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2023

May 2023

Congratulations to the 2023 Winner of the TapHere! Technology IT Scholarship, Alexander Morales! This is the ninth consecutive year that TapHere has awarded a $2,000 college scholarship that recognizes outstanding academic performance and achievement in the CASIIT (Center for Applied Science, Interactive and Information Technology) Program at Battlefield High School in Haymarket VA.

April 2023

TapHere was the small business sponsor for the NDIA Greater Tampa Bay Industry Breakfast Seminar on April 25 featuring Chris Hamm, Director, GSA, FEDSIM.

February 2023

The TapHere Engineering Services business unit was awarded a new contract for Academic and Business Consulting services in support of George Mason University. This is a cooperative procurement Contract that consists of one base year and four successive one-year option periods. Accordingly, any public body, public or private health or educational institutions, or affiliated corporations may access this Contract. Tap here to learn more about this contract vehicle.

January 2023

TapHere received notification that the Tassyl® mark has registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Tassyl® is a new way to manage scholarships and digital applications. A complete Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution for hosting, managing, scoring, and awarding your scholarships and digital competitions. Tap here to learn more about Tassyl®.

January 2023

The TapHere Engineering Services business unit was awarded an option year for an Engineering and Technical Services project, providing Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation (RDT&E) services for the Federal Government. These services include systems design, security accreditation, network configuration, web services design/development, user interface control/monitoring, installation support, operations, and sustainment.

2022

December 2022

The TapHere Mission Support business unit was awarded an option year to provide Regional Subject Matter Expertise (SME) and tradecraft for the Federal Government in support of C2ISR.

September 2022

Reeee-peat! TapHere is pleased and honored to be named Progress Chef 2022 Public sector Partner of the Year. Tap here to learn more https://investors.progress.com/news-releases/news-release-details/progress-announces-winners-2022-chef-partner-awards.

September 2022

TapHere VP Engineering and Co-Founder Chris Todd and DevOps Software Engineer Stephanie Laingen were selected to present at ChefConf22 on September 13. Be sure to tune in to their topic: Too Many Chefs in the Kitchen: Managing Teams in 2022. For more info tap here: https://www.chef.io/chefconf/agenda.

August 2022

TapHere started a new contract in the Engineering Services business unit to perform project leadership, systems integration, DevSecOps, operations, new technology insertion, sustainment, and logistics in support of a US Government cyber mission.

July 2022

TapHere started a new SBSD project for George Mason University to provide project coordination, task management, administration, and support services.

June 2022

Practical DevSecOps for Applications and Security Compliance TapHere experts Keith Walters and Stephanie Laingen featured in Carahsoft / Progress Webinar on June 1. This webinar covered how to:

Create stable IT infrastructure environments to deploy and automate mission-critical applications securely
Ensure automated application delivery and continuous compliance across any IT platform with Chef Habitat
Enable cross-team collaboration through actionable and auditable insights into configuration changes and compliance implications with Chef Automate

May 2022

TapHere Software Defined Radio (SDR) solutions and DevSecOps expertise featured at "#sofic2022, May 17-18, 2022 in Tampa FL. What a show with over 15K participants.

March 2022

TapHere featured on Progress Chef website for DevSecOps customer success and case study.

January 2022

The TapHere Partner Solutions business unit was awarded an option period for Engineering and Technical Support services in support of the Federal Government, including DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), systems engineering, and hardware/software maintenance support.

February 2022

ISO 9001! TapHere has achieved ISO 9001 quality management system certification from NSF. The standard helps organizations reliably meet the needs of clients in both the delivery and continuous improvement of products and services. ISO 9001 is based on quality management principles such as a strong customer focus, the involvement of top management, the process approach and continual improvement. Certification to ISO 9001 helps companies provide consistent, good quality products and services. The standard focuses on performance through a combination of risk-based thinking and a process approach, as well as employment of the “plan-do-check-act” cycle at all levels in the organization.

February 2022

TapHere was awarded a new contract in the Global Mission Support business unit to perform critical intelligence analysis and support activities including collection management, ISR synchronization and planning, all-source intelligence analysis, intelligence production, indications and warning (I&W), Intelligence Systems support, and target systems analysis.

2021

January 2021

TapHere started a new DevSecOps project in the Partner Solutions business unit to design and architect the implementation of Chef-branded products.

February 2021

Building on successful engineering testing, TapHere was notified of a new contract award for the TapHere!® Radio business unit to deliver software defined radio (SDR) platforms and provide technical support of unmanned systems laboratories.

