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November 12, 2008	Criterion-Built System Makes Voter Registration Easier For US Military Personnel, Their Families, and American Citizens Overseas On July 23rd, the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) announced their new website, featuring an automated Voter Registration/Ballot Delivery capability built by Criterion Systems of Vienna, Virginia. For the first time, voters overseas have greater access to timely and accurate absentee voting information and an electronic alternative to the registration by mail process. >> see full article
September 4, 2008	Criterion Systems Named a Finalist for 2008 Contractor of the Year Award Thirty-three Washington-area government contracting industry firms and executives have been chosen by their peers as finalists for the 6th Annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards-an awards program some have dubbed the "Academy Awards of government contracting." The awards recognize the innovation, dedication, and commitment to excellence of the people and businesses in the region's government contracting community. The winners will be announced at a gala dinner on October 7th at the Ritz-Carlton in Tysons Corner, VA. Awards will be presented to contractors at four revenue levels; executives at three revenue levels; and to public sector partners whose achievements are exceptionally distinguished. The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards are presented in partnership by the Chamber's Northern Virginia GovCon Council, the Professional Services Council and Washington Technology.
August 8, 2008	Criterion Named to the Deloitte Technology Fast Fifty Criterion Systems was recognized as one of the fifty fastest growing companies in Virginia. The awards reception will be help on Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 in Washington, DC and the actual rankings will be announced.
August 5, 2008	Criterion HPS Delivers The Cube™ C-5R Ruggedized Appliance Criterion HPS, a leading provider of high-end technology solutions today announced the availability of The Cube™ C-5R Ruggedized Appliance. >> see Press Release
July 21, 2008	Criterion HPS Committed to Innovative, High-End, Green IT Solutions Criterion Systems, a leading provider of information technology services to Government and commercial clients, today announced the launch of a new subsidiary, Criterion High Performance Solutions (Criterion HPS). Criterion HPS is dedicated to providing technology solutions, originally built for the classified community, to the general market. >> see Press Release
June 26, 2008	Criterion Named Finalist for NVTC Hottest Management Team Criterion was named a finalist for the 2008 Northern Virginia Technology Council NVTC), Hottest Awards in the category of Hottest Management Team. Criterion, one of the fastest growing high end technology companies in the region, has a Management Team that includes the former CIO’s of the CIA, the Army, and the U.S. Senate, three Ph.D.’s, former members of the Senior Executive Service and four former CEO’s. NVTC is the largest technology council in the nation, last night announced the finalists and winners of its seventh annual Hot Ticket Awards, recognizing local entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial companies for achievements that make them "hot" – great vision, superior ability to implement and deliver, innovative management approaches, and overall success. The award ceremony was attended by more than 450 Capital region technology entrepreneurs, business leaders, media and special guests.
May 14, 2008	Robert L. Coxe, Jr. Selected CIO of the Year SmartCEO Washington has named Criterion Senior Vice President and CIO, Robert Coxe as CIO of the Year for the Washington, DC region. Mr. Coxe was chosen as one of the Top Ten CIO’s earlier this year and was awarded with top honors at an awards ceremony held May 14, 2008 in Washington, DC.
May 9, 2008	Sharma Named Finalist for Prestigious Award Criterion President & CEO Promod Sharma was named a Finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards, Washington, DC region. View press release
March 12-13, 2008	*Criterion Dynamic Duo in Action for AFCEA Event** Dr. Greg Hanson, Executive Vice President for Defense Homeland Security, and Dr. Joe Williamson, Director of Enterprise Architecture Solutions, will both be participating in a panel discussion called, “Technologies and Process Frameworks for Services,” at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, Washington, D.C. The panel will discuss SOA & Web services, Data federation for SOA, SOA and Open Source. This presentation is part of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Solutions Series Information Sharing Program.
February 26-28, 2008	Criterion is Gold at Microsoft Criterion is participating February 26-28 in the 2008 Microsoft CIO Summit in Redmond, WA as a GOLD Partner. We will feature the new Criterion display booth at this event and our FastPoint Solutions™ demo as well.
