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Washington, D.C. Team Expression, a strategic partnership comprised of Expression Networks, LLC and RKF Engineering Solutions LLC – an Auria company, announced today that it has been awarded the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) Services & Mobile Service Provider (MSP) Support Contract.

Under this award, Team Expression will provide specialized spectrum engineering, analysis, and program support services in support of DISA’s mission to enable the secure and reliable operation of Department of Defense (DoD) systems within increasingly complex electromagnetic environments. Due to the nature of the work, additional contract details are not releasable.

The contract supports DISA’s ongoing efforts to ensure the effective coexistence of federal and non-federal systems across the electromagnetic spectrum, while safeguarding mission-critical DoD operations, personnel, and infrastructure.

“Team Expression is honored to continue supporting DISA’s critical EMS mission,” said Abir Ray, CEO of Expression. “This award reflects the Government’s confidence in our team’s proven performance, technical rigor, and ability to deliver high-quality, reliable support in a highly operational and sensitive environment.”

The Expression–RKF team brings deep institutional knowledge and demonstrated experience supporting DISA spectrum operations, including engineering analysis, on-site measurement activities, and program management functions. The team’s approach emphasizes continuity, disciplined quality assurance, and close coordination with Government stakeholders to ensure mission success. Team Expression will execute the contract using cleared, highly qualified personnel and established processes aligned with DISA requirements, ensuring a seamless transition and sustained support throughout the period of performance.

About RKF

RKF- has been steadfast, for over 20 years, in its commitment to developing groundbreaking engineering solutions that enable and enhance both satellite and terrestrial wireless communications.

Our mission is to expand system capacity and promote intersystem coexistence through system, regulatory and software engineering. Our dedication to innovation and excellence drives us to continually push the boundaries of technology, ensuring that we deliver solutions that are not only effective but also transformative. To learn more about RKF, please visit https://rkf-eng.com

RKF was recently acquired by Auria, a leading provider of command, control, and communications software and solutions for advanced space and missile operations. For more information on Auria, please visit https://www.auria.space.

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Washington, D.C. August 15, 2023 – Inc. revealed today that Expression ranks No. 3555 on the 2023 Inc. 5000, its annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The prestigious ranking provides a data-driven look at the most successful companies within the economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent, entrepreneurial businesses. Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other household name brands gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.

The Inc. 5000 class of 2023 represents companies that have driven rapid revenue growth while navigating inflationary pressure, the rising costs of capital, and seemingly intractable hiring challenges. Among this year’s top 500 companies, the average median three-year revenue growth rate ticked up to an astonishing 2,238 percent. In all, this year’s Inc. 5000 companies have added 1,187,266 jobs to the economy over the past three years.

For complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, location, and other criteria, go to www.inc.com/inc5000. The top 500 companies are featured in the September issue of Inc. magazine, available on newsstands beginning Tuesday, August 23.

More about Inc. and the Inc. 5000

Companies on the 2023 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2019 to 2022. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2019. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2022. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2019 is $100,000; the minimum for 2022 is $2 million.Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places.

About Inc.

Inc. Business Media is the leading multimedia brand for entrepreneurs. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of our community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating our future. Inc.’s award-winning work reaches more than 50 million people across a variety of channels, including events, print, digital, video, podcasts, newsletters, and social media. Its proprietary Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to rank the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The recognition that comes with inclusion on this and other prestigious Inc. lists, such as Female Founders and Power Partners, gives the founders of top businesses the opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

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Washington, D.C. April 2023

Expression Networks, LLC (Expression) is an integral part of the National Emergency Tele Critical Care Network (NETCCN) team that was a 2023 Disruptive Tech Program awardee. NETCCN and other awarded programs have successfully transformed innovative ideas and burgeoning technology into viable, impactful solutions furthering the mission across every sector of the Federal IT space. Congratulations go out to the NETCCN team and all the individuals who support these innovative programs. All winning individuals and programs were celebrated at the annual Disruptive Tech Summit on April 12 at the Hyatt Regency Tysons Corner Center.