March 2021

TapHere received notification of a new IDIQ subcontract to support Enterprise Information Technology solutions and services for the Intelligence Community.

May 2021

TapHere started the beta test program for SABR v1.0 . For more information or to become a beta test participant, please contact us at radio@taphere.com

June 2021

TapHere!® Radio technology was successfully tested and demonstrated during an operational exercise at Ft. Bragg NC, providing next-generation, low Space, Weight & Power (SWaP) UHF SATCOM communications capabilities.

July 2021

TapHere wins SeaPort-NxG Prime Contract: TapHere was awarded a Prime Contract for the SeaPort Next Generation (SeaPort-NxG) multiple award contract (MAC) vehicle for engineering support services and program management support services in 23 functional areas. The MAC has a 2.5-year base period of performance with an additional five year ordering period option. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, Virginia, is the contracting activity.

July 2021

TapHere was awarded a new Systems Engineering task order in the Global Mission Support business unit to provide ISR Platforms, Systems, IT, Communications, Information Assurance, training, and exercise support for the US Government.

August 2021

TapHere was awarded a new DevSecOps task order in the Partner Solutions business unit to architect the implementation of Chef-branded products, CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, and STIG compliance.

September 2021

TapHere DevOps Software Engineer Stephanie Laingen presented at Chef Conf ’21: Automatically Deliver Chef: An Agile Workflow Learn how to create a reliable workflow that supports agile development, standardizes Chef coding practices, and instantly and automatically delivers changes to your managed nodes.

September 2021

TapHere named Chef 2021 Public Sector Partner of the Year.

November 2021

TapHere Partner Solutions and DevSecOps engineer extraordinaire Steph Laingen was a featured guest on the technical panel discussion about Continuous Deployment & Chef Cookbooks.

2020

December 2020

TapHere was awarded a task order for a Federal Government Global Mission Support project, providing Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in support of Collection Management and ISR.

November 2020

Donations to the Haymarket Food Pantry were delivered on November 13. Additional donations will be delivered to the pantry right before Christmas. Thanks to those who have helped make this delivery a success. We had a total of 685 pounds in the boxes we sent to them.

November 2020

TapHere was blessed to support the SOWF annual event on November 5 at Isla Del Sol in St. Petersburg, FL. What a great organization and mission to help the families of our fallen and severely wounded Special Operations Warriors!

September 2020

TapHere started a new contract for digital signal processing (DSP) development, network design, software engineering, installation/automation, and system accreditation.

August 2020

TapHere was awarded an option period to perform DevSecOps, automation, and Systems Engineering services in support of USAF.

July 2020

TapHere was awarded a Task Order to provide technical expertise on ISR and Collection Management operations, execution, planning, acquisition, and assessments, in support of the United States European Command (EUCOM) area of responsibility (AOR).

June 2020

TapHere was awarded an option period to provide Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation (RDT&E) services for the design, development, configuration, security accreditation, and testing of a software defined radio (SDR).

May 2020

Chris Todd, TapHere VP Engineering, & Keith Walters TapHere Director of Partner Solutions, presented a technical session at the virtual Chef Conf 2020: Using Chef Effortless to Build DevOps Teams.

March 2020

TapHere was awarded an option period for an Engineering and Technical Services project, providing Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation (RDT&E) services for the Federal Government. These services include security accreditation, network configuration, web services design/development, user interface control/monitoring, and installation support.

February 2020

TapHere was accepted into the AWS Partner Network (APN) Public Sector Partner Program and successfully renewed its qualification for the APN "Select" tier. This partnership and our qualifications were spearheaded by the Director of Partner Solutions, Mr. Keith Walters.

January 2020

TapHere is a member of the winning team led by Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) for the PMRO contract! TapHere will work this contract as part of its Global Mission Support business unit based in Tampa, FL. The objective of this contract is to provide persistent, multi-role and cross-domain ISR capabilities that increase indications and warnings, enhance the U.S. security defense posture, enable the freedom of movement, increase partnership capacity and interoperability, and foster global security and stability throughout the European and African areas of responsibility.

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2019

December 2019

TapHere is a key member of the winning team on a multi-year contract to provide Program & Project Management Technical Support Services for the Department of Defense. TapHere will work this contract as part of its Engineering Services Business Unit based in Manassas VA. This effort will provide project management, administrative, budget financial management, security, facility and technical support services.

