Marshall University NextGen Federal Systems Tom Bush Consulting LLC
Huntington
www.marshall.edu
Marshall University is home to the
Forensic Science Center, which is dedicated
to providing the highest quality forensic
analysis. A grant-funded program of the
National Institute of Justice, the center
makes Marshall the first university to
partner with a state crime laboratory on
the CODIS database. Morgantown
www.nextgenfed.com
NextGen Federal Systems designs,
develops, implements and manages IT
solutions to improve its customers’ organi-
zational performance. It utilizes a mixed
model of mission services and solution
development in support of C4ISR critical
systems. Its core areas of expertise in-
clude software development, enterprise
IT systems engineering and cybersecurity
and data management. Bridgeport
Tom Bush Consulting is an independent
consulting firm that provides expertise to
the government and private sector in the
area of identity management relative to
the criminal justice, non-criminal justice
and homeland security communities.
Michael D. Kirkpatrick
Morgantown
www.mdkirkpatrick.com
Michael Kirkpatrick is an independent
consultant whose expertise lies in bio-
metric systems and its applications. He
provides services in the areas of biomet-
rics/identity management, business and
government consulting, as well as those
of a private investigator and forensic
accountant.
National White Collar Crime Center
Fairmont
www.nw3c.org
The National White Collar Crime
Center (NW3C) provides a nationwide
support system for law enforcement and
regulatory agencies tasked with the pre-
vention, investigation and prosecution of
economic and high-tech crime. NW3C’s
training programs have helped law
enforcement professionals master the
principles, concepts and skills needed to
fight cyber and economic crime.
NEW-BOLD Enterprises, Inc.
Fairmont
www.new-bold.com
NEW-BOLD Enterprises, Inc. is a woman-
owned, small disadvantaged business
that offers technical and administrative
support services in IT and administrative
and professional support. The company
has been a subcontractor for a number
of federal agencies, including the DoD,
NASA IV&V, Defense Logistics Agency,
NOAA, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Army
and the U.S. Navy.
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Noblis, Inc.
Bridgeport
https://noblis.org
Noblis is an independent, nonprofit
organization that serves federal clients
with expertise and innovative tools to
improve efficiency in digital solutions
and high performance computing; C4ISR
and space; cyber; analytics and machine
learning; telecom and networking; and
energy and environment.
Omni Strategic Technologies
Wheeling and Charleston
https://omniperforms.com
Omni Strategic Technologies provides
business technology solutions through
effective, integrated IT services; digital
marketing consulting; website and mobile
development; technology learning pro-
grams; network infrastructure; managed
IT services; hardware procurement; cyber-
security and compliance; and business
systems integration.
TMC Technologies
Fairmont
www.tmctechnologies.com
TMC Technologies is an IT services
company that focuses on the space,
defense, energy and natural resources/
climate sectors. It specializes in systems
and software engineering, software design,
development and maintenance, data/
knowledge management, systems assur-
ance and independent verification and
validation, biometrics and modeling and
simulation.
Tygart Technology
Fairmont
www.tygart.com
Tygart Technology is a leading provider
of enterprise-grade video, photographic
analysis and biometric recognition systems
as well as IT consulting services for state
and federal clients. Tygart consultants pro-
vide a full spectrum of services, including
program management, enterprise strategic
planning, architecture design, software
development, security and system oper-
ation and maintenance. Its Matchbox
and MXSERVER products are deliver-
ing mission successes in support of the
DoD, law enforcement and intelligence
communities.
West Virginia High
Technology Foundation
Fairmont
http://wvhtf.org
The West Virginia High Technology
Foundation supports the high-tech indus-
try through commercialization services,
business collaboration, technology manage-
ment and world-class office and lab space.
West Virginia University
Morgantown
www.wvu.edu
West Virginia University (WVU) is an
international leader in biometrics and iden-
tity management, offering undergraduate
and graduate degrees in biometrics and
related fields. WVU is also home to the
Biometrics & Identification Innovation
Center, which is a multidisciplinary group
of researchers who are experts in signal
and image processing, computer vision,
biometrics, data analysis, machine learning
and statistical learning theory.