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Athena 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…
Read MoreAthena Receives Order to Develop Real Property Management System
Fairmont, WV – Athena Sciences Corporation received a contract from CWS Marketing Group Inc. to develop an enterprise data system on the AWS GovCloud capable of tracking US Treasury seizure of real property from seizure through maintenance and sale. “Use of the AWS GovCloud was the clear choice” according to CEO Dan McCaugherty. “Our experience in…
Read MoreAthena Releases Themis™ Biometrics Examination Workstation
Fairmont, WV – Athena Sciences Corporation is pleased to announce the release of Themis™, a cloud-ready multi-modal biometrics examination workstation. The Themis™ Biometrics Examination Workstation presents ANSI NIST ITL biometrics images to any HTML5 compliant examiner device or workstation, manages examination queues, and provides image analysis tools to assist in adjudication. According to Athena CEO,…
Read MoreAthena Releases ScanPass™ Mobile Passport Reader
Fairmont, WV – Athena Sciences Corporation announces the release of the ScanPass™ Android-based mobile passport chip reader. The ScanPass™ Passport Scanner uses proprietary video image processing to quickly read the passport data to unlock the NFC chip and extract passport document information, biometrics, demographics, and issuing authority data. According to Athena CTO Dan Nawrocki, the…
Read MoreAthena Opens Biometrics Research and Development Office in Morgantown, WV
Morgantown, WV – In a move to enhance Athena investment in biometric product development, Athena opened a new office in Morgantown, WV. “Our Morgantown location will simplify access to biometrics expertise by virtue of the biometrics programs offered by West Virginia University and resulting talent pool”, according to Dan McCaugherty, Athena President and CEO. “We…
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