Assured Information Security (AIS) has been awarded “Stalwart”, a $54.7 million task order intended to perform the research, selection, application and delivery of anti-fragility measures in areas critical to helping the United States Air Force and its partnering combatant commands achieve cyber superiority. Stalwart will focus on capabilities that provide assurance in cyber embedded systems or integrated software/hardware systems.
Stalwart is a task order that is part of the larger AWARE effort, a $150 million, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract focused on researching novel and innovative anti-fragility concepts and integrating proven anti-fragility tools, techniques and processes into operational and emerging cyber platforms. AWARE is focused on delivering systems characterized by greater cyber resiliency and fewer vulnerabilities throughout the development life cycle, thereby reducing risk to mission systems and ensuring mission demands are met under an array of conditions.
“Stalwart is an exciting effort because it provides AIS the opportunity to continue its anti-fragility research, but now with a focus on cyber embedded systems,” said Salvatore Paladino, Director of Cyber Operations Research and Development at AIS. “Embedded systems are those that comprise the Internet of Things (IoT) and include devices from routers, to drones, to wearable sensors. There are profound opportunities to leverage these complex, interconnected systems to achieve military objectives, improve communications and operations and better connect military and civilian systems with the physical environment to improve quality of life, automation and safety on military facilities both at home and abroad.”
Stalwart is a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase III award. The SBIR program is highly competitive and encourages domestic small businesses to engage in federal research and development aimed at commercializing solutions.
Work will be performed in Rome, New York, and is expected to be completed by July 19, 2029. The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate in Rome, New York, is the contracting activity.
