U.S. Department of Defense Expands Mercury Systems’ Trusted Supplier Accreditation
February 15 2017 - 4:15PM
Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRCY) (www.mrcy.com), announced that
its Chelmsford, Mass. facility recently received the Category 1A
Trusted Supplier accreditation for design capability from the U.S.
Defense Department’s Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA). This
expands upon the previously received Category 1A accreditation for
broker, packaging, assembly, and test at Mercury’s Phoenix, Ariz.
facility, and is part of Mercury’s overall strategy to be the
leading commercial provider of trusted and secure sensor and
mission processing subsystems. The vast majority of companies
receiving DMEA accreditation are either defense prime contractors
or semiconductor suppliers. Mercury is the only commercial provider
of embedded computing boards and subsystems to have received DMEA
accreditation to date.
The DMEA Trusted Supplier accreditation is a
critical component of complying with DoD Instruction 5200.44,
“Protection of Mission Critical Functions to Achieve Trusted
Systems and Networks (TSN).” That DoD policy requires that “…in
applicable systems, integrated circuit-related products and
services shall be procured from a trusted supplier using trusted
processes accredited by the Defense Microelectronics Activity
(DMEA) when they are custom-designed, custom-manufactured, or
tailored for a specific DoD military end use.”
“We are proud to be part of the DoD Trusted
Program and to continue developing advanced technology for national
security, military and aerospace programs,” said Ian Dunn, Vice
President and General Manager of Mercury’s Sensor and Mission
Processing group. “From our design activities in Chelmsford to our
manufacturing facilities in Phoenix, Mercury’s trusted supply chain
provides the confidence in people and processes required for
design, manufacture, and distribution of national security critical
components.”
Mercury Systems joins a select group of
companies that have been accredited by the DoD Trusted Program,
which was established to assure the integrity and confidentiality
of integrated circuits during design and manufacturing. The DMEA
accreditation underscores the strength of Mercury’s corporate ISO
9001 Quality foundation, cleared and vetted employees, and facility
and information security. Mercury’s commitment to excellence in
industrial security has also been recognized by the Defense
Security Service (DSS) with multiple Superior ratings for several
of its advanced microelectronics center (AMC) facilities.
Furthermore, all design and manufacturing records are protected
with an active cybersecurity program modeled after the Center for
Internet Security (CIS) critical security controls.
For more information, visit www.mrcy.com or
contact Mercury at (866) 627-6951 or info@mrcy.com.
About DMEA
DMEA is the program manager for the DoD Trusted Foundry program.
The program provides a cost-effective means to assure the integrity
and confidentiality of integrated circuits during design and
manufacturing while providing the US Government with access to
leading edge microelectronics technologies for both Trusted and
non-sensitive applications. For more information, visit
www.dmea.osd.mil/home.html. A current list of DMEA accredited
suppliers can be found at www.dmea.osd.mil/trustedic.html.
Mercury Systems – Innovation That Matters™
Mercury Systems (NASDAQ:MRCY) is a leading commercial provider
of secure sensor and mission processing subsystems. Optimized for
customer and mission success, Mercury’s solutions power a wide
variety of critical defense and intelligence programs.
Headquartered in Chelmsford, Mass., Mercury is pioneering a
next-generation defense electronics business model specifically
designed to meet the industry’s current and emerging technology
needs. To learn more, visit www.mrcy.com.
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Contact:
Robert McGrail, Director of Corporate Communications
Mercury Systems, Inc.
+1 978-967-1366 / rmcgrail@mrcy.com
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