A big thank you to our Arlington and Chesapeake employees for two impactful May All Be Fed volunteer days! All part of our company-wide campaign this month to give back to our communities by gathering our friends and families and volunteering in local food banks and other organizations to combat hunger. Thanks to your dedication and selflessness, we raised an incredible total of $8,808.26 through participation in packing events and donations to local organizations. In Chesapeake, we supported Basilica St Mary's Soup Kitchen helping unload and distribute food, while in Arlington, we partnered with Path Forward packing lunches for those in need. A huge thank you to our amazing employees for making a real difference in our local communities. Your commitment to giving back is truly inspiring!
We're proud of our teammates representing FTI so well in the community. Last week, members of our IT team spent a few hours to provide some much-needed computer resources to The Victory Project (victoryproject.org)- a mentoring and personal development program for disengaged young men in Dayton, Ohio. Wes Cole, Joseph Kent, and Ashley Johnson refurbished 14 older FTI laptops and external monitors, drove them to The Victory Project, and set them up. Thank you, team!
Special thanks to the NDIA Michigan Chapter, and especially Marc Shepard and Phil Wills, for inviting our own Jonathan Avooske, DBA, VP of Information Advantage, to present at the NDIA Cyber Physical Systems Security Summit in Detroit this week. “Is Cybersecurity Enough?” It depends. How critical is your operability – your mission? Dr. Avooske outlined methods to determine when compliance is sufficient – and what additional considerations and actions are needed when compliance alone is not enough. FTI is at the ready with the expert personnel, methodologies, and technologies to deliver the understanding and insights required to meet the unique set of cyber threats the DOD faces today.
This month, FTI is giving back to our communities in honor of our 39th anniversary, emphasizing one of our core values that defines who we are: Charity. As part of our May All Be Fed campaign, we're devoting our time to volunteer at local food banks and soup kitchens. While we've held this campaign in the past, this year, we're intensifying our efforts to have a substantial impact in each community we serve. To further this impact through giving, FTI is donating $300 per volunteer to the organization on behalf of our employees and their families and friends who participated. This past weekend, our Colorado Springs team kicked off May All Be Fed with a bang at Care and Share Food Bank! We are so incredibly grateful for our 22 volunteers who dedicated their Saturday morning to fighting hunger in our local community. In addition to the time volunteered, FTI is donating $6,600.00 to the organization. We are very proud of our employees and their families for making a great impact. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue our month of giving with May All Be Fed!
FTI MAST is now available via SaaS or licensing options! Developed in partnership with the U.S. Naval Ship Maintenance Community - it is a powerful cloud-based platform that can help manage critical combat asset readiness challenges faced by shipyards, maintenance depots, suppliers, logistics, training programs and more.
Big News - part of our innovative operational technology, deep mission expertise and valuable data-centric software and services for the #USNavy and #DOD just got better! FTI MAST is a powerful cloud-based software platform that supports maintenance, operations, modernization, sustainment, training, and risk reduction functions in Navy shipyard operations and other similar enterprise settings that require powerful data analysis, insights and predictive analytics to help manage critical asset readiness challenges for shipyards, maintenance depots, suppliers, logistics, and training programs. Now available - shorten the time from problem identification to resolution with FTI MAST via SaaS or Perceptual Licensing.
We were proud to sponsor and attend the Dayton Business Journal Aerospace and Defense Awards luncheon yesterday. Special congratulations to our board member, Gen Lyles, for his induction into the Hall of Fame, and to our CEO, Ron Shroder for his recognition. Our Dayton team was happy to represent the company and join colleagues and friends in the Dayton community to honor leaders across industry, the academy, and government.
We're reflecting on a successful and enjoyable #SAS24 - many thanks to our outstanding team who attended and hosted meetings at #SeaAirSpace24. We were all grateful for the opportunity to meet with colleagues, customers, and SMEs to fully understand the needs of the Navy, and how FTI can best assist those taking on our most mission-critical data challenges in a complex strategic environment. What a privilege it is to partner with our warfighters and senior leadership at Sea-Air-Space and beyond!
Our team was proud to host a sneak peek of the FTI ORBIT Center, our new 46,000-square-foot secure facility, during #SpaceSymposium24 last week. The FTI ORBIT Center will provide the Department of Defense, Space Force, academia and mission partners with a Center of Excellence to foster collaboration and knowledge transfer. We're proud to provide a secure collaborative environment, operational technologies, and deep mission expertise for developing space-related defense and operations solutions. And especially proud and thankful for this team for all their hard work to host a great event last week.
For decades, FTI has provided innovative operational technology, deep mission expertise and valuable data-centric software and services to the U.S. Navy. Our offerings and expertise address mission-critical technical areas such as data integration, analytics, modeling, algorithm development, wargaming and defensive cyber security in support of Navy weapons systems, maintenance and modernization, cyber, ship to shore communications, logistics and programmatic support. More at product@ftidefense.com