December 2019

TapHere was awarded an option period for an Engineering and Technical Support services for the Federal Government, including systems engineering, systems integration, cloud computing, DevOps, and intelligence tradecraft support.

August 2019

TapHere is a key member of the winning team led by Frontier Technology, Inc. for a five-year contract for the US Air Force. TapHere will work this contract as part of its Partner Solutions business unit to support enterprise ground system and defensive cyber operations.

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May 2019

TapHere Director of Partner Solutions Keith Walters will be presenting a technical session at ChefConf 2019 in Seattle, May 21: "FIPS Doesn\'t Have to be a Four Letter Word." Even though automation in the Federal Government is becoming more common place, one requirement frequently gets in the way: FIPS 140-2. FIPS impacts everything from the code you write to the COTS software you run. This talk shares tips and tricks for managing FIPS compliance in your pipeline.

May 2019

TapHere HQ has moved -- but not far! Our new office is in the same building: 10440 Balls Ford Road Suite #250, Manassas VA 20109.

April 2019

TapHere started a new contract to design, fabricate, assemble, test, deliver, and integrate software defined radio (SDR) technology in support of unmanned vehicle systems prototype development.

March 2019

TapHere was awarded an option period for a Federal Government Mission Support project, providing Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in support of Collection Management and ISR.

February 2019

January 2019

TapHere started a new Federal Government Mission Support project for quick response and rapid-fielding to meet urgent Warfighter needs. TapHere will support fielding new and innovative technologies and capabilities, expanded and improved connectivity of existing capabilities, and technology insertion to enhance mission capabilities and improve systems performance and reliability.

2018

March 2018

TapHere Vice President & co-founder Chris Todd and TapHere Director of Partner Solutions Keith Walters were selected to present a technical session, "Test Driven DevOps", in May at ChefConf.

February 2018

TapHere has established a NEW Global Mission Support office at 9280 Bay Plaza Blvd. #716, Tampa, FL. We look forward to your visit!

February 2018

TapHere was part of the winning team awarded a new contract for Engineering and Technical Support services for the Federal Government, including systems engineering, systems integration, cloud computing, DevOps, and intelligence tradecraft support.

February 2018

TapHere started a new task order for a Federal Government project, providing Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation (RDT&E) services for the design, development, configuration, security accreditation, and testing of a software defined radio (SDR).

January 2018

2017

December 2017

TapHere! was awarded a GSA Schedule 70 - Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract.

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September 2017

TapHere! has sponsored a Big Data Systems Analysis for University of Virginia Football Performance, a Capstone project lead by the Department of Systems and Information Engineering at UVa. This project will assist the coaching staff with analyzing and interpreting offensive, defensive and special team on-field performance data. The long-term project goal is to generate a predictive play calling system.

September 2017

TapHere! started a new DevOps project for the Federal Government, providing senior engineering services in support of the automation and configuration of enterprise software.

August 2017

TapHere! was issued our first patent: System for Providing Software Defined Radio on a Device.

August 2017

TapHere! started a new Mission Support project for the Federal Government, providing Regional Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in support of Intelligence and Operations.

May 2017

TapHere! partnered with iGov on the 2017 SOFIC exhibit floor.

April 2017

TapHere! started a new Mission Support project for the Federal Government, providing Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in support of Intelligence Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination.

March 2017

TapHere! was awarded an option period for a Federal Government Mission Support project, providing Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in support of Collection Management and ISR.

January 2017

TapHere! started a new DevOps project for the Federal Government, providing senior engineering services in support of the automation and configuration of enterprise software.

2016

September 20, 2016

TapHere! participated at the DICE VA Tech & Engineering Job Fair, Sheraton Tysons Hotel in Tysons, Virginia.

June 2016

TapHere! is helping to combat poaching through our project with the Reserve Protection Agency (RPA). View a promotional video describing Aware.Tag, which is a next-generation sensor technology being developed by TapHere! for this effort.

May 2016

TapHere! has partnered with iGov on the 2016 SOFIC exhibit floor. Visit the iGov booth 1524 for a TapHere!® Radio overview and demo (May 23-26).

May 2016

The TapHere! Technology IT Scholarship was awarded this year to Blake Pagon, for demonstrating outstanding achievement in the Battlefield High School IT Program. Blake will be attending Stanford Univeristy.

May 2016

A BBC documentary, Defending the Rhino: A Newsround Special, shows a TapHere! project being used by the Reserve Protection Agency in the fight against rhino poaching in South Africa.