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Booz Allen Invests In Second Front Systems to Speed USG Innovation

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) today announced that its corporate venture capital arm, Booz Allen Ventures, LLC , has made a strategic investment in Second Front Systems ™ (2F), a public-benefit corporation accelerating the delivery of mission-critical solutions in the U.S., Europe, Australia, and for NATO.

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  • Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) today announced that its corporate venture capital arm, Booz Allen Ventures, LLC , has made a strategic investment in Second Front Systems ™ (2F), a public-benefit corporation accelerating the delivery of mission-critical solutions in the U.S., Europe, Australia, and for NATO.
  • “This is the future of software accreditation to speed innovation for critical missions and U.S. advantage,” added Brian MacCarthy , senior vice president at Booz Allen and managing partner for Booz Allen Ventures.
  • “As we work to change the relationship between commercial software and national security, collaborating with Booz Allen was the obvious choice,” said Tyler Sweatt , CEO at 2F.
  • Previous Booz Allen Ventures investments include Latent AI , Synthetaic , Reveal Technology , Credo AI , Hidden Level , Shift5 , and Hidden Layer .

Second Front Systems receives strategic investment from Booz Allen to rapidly scale emerging tech for national security

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

This latest investment further strengthens Second Front's list of prominent investors, which includes NEA , Moore Strategic Ventures, LLC , and AEI Industrial Partners HorizonX .

Key Points: 
  • This latest investment further strengthens Second Front's list of prominent investors, which includes NEA , Moore Strategic Ventures, LLC , and AEI Industrial Partners HorizonX .
  • "For far too long the barriers between commercial software and national security have been nearly insurmountable for many organizations.
  • This will be accomplished by combining Booz Allen's technology integration expertise with 2F's DevSecOps pipelines to rapidly scale emerging tech across the national security sector.
  • Our investment in Second Front means we can now have day one mission impact when it's needed most."

Second Front Systems receives strategic investment from Booz Allen to rapidly scale emerging tech for national security

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, January 16, 2024

This latest investment further strengthens Second Front's list of prominent investors, which includes NEA , Moore Strategic Ventures, LLC , and AEI Industrial Partners HorizonX .

Key Points: 
  • This latest investment further strengthens Second Front's list of prominent investors, which includes NEA , Moore Strategic Ventures, LLC , and AEI Industrial Partners HorizonX .
  • "For far too long the barriers between commercial software and national security have been nearly insurmountable for many organizations.
  • This will be accomplished by combining Booz Allen's technology integration expertise with 2F's DevSecOps pipelines to rapidly scale emerging tech across the national security sector.
  • Our investment in Second Front means we can now have day one mission impact when it's needed most."

Second Front Systems Expands Executive Team with Appointment of TJ Rowe as EVP of Growth

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Second Front Systems (2F), a public benefit software company accelerating the delivery of mission-critical software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions to government, proudly announces the expansion of its executive team with the appointment of TJ Rowe as Executive Vice President of Growth.

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  • ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Second Front Systems (2F), a public benefit software company accelerating the delivery of mission-critical software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions to government, proudly announces the expansion of its executive team with the appointment of TJ Rowe as Executive Vice President of Growth.
  • In his new role, TJ will oversee commercial sales, partnerships & alliances, customer success, and global public sector lines of business.
  • TJ Rowe , previously serving as the VP of Sales, led the company's approach to business development and sales, propelling the company's growth over the last two and a half years.
  • "Under TJ's leadership as VP of Sales, 2F has witnessed consistently strong growth across commercial and government markets," said Tyler Sweatt, CEO, 2F.

Second Front opens first overseas office in UK to engage MoD, Intelligence Community

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

This expansion underscores 2F's dedication to fostering international collaborations and driving advancements in the realm of federal security and technology.

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  • This expansion underscores 2F's dedication to fostering international collaborations and driving advancements in the realm of federal security and technology.
  • By expanding into the UK market, Second Front will extend the reach of Game Warden , its cybersecurity hosting and accreditation platform, to make advanced modern software available for public sector entities on a global scale.
  • "We're thrilled to be establishing a presence in the UK with our CTO Enrique Oti standing up our London office," said Tyler Sweatt , Second Front Chief Executive Officer.
  • "With a long history as close allies, crafting and maintaining paths to continued partnership are key to our prosperity and security.

