MTN Government Services providing secure RSOC to US DoD

MTN Government Services announced this July 31, 2012, that it received a contract to furnish the Department of Defense (DoD) with a Re-deployable Secure Operations Center (RSOC.)

The RSOC will serve the DoD in the capacity of a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF.) MTNGS will work closely with its government custom to provide a turn-key, fully configured SCIF. All power, low-voltage, and security infrastructure will be included to minimize the integration required.

According to MTN Government Services, its RSOC is the most secure self-standing SCIF facility in the market. The MTNGS platform can be deployed and re-deployed rapidly in any environment, taking only a few days to assemble. It is self-supporting and capable of withstanding multiple disassembly and redeployments without degradation. It can also be easily re-purposed to a different mission set with minimal downtime.

A unique procurement system includes project management, equipment installation, accreditation support, and testing in support of RSOC implementation.

MTN Government Services built its RSOC according to the specifications of the Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 705. The security standard regulates the construction of facilities which store and process sensitive U.S. government information, ICD 705 requires that the facility be built out of 4" thick modular panels, welded with inner and outer steel. MTNGS added high-density insulation that exceeds sound attenuation standards, a unique sound masking system, and additional countermeasures. These additions supported accreditation through multiple agencies and components.

ICD 705 further required that power, data, and voice connections pass securely through a customizable "single point of entry." The entry point should be configured to address the various needs for CONUS, OCONUS, and MIL-SPEC connections.

According to James Ramsey, President of MTNGS, the RSOC fulfilled the world’s toughest security requirements regarding the construction of a secure operations facility. "Traditional SCIFs remain an expensive, stationary, and quite frankly outdated option,” Mr. Ramsey said, “as they just don't meet today's evolving requirements. Our modular RSOC will help this DoD Agency rapidly establish a secure communications center wherever and whenever it is needed, with the ability to resize and reconfigure the system to meet the unique requirements of each deployment or mission."

MTN Government Services is a subsidiary of MTN Satellite Communications. MTN provides satellite communications, connectivity, and content services to remote locations around the world.