Contract with Naval Postgraduate School.

December 19, 2016 – Monterey, CA. — DeVine Consulting, Inc., is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a contract to provide high-performance computing (HPC)/Virtualization Linux System administration support for the Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FLENUMMETOCCEN) in Monterey, California.

The U.S. Navy has selected DeVine Consulting to maximize reliable and effective use of computing resources. During this one-year contract, DeVine will ensure A2 efficient performance and information assurance (IA) compliance of the existing A2 systems and provide maintenance and support to multi-core HPC and virtualized infrastructure (typically running mail, Domain Name System (DNS), Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), and data routing) systems to include all associated subsystems. The efforts will include participation in the investigation of relevant systems/subsystems performance, including interconnecting networks, storage, patch management, the data flow on the networks, the performance of computers, and the overall flow and handling of information across the hardware and software enterprise.

DeVine was selected as a preferred vendor for their technical qualifications and experience working with HPC systems at research laboratories and their familiarity with the requirements of working within the center, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), and the DoN/DoD environments.

This contract will be part of the continuing support and expertise DeVine has supplied to Naval research programs.

About DeVine Consulting:
DeVine Consulting, Inc. is a CMMI Level 2 Appraised, Certified Small Disadvantaged Business based in Fremont, California, with a Top Secret Facility clearance. DeVine has been a leading provider of IT and R&D services for Government agencies for over 14 years. Projects include IT administration, scientific computing, high-performance computing, atmospheric science, data analysis, and information assurance.

For more information on DeVine Consulting, visit https://devineco.com.

About FLENUMMETOCCEN:
FLENUMMETOCCEN, under the direction of the Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, has the mission to collect, interpret, and apply global atmospheric and oceanographic data and information to support strategic and tactical warfare and peace-keeping initiatives. Located in Monterey, CA, FLENUMMETOCCEN provides around-the-clock operational oceanographic and meteorological support.

DeVine Awarded Contract with Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center.