Second Front Systems Joins the AWS Global Security and Compliance Acceleration Program

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

ARLINGTON, Va., April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Second Front Systems , a public-benefit software company focused on accelerating the delivery of mission-critical software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions to government, announces they've joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Global Security and Compliance Acceleration (GSCA) program, formerly known as ATO on AWS .

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  • ARLINGTON, Va., April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Second Front Systems , a public-benefit software company focused on accelerating the delivery of mission-critical software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions to government, announces they've joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Global Security and Compliance Acceleration (GSCA) program, formerly known as ATO on AWS .
  • "Second Front looks forward to the added value we will provide to companies working with AWS through the GSCA program," said Enrique Oti , CTO of Second Front.
  • "I'm pleased to see Second Front Systems as part of the Global Security and Compliance Acceleration Program," said Dan Wilbricht, General Manager of Public Sector at Devo.
  • "As an AWS Security Competency Partner ourselves, this gives us even more confidence in working with Second Front Systems and AWS, and makes our relationship even stronger."

Second Front Systems Announces the Launch of its new Partner Program

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

This program provides the framework for commercial and public sector organizations to collaborate with 2F and help further their critical mission.

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  • This program provides the framework for commercial and public sector organizations to collaborate with 2F and help further their critical mission.
  • 2F is also a member of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) , the AWS Public Sector Partner (PSP) Program, and the AWS Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Accelerate Program , a co-sell program for organizations that provide software solutions that run on or integrate with AWS.
  • The 2F Partner Program will ensure 2F is positioned to efficiently align with companies and successfully achieve shared objectives.
  • "We are excited to partner with Second Front to deliver these Continuous ATO solutions to agencies and programs through our ISV, Integrator and Reseller partners."

Second Front Systems accelerates UK defence market opportunity with investment from GALLOS Technologies

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

This funding will support 2F's entry into the UK market and position its fully managed and compliant DevSecOps platform Game Warden as a software bridge between the two allied nations.

Key Points: 
  • This funding will support 2F's entry into the UK market and position its fully managed and compliant DevSecOps platform Game Warden as a software bridge between the two allied nations.
  • GALLOS' mission is to invest in and co-build companies in critical security technology areas, supporting them to become the next market leaders.
  • "Second Front brings the promise of making both the UK defence, and larger still US defence market, addressable to UK SaaS companies," said Dean Jones, co-founder of GALLOS and former UK Special Forces and Royal Marines soldier.
  • This move will further position 2F as the market leader in rapidly onboarding cutting-edge SaaS into an increasingly addressable, and now international, public sector market.

Second Front Systems accelerates UK defence market opportunity with investment from GALLOS Technologies

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, January 10, 2023

This funding will support 2F's entry into the UK market and position its fully managed and compliant DevSecOps platform Game Warden as a software bridge between the two allied nations.

Key Points: 
  • This funding will support 2F's entry into the UK market and position its fully managed and compliant DevSecOps platform Game Warden as a software bridge between the two allied nations.
  • GALLOS' mission is to invest in and co-build companies in critical security technology areas, supporting them to become the next market leaders.
  • "Second Front brings the promise of making both the UK defence, and larger still US defence market, addressable to UK SaaS companies," said Dean Jones, co-founder of GALLOS and former UK Special Forces and Royal Marines soldier.
  • This move will further position 2F as the market leader in rapidly onboarding cutting-edge SaaS into an increasingly addressable, and now international, public sector market.

Second Front Systems Raises Oversubscribed $32 Million Series A to Scale its DevSecOps Platform

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

"It's a national security imperative for warfighters to have access to the best possible software tools to achieve their mission," said Peter Dixon, CEO at Second Front Systems.

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  • "It's a national security imperative for warfighters to have access to the best possible software tools to achieve their mission," said Peter Dixon, CEO at Second Front Systems.
  • "That demands a modern, scalable approach to accrediting and continuously delivering applications at the speed of operational relevance."
  • This announcement follows 2F being awarded a two-year Prototype Other Transaction agreement by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) for its Proving Grounds project .
  • Second Front Systems (2F) fast-tracks government access to disruptive, commercially-proven, software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications for national security missions.