UniSpec will provide expert management consulting services for the collection, review, and quality assurance of freight transportation characteristics necessary for the production and publication of the Commodity Flow Survey (CFS). The CFS is a component of the Economic Census and is conducted in partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Research and Innovative Technology Administration. The CFS provides the only comprehensive source of key freight transportation measures of what, where, and how goods are moving in U.S. economy across all modes of transportation.

UniSpec is pleased to announce that IDIQ contract worth $2.5 M if all options are exercised. UniSpec served as Certification Agent for a Certification and Accreditation (C&A) project for all BIS business applications. UniSpec will be performing analysis and review, conducting interviews with BIS personnel, and preparing all deliverables in accordance with FISMA, NIST, and DOC guidance. UniSpec manages the efforts for completing a detailed inventory of all systems and system components, detailed review of BIS Enterprise Security Architecture for both high and moderate systems at Commerce, conducting a comprehensive risk assessment, conducting the system test and evaluation (ST&E), and reviewing and updating disaster recovery, continuity of operations, and risk management plans.

UniSpec was awarded a subcontract from Lockheed Martin to support the HUD Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to develop Certification and Accreditation packages for Microsoft Exchange. UniSpec began the project with an initial assessment of HUD’s existing material. UniSpec performed and facilitated all steps necessary to ensure HUD received a Full Authorization to Operate (FATO). Due to the exceptional quality of UniSpec’s work, HUD received an “A+” FISMA rating.

UniSpec was awarded a subcontract to support the CIO's office at NASA for the new NASA HITSS contractor InDyne. Sotiris Baxevanis, UniSpec's CTO, is quoted, "This is a step in the right direction to solidify UniSpec as a premier IT security services firm." HSPD-12 which is the Homeland Security Presidential Directive enables "Secure and reliable forms of identification" for purposes of this directive means identification that (a) is issued based on sound criteria for verifying an individual employee's identity; (b) is strongly resistant to identity fraud, tampering, counterfeiting, and terrorist exploitation; (c) can be rapidly authenticated electronically; and (d) is issued only by providers whose reliability has been established by an official accreditation process. The Standard includes graduated criteria, from least secure to most secure, to ensure flexibility in selecting the appropriate level of security for each application.

UniSpec is playing a critical role in solution concept and development for the number 1 Federal IT services provider, Lockheed Martin IT. UniSpec supported the prime throughout the process and provided unique technical input to the solution. "This is an exciting vehicle to provide our services to Homeland Security", says Sotiris Baxevanis, UniSpec CTO. "This dovetails well with our security products and offerings".

UniSpec is pleased announce that Sotiris Baxevanis will be the corporate CTO. "Sotiris is a visionary in the IT Security space", says Wesley McClure, II UniSpec CEO. "This also continues to demonstrate our passionate commitment to introducing low risk and highly innovative emerging Cybersecurity services and technologies to our clients; we welcome Sotiris to the team". Sotiris holds numerous security certifications and has held several national positions in the IT Security space. Some of his certifications include, CISA, CISSP, CISM, ISSAP, ISSMP, GAWN-C, NSA-IAM, NSA-IEM, and GSNA. Mr. Baxevanis also holds numerous certifications in IT Security & Auditing from ISC2, ISACA, the National Security Agency, & SANS. He is also a member of the DC InfraGard chapter, National Capitol Area ISACA chapter and Northern Virginia ISSA chapter where is also serving as the chapter treasurer. His complete bio is below.

UniSpec was featured as guest speaker with its Mentor, LESCO, at the 10th Annual NASA Mentor Protégé Conference. LESCO and UniSpec were featured to discuss best practices and successes as NASA approved Mentor and Protégé. Other panelists included Ken Bajaj of SystemsNET, Bob Frey and Dr. Terry Tarbell of RSIS, and Kevin Howard of Boeing IT Services. The event was held at the Crown Hamilton Hotel with over 300 in attendance.

UniSpec provides an Enterprise Gap Analysis and Roadmap for the Federal Reserve IT Infrastructure. The Gap Analysis covered mission-critical fault and configuration monitoring and management techniques for some of the Fed’s upcoming strategic initiatives. The work involved a Quantitative Analysis of best of breed management systems such as Micromuse NetCool, InfoVista, and SMARTS InCharge. The Fed needed to ensure availability and chargeback for emerging auction and retail products from its Manhattan office.

UniSpec provided high-end, strategic consulting to the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of NASA. UniSpec is providing NIST and FISMA-compliant guidelines for the security certification and accreditation of information systems supporting NASA enterprise-wide. This consists of the development of 13 Master Plans that will dictate the Security Policies and Procedures NASA wide. UniSpec leverages its qEA services to develop the C&A processes throughout the program, for all the NIST compliant respected phases, the Initiation Phase, Security Certification Phase, Security Accreditation Phase, and Continuous Monitoring Phase.