February, 2008	Robert L. Coxe, Jr. Named Top Ten CIO by SmartCEO Magazine Criterion CIO, Bob Coxe, has been named one of the Top Ten CIO/CTO’s in the region by SmartCEO Magazine. view PDF article here
February 25-26, 2008	Criterion Invited to Present at Conference Eric Hummel will be speaking at a conference at the Ronald Reagan Center in Washington, DC February 25-26. He has been invited to take part in a presentation on “Content Aware Security” by the Institute for Applied Network Security at their annual Mid-Atlantic Meeting. This is a members’ only organization and is the premier membership organization for practicing information security professionals. The Institute’s mission is to provide key technical and business insights to help members solve their most pressing professional challenges.
February 19-20, 2008	Criterion Speaking at Fast Forward '08 Bob Coxe will be moderating a panel called, “Redefining Information Discovery for the Government Enterprise”, at the upcoming Fast Forward ’08 conference next week in Orlando, FL. Additionally, Bob Carlson and J. Greg Hanson will be speaking on “Implementing Content-Based Collaboration Applications”. Criterion is a Gold Sponsor at this conference and will have a Criterion Kiosk on site featuring a demo of FastPoint Solutions™.
January 29, 2008	GSA Contract Award The General Services Administration (GSA) Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) awarded Criterion a Time and Materials contract to provide FISMA Services and Support to: Review and document each OCFO application which provides data and require identity management and access control identifying needed improvements as well as observed deficiencies and their risks. Identify requirements and develop alternative solutions for annual application access recertification. Evaluate and recommend a best value solution or solutions using business case analysis methodologies such as Return on Security Investment (ROSI); and Develop an implementation plan and then assist GSA-OCFO with the implementation of the solution or solutions.
January 8, 2008	Criterion partner, FAST Search and Transfer, Acquired by Microsoft This acquisition enables Criterion to offer FastPoint Solutions™ to a broader audience. FastPoint Solutions™ is a new class of solutions sitting at the intersection of traditional search and collaboration, supporting the end to end application needs of your organization.
January 7, 2008	Criterion Receives Emerging Growth Award by SmartCEO Magazine Washington SmartCEO magazine/BDO Seidman LLP announces the publication’s first annual Emerging Growth winners, debuting in the Future 50 section of the January 2008 issue. The Emerging Growth category honors companies that are less than three years old, who are growing rapidly in Greater Washington based on their employee and revenue growth. These companies are celebrated in conjunction with the Future 50 winners. >>view full press release
January 2, 2008	Dr. J. Greg Hanson Named Executive Vice President We are pleased to announce that Dr. J. Greg Hanson has joined Criterion Systems as Executive Vice President, Defense & Homeland Security. Prior to joining Criterion, Dr. Hanson served as Chief Information Officer for the United States Senate where he was responsible for the technology vision and strategy for the Senate. He previously served as the CTO for two major technology companies and had a distinguished career in the United States Air Force. Dr. Hanson will contribute to all aspects of strategic decision making for Criterion, and focus on innovative technology solutions for key Government customers. >>view full press release
December 5, 2007	Dr. Joseph Williamson Joins Criterion Dr. Joseph “Joe” Williamson has joined Criterion Systems as Director of Enterprise Architecture Solutions. A former EDS Fellow, Dr. Williamson was with EDS for 13 years and most recently served as Chief Technology Executive for U.S. Hub Operations. In his new capacity Joe will be developing information and communications technology, enterprise architectures, strategies, and bringing fresh innovation to rapid technology evolution.
November 1, 2007	Criterion Joins Northern Virginia Technology Council Criterion is proud to announce membership in The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC). NVTC is the membership and trade association for the technology community in Northern Virginia and is the largest technology council in the nation.
October 17, 2007	Bob Carlson Named Vice President, Emerging Technologies We are pleased to announce that Bob Carlson has joined Criterion as a senior executive and Vice President of Emerging Technologies. Bob will take a leadership role in numerous areas including the continued growth of our Search and Retrieval, and the development of our Microsoft technology partnership. Bob has a 22 years of experience in IT bringing leading technologies to market and has served in several executive positions in the industry.
October 15, 2007	Criterion Wins Federal Voting Administration Program Award Criterion has been awarded the Federal Voter Assistance Program (FVAP). This program allows all those serving in the Armed Forces around the world to register online for voting in their home state. We expect to support the 2008 presidential primary races.
October 10, 2007	Promod Sharma Receives Award Criterion President & CEO, Promod Sharma, has been honored with this year’s Pride of India Gold Award by the NRI Institute of India. The award recognizes people of Indian origin for outstanding achievements in their chosen fields and for public service contributions toward the economic development of India and their country of residence. Sharma was one of 24 people selected out of hundreds of nominations the Institute received this year.
