Highlight announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Direct-to-Phase II contract in the amount of over $1 million dollars focused on developing the pilot program for access to applications and data on mobile devices at the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) level to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF). The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating the small business experience through faster proposal to award timelines, changing the pool of potential applicants by expanding opportunities to small business and eliminating bureaucratic overhead by continually implementing process improvement changes in contract execution. The DAF began offering the Open Topic SBIR/STTR program in 2018, which expanded the range of innovations the DAF funded. As of February 10th, Highlight has started its journey to create and provide innovative capabilities that will strengthen the national defense of the United States of America.
“We are very excited to continue our work with the US Air Force and our partner Hypori, providing solutions that remove digital obstacles from our warfighters. We look forward to extending the lessons learned from the successful BYOD pilot within the US Army Airmen with easier access to their networks, data, and applications,” said Kevin Long, Vice President of Highlight’s National Security Solutions group.
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