UniSpec is a major subcontractor to LESCO on the NASA Operational Support Services (OSS) contract. In that role, UniSpec is performing work for national and international publication, graphics, and branding support through the Printing and Design office. The work is instrumental to NASA's continuous marketing and branding campaign to universities, industry, and the science community. The program also includes support of other administrative services such as mail handling, move services, and editor support.

UniSpec was awarded work a result of the "Emerging Adaptive Methodologies in Analyzing Operational Risk". UniSpec performed high level Gap analysis work for the NASA JPL DNS contract. The work involved analysis of network and help desk operations as well as developing strategies for optimization and consolidation. UniSpec leveraged its qEA (Quantitative Enterprise Analysis) product to extract and frame the data. The information was used as a supplement to dictate strategic vision of JPL's operations contracts.

UniSpec was chosen as 6 out of 160 firms to speak at the NASA/JPL 2004 High-Tech Science Forum. UniSpec's speaking topic and white paper was "Emerging Adaptive Methodologies in Analyzing Operational Risk". The High Technology conference presenters covered such topics as Advanced Robotics, Emerging Polymer techniques, and Spacecraft Manufacturing engineering. As an Enterprise Architecture and Risk company, UniSpec was able to provide the agency with bleeding techniques to mitigate risks to NASA Space Missions. UniSpec executives and principals are recognized as industry leading experts in Enterprise Architecture and Risk Management. The presentation was featured on NASA TV and was delivered before the NASA Mission Support community with over 2000 in attendance.

UniSpec Enterprises, Inc. (http://www.unispec1.com) was certified by the Small Business Administration as an 8(a) company. The certification recognizes UniSpec as a certified small business, small and disadvantaged business and financially sound business through September 2013.

UniSpec, Inc. (www.unispec1.com), the enterprise architecture, IT outsourcing, and government solutions company, announced today that it would build a state-of-the-art Mobile Management Operations Center (M 2 MOC). The Call Center will be built in a CEGTI incubator at Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee. The Call Center will be located in a HUBZone and hopes to generate over 25 jobs by June 2005. UniSpec's CEO, Wesley McClure, II states, "Being an incubated company within the CEGTI and being collocated on a College campus offsets facilities and G&A costs to our company. Our 5 year lease allows us to 1) focus on build premier outsourcing products and services and 2) leverage Computer Science juniors' and seniors' talents in our M 2 MOC. We have raised and invested the necessary capital to complete the software prototype by years end and look forward to providing services early next year." CEGTI's facility plans to be completed by Summer 2005.

UniSpec, Inc. (www.unispec1.com), the enterprise architecture and IT outsourcing government solutions company, announced today that it is the beneficiary of over $1.7M to build its state-of-the art One.Vision Call Center. "We are extremely excited about this opportunity to focus on technology innovation and growth for Western Tennessee," said Mr. Wesley McClure, II, the company president. "This is yet another opportunity for us to prove the exceptional quality and value we provide in call center outsourcing, management consulting and enterprise architecture solutions."

This new grant co-marketed with Lane College, substantiates the One.Vision Call Center for the next 5 years and gives the company the framework to develop enhanced managed products and call center resources. "As the federal government chooses to partner with small businesses and non-profits to create jobs and continue our nation's economic recovery, we see an extremely strong market for our unique products and solutions," said Mr. McClure.

UniSpec's executive management team provided guidance in the area of electro optics and control for the National Science Foundation's Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program. UniSpec executive management also participated in panels for the Department of Homeland Security and non-profit organizations. UniSpec's Chief Financial Officer, Carter McClure, M.B.A, states, "We are pleased to continue to receive national recognition as a niche, emerging high-end small business. As a business in our first year, we have seen strong demand and revenue growth in our 3 rd quarter of business. We expect to break the half million mark in our first year."

UniSpec, Inc. (www.unispec1.com), the enterprise architecture and IT outsourcing government solutions company, announced today that it won a contract to provided high-end management consulting services to the WorldCom Satellite Control Center in McLean, VA. The work will entail the development and optimization of several facets of their worldwide solution for the FAA's Telecommunications Satellite program. UniSpec's expertise has provided support services for this operation for years. Richard Garabedian from WorldCom states, "It is easy to get this work sole sourced to UniSpec because of their in-depth knowledge in building and maintaining these complex, heterogeneous systems monitoring systems. I have grown to expect superior service from our long term relationship".