September 21, 2007	Promod Sharma Participates in United Nations Peace Conference on Behalf of Charity Network International Criterion President and CEO, Promod Sharma, participated in a press conference at the United Nations in New York announcing the upcoming World Peace 4 Children Tour. The World Peace 4 Children Tour is a series of concerts, to be held worldwide, benefitting Charity Network International (CNI). CNI is an international humanitarian organization that works to prevent the trafficking of children. Also participating in the press conference were international recording artist and human rights activist, Wolfgang Hildebrandt, and Charity Network Inc., COO, Lavika Bhagat Singh. For more information on CNI, http://www.charitynetworkinc.org/index.html
August 10, 2007	Criterion Reaches Unique Agreement with Leading Search Companies Criterion has completed a unique deal with both FAST Search & Transfer and Convera. The agreement includes the following for Criterion: twenty one new contracts; the creation of a new twelve person cleared search technology team; acquisition of a new center in Columbia, MD, creation of a search and retrieval laboratory in our corporate location, a full partnership with FAST on accounts in five major sectors including government and commercial; and ownership of the leading search product, RetreivalWare, used in the classified community. “FAST has quickly become a major partner of ours, and we have created an excellent working relationship with them, as they move into the government market and expand their commercial American client base,” said David Coxe, Senior Vice President & Corporate Development Officer. He added, “This is a major leap for Criterion, moving us to a leadership position among enterprise service providers to the rapidly growing search and retrieval industry. And, it further solidifies Criterion at the leading edge of emerging information sharing and knowledge-based solutions.”
June 22, 2007	Don Goff, PhD, Named Vice President, Information Assurance & Training We are pleased to announce that Dr. Don Goff has joined Criterion as Vice President, Information Assurance & Training. Dr. Goff was the developer of the Security Studies Laboratory at the University of Maryland University College, designated a Center of Excellence by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. Don is highly respected as an advisor, consultant, educator, and business leader. He retired from AT&T and the U.S. Army Reserve.
June 15, 2007	Marjorie Windelberg, PhD, Joins Criterion Dr. Marjorie Windelberg has joined Criterion as the Program Manager for the ‘National Do Not Call Registry’ Program. The Federal Trade Commission’s NO CALL Program is noted as being one of the government’s most successful public programs, and is currently beginning a significant upgrade which Marjorie will lead. Among many other accomplishments, Marjorie led the original development and rollout of the National Do Not Call Registry.
June 14, 2007	Criterion Federal Civilian Win Criterion has won a long-term prime contract to provide direct support to the Chief Information Security Officer for the General Services Administration. This win demonstrates the strong capabilities of our civilian government business unit as a vital part of the company.
April 26, 2007	Scott Semple Named Executive Vice President, Strategic Solutions Group We are pleased to announce that Scott Semple has joined Criterion. As a member of the executive team he will lead our Strategic Solutions Business Unit. This practice will focus on the convergence of Physical and Information Technology Security, specialized security assessments and training, and our emerging identity management activities. Scott has a long and distinguished career in both the commercial and government arenas.
December, 2006	Criterion Acquires NetStar Systems We are pleased to announce that Criterion has acquired NetStar Systems. NetStar is noted for its outstanding technical credentials, including a leadership position in database services. Additionally, their customer base complements those of Criterion with major presences in the Office of Naval Intelligence and the Defense Intelligence Agency. This acquisition further enhances our ability to take advantage of emerging opportunities and offer additional delivery capabilities.
October, 2006	Criterion Executives Present at The Industrial College of the Armed Forces The Industrial College of the Armed Forces, located in Washington, DC. invited Criterion to lead a session on the growth of technology in the defense industry. The College brings the most select senior military officers into an environment to study industry and its impact on the Department of Defense. Selection to the College is one of the highest non-combatant assignments that a military officer can receive. Criterion was honored to be selected to present to the College. Criterion CIO, Bob Coxe, is a former professor at the College.
September, 2006	Criterion Partners with Siemens An agreement was signed making Criterion a protégé company of Siemens Corporation. Our Mentor-Protégé agreement allows us to team with Seimens to provide IT services to companies across the government and commercial sectors. This agreement provides value to Criterion by increasing our business opportunities and by creating synergies between our two companies.