Blackhawk possesses a Top Secret (TS) Facilities Clearance and has extensive experience in the mission, network, and physical management of Secure Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs). Over 70% of our current staff holds SECRET or TS clearances. Senior staff includes multiple Military Intelligence professionals with worldwide experience in intelligence support to combat, stability, and humanitarian operations.
Enterprise Management
Blackhawk systems administrators and engineers provide comprehensive and professional IT service management, encompassing designing, implementing, migrating, consolidating, managing and monitoring enterprise environments. We apply best business and security practices to ensure continuous service availability, maximizing operational uptime in a secure, virus-free system.
Network Services
Blackhawk manages and maintains both classified and unclassified networks that contain more than 10,000 users. Since Blackhawk continually focuses on technology trends, our practices ensure a responsive network dedicated to the unique needs of numerous customers. We also have extensive knowledge and experience managing both unclassified and classified network devices and services for DoD organizations. We understand the key differences and risks of the two networks and the different security risks that must be mitigated.
Infrastructure Design
Infrastructure design includes assessment of the current layout, recommended upgrade options, installation, configuration, and management. Our experienced technicians and engineers employ best practices to reduce costs, and create secure, high-availability designs that ensure continuous operation in the event of device failure. Blackhawk's designs have consistently reduced downtime by over 75% providing seamless operational capabilities to our clients.
Information Security/Assurance
Networks continue to experience attempted intrusions and software viruses that threaten network security and mission accomplishment. Blackhawk has a proven record of maintaining a secure network. Our engineers are currently responsible for maintaining firewalls and intrusion detection devices such as Cisco PIX, Sidewinder, ISS Real Secure, and more.
IT Planning
Blackhawk planners have designed and employed large scale services deployments in both tactical wartime environments and in fixed or sustained business environments. Blackhawk developed and currently maintains a 5-year plan for the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SPIRNet) and Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (JWICS). |
