Washington, DC –STS International’s VP of Operations, Dave Morgan, partners with FedTech to share what it takes to be successful and show innovation in the defense sector. On October 15, 2019, Dave Morgan, VP at STS, spoke at FedTech as part of the xTech Accelerator.
“We were honored to have Dave speak on his experience and expertise innovating in the defense sector. By sharing raw stories of what it takes to be successful, Dave showed that innovation in the defense sector is attainable and something to be proud of,” says Will Dickerson (Principal at FedTech) and Ben Solomon (Co-Founder and CEO at FedTech).
FedTech is a venture builder that accelerates the growth of its companies by providing them bespoke training, mentoring, and actionable frameworks to support the missions of federal agencies. The xTech 3.0 Accelerator will run from October 2019 through March 2020 for xTechSearch 3.0 Phase IV participants, culminating in the Phase IV Capstone at the AUSA Global Force meeting. This program is designed to help xTech winners be successful via education, mentoring, networking, and community building. The ultimate goal of the xTech Accelerator is to develop xTech winners as quickly as possible so that they can transition technologies to the warfighter. xTech Accelerator will also include guidance on product development for dual use technologies, and connections to private technology development programs.
About FedTech
FedTech unlocks the benefits of technology through entrepreneurially minded people. FedTech was born in 2015 after participating in the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program when we saw an opportunity to commercialize the ~$150B/year in federally funded R&D. Many inventions we use today were created as part of a federally funded R&D project including what we know today as SIRI, Google Maps, GPS, the internet, baby formula, lithium-ion batteries, smartphone cameras, and countless more. The FedTech team consists of seasoned entrepreneurs; early-stage startup investors, advisors and mentors; former U.S. government leaders in the rapid innovation space; former CXOs; and all-stars. Our primary sponsor, the National Security Innovation Network (formerly known as MD5), works to build networks of innovators that generate new solutions to national security problems.
About STS
Founded in 1992, STS International is a U.S. Veteran Owned business with over twenty-five years of experience providing integrated, secure solutions and services to the federal government in the areas of Engineering, Enterprise Asset and Logistics Management, Training and Simulation, and Professional Support Services. We have focused our efforts in the domains of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber-Defense, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C6ISR), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Force Protection Systems, Cyber Mission Assurance, Robotics and Unmanned Systems, and Medical Training and Simulation.
Our goal at STS is to achieve mission-success for our clients in Defense, Homeland, and National Security by dedicating ourselves to the principles of innovation, agility, and excellence. What makes STS unique is our ability to swiftly meet our client’s needs while sustaining an organization with global operations and a mature infrastructure to support enterprise, end-to-end solutions. Our solutions maximize best value, mitigate risks, and optimize operational efficiency. In 2018, the Washington Business Journal recognized STS as a Defense Contractor to Watch and, in 2019, Inc. 5000 honored STS for the sixth year in a row as one of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies.