Department of Defense Proposals

Newbound participates in the Department of Defense (DoD) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program when we find that our services and products are a good match.

Below are the submissions we have made:

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Proposal Number:	O081-IA5-4038
Agency:	OSD/NAVY
Topic Number:	OSD08-IA5
Proposal Title:	Trusted Data Distribution with Privacy Protection and QoS through Auditable Anonymity
Objective:	Develop innovative tools and techniques that will guarantee the authenticity, integrity and delivery of distributed data sources while maintaining the privacy (anonymity) of users and audit information (pseudonymity) per the Common Criteria within the GIG-NCES (Global Information Grid - Net-Centric Enterprise Services) framework.
Description:	The authenticity of data, the reliability of the transport, and the privacy/anonymity of users are critical to mission success in the network centric warfare paradigm. The NCES framework currently lacks sufficient definition in these areas and further research is warranted. Any uncertainties about sources providing key battle management data, its dependability, or the possibility of compromising the identity of the user, are critical shortcomings for the Warfighter. As we all follow the GIG IA architecture intent, and provide more automated systems to the warfighters (where "non-person-entities - NPE" such as servers, PEP/PDP, etc are "users" as well and have identities), all aspects of "distributed trust" must be accounted for, including anonymity and pseudonymity. Addtionally, this proposal supports all five major IA gaps identided in the QDR - some directly, others in a supportive role: Trusting the Edge (Distributed Trust Model); Security Management Infrastructure (both Automated and adaptable dynamic policy applications and Risk adaptive access control); Secure mobility for future GIG warfighter networks (supports Authenticated User/Devices); Assured Information Sharing (Cross Domain Solutions); and Situational Awareness and Response/Enterprise Health (supports Automated network reconfiguration, recovery, and reconstitution)