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Alexis Baker-Weekly Awarded First Sharon McCaugherty Memorial Foundation Scholarship
Fairmont, WV – Alexis Baker Weekly, a June 2020 graduate of Shinnston High School in Shinnston, WV was awarded the first Sharon McCaugherty Memorial Foundation (SMMF) scholarship, valued at $20,000 over four years. Ms. Baker Weekly is planning to study biomedical engineering at West Virginia University. Athena executives Dan McCaugherty and Dan Nawrocki along with…
Read More2019 Business Report
Fairmont, WV – Athena is pleased to report its sixth consecutive year of revenue growth and a 45% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) during this six-year period. According to CEO Dan McCaugherty, “We have seen steady growth for a number of years. We attribute this growth to the ability of our employees to deliver on…
Read MoreAthena Receives Governor’s Commendation for International Market Entry Award
Charleston, WV – Athena Sciences received the Governor’s Commendation for International Market Entry Award, recognizing West Virginia businesses that exported to a new country in the previous year. Athena received this award for exporting biometric system solutions to Afghanistan and Iraq. Athena was one of ten companies to receive this award for the first time.…
Read MoreAthena Joins the Center for Identification Technology Research
Fairmont, WV – Athena has joined the Center for Identification Technology Research (CITeR). CITeR is the only National Science Foundation (NSF) Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) focusing on serving its affiliates in the rapidly growing areas of identity science and biometric recognition through an interdisciplinary group of faculty, researchers, and students. According to Athena CEO, Dan…
Read MoreThemis™ Ecosystem Version 2 Provides Case Management and Supports DNA and Scars, Marks, and Tattoos
Fairmont, WV – Athena Sciences Corporation (Athena) is pleased to announce that the Themis™ Version 2 multi-modal biometrics examination workstation now provides for examination of DNA, scars, marks, and tattoos (SMTs). With Version 2, Themis ™ has evolved into an examination operations ecosystem with the addition of a Case Management Tool (CMT). The CMT provides for…
Read MoreWV-1081 – Biometrics Artificial Intelligence Engineer (U.S. Citizen)
Fairmont, WV; Internship to Full Hire.
Read MoreAthena Deploys the Real Property Management System
Fairmont, WV – Athena completed the phased deployment of the real property management system for the CWS Marketing Group. This system is used by CWS and the federal government to manage the seizure, maintenance, and sale of real property. “Our agile development methods and proven full stack architecture have once again enabled us to quickly and…
Read MoreAthena Completes NIST 800-171 Compliance
Fairmont, WV – In compliance with Department of Defense policy, Athena has completed implementation of the information assurance controls necessary for controlled unclassified information within Athena data systems. Athena followed the NIST Risk Management Framework and implemented the NIST 800-53A controls identified as applicable in NIST 800-171.
Read MoreAthena Selected for DHS HART Biometrics Contract
Fairmont, WV – The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has selected the Northrop Grumman Team for award of the Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) multi-modal biometrics contract. Athena is a subcontractor on this team. “We are excited to build upon our four year relationship with Northrop Grumman as a provider of multi-modal biometrics design and…
Read MoreAthena Receives HUBZone Certification from Small Business Administration
Fairmont, WV – The US Small Business Administration (SBA) has certified Athena Sciences Corporation as a Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) corporation. According to Athena CEO Dan McCaugherty, “We are pleased to participate in this program designed to provide economic stimulus to regions that are economically disadvantaged. We expect that our HUBZone status will be an…
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