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Washington D.C., February 28, 2023 – Inc. magazine today revealed that Expression is No. 78 on its fourth annual Inc. 5000 Regionals: Mid-Atlantic list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing Mid-Atlantic private companies, based in the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. Born of the annual Inc. 5000 franchise, this regional list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the Mid-Atlantic economy’s most dynamic segment–its independent small businesses. 

The companies on this list show a remarkable rate of growth across all industries in the Mid-Atlantic region. Between 2019 and 2021, these private companies had an average growth rate of 381 percent and, in 2021 alone, they added 14,439 jobs and $2.66 billion to the Mid-Atlantic region’s economy. Companies based in the Richmond, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. areas had the highest growth rates overall.

Complete results of the Inc. 5000 Regionals: Mid-Atlantic, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, metro area, and other criteria, can be found at inc.com/mid-Atlantic.

Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Washington DC, Expression is a leader in providing AI-enabled data fusion and analytics, software engineering, information technology, and electromagnetic spectrum management solutions to National Security missions. With a deliberate strategic approach, leveraging their modular open-source platform, Expression designs technical solutions tailored to optimize customer’s environments and meet the most complex of needs

More about Inc. and the Inc. 5000 Regionals  

The 2023 Inc. 5000 Regionals are ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2019 and 2021. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2019. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2021. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2019 is $100,000; the minimum for 2021 is $1 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons.   

About Inc. Media  

The world’s most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent.  The associated Inc. 5000 Conference is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.  

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Washington, D.C. January 2023

Congratulations goes to Dr. Abir Ray, Expression Networks LLC’s CEO/CTO, for his election to the National Spectrum Consortium (NSC) Executive Committee. He joins select Academia, Large Business representatives, and fellow Small Business leaders, all working towards meeting NSC objectives. Dr. Ray’s term runs from January 2023 through December 2024. With 408 current members, $1.2B across 116 funded projects, and 3 technical working groups, the NSC focuses on breakthroughs in spectrum- and spectrum-dependent capabilities; and the development of policy and regulatory insights to enhance, inform, and sustain U.S. technical leadership.

“I’m thrilled to join the National Spectrum Consortium board. This is an opportunity to collaborate on the cutting-edge solutions that will shape the future of spectrum management, and I’m committed to bringing my full expertise to help steer the Consortium toward new horizons.” – CEO/CTO Dr. Abir Ray, Expression Networks, LLC

The NSC provides the Government with direct access to over 350 members of U.S. industry and academia who work intimately with systems, sub-systems, components, and technologies related to the use of the electromagnetic spectrum or the information that rides on it. Most Consortium members are small businesses, and over 75% are principally focused on commercial markets. Membership spans the continuum of basic research through large-scale production, enabling the formation of purpose-built teams and tailored solutions.

NSC’s press release:

https://www.nationalspectrumconsortium.org/2023/01/26/national-spectrum-consortium-announces-2023-executive-leadership-committee/

Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Washington DC, Expression is a leader in providing AI-enabled data fusion and analytics, software engineering, information technology, and electromagnetic spectrum management solutions to National Security missions. With a deliberate strategic approach, leveraging their modular open-source platform, Expression designs technical solutions tailored to optimize the customer’s environment and meet the most complex of needs.

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Washington, D.C. October 2022

Committed to continuous improvement and closing the capability gap, Expression Networks LLC (Expression) has been appraised at Level 3 of ISACA’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI). CMMI is a proven, outcome-based performance model and the globally accepted standard for improving capability, optimizing business performance, and aligning operations to business goals. An appraisal at Maturity Level 3 indicates the organization is performing at a “defined” level. At this level, processes are well characterized and understood and are described in standards, procedures, tools, and methods. The organization’s set of standard processes, which is the basis for Maturity Level 3, is established and improved over time.

Expression is focused on achieving both project and organizational performance objectives. With the CMMI Maturity Level 3 appraisal, we are communicating to our customers and competitors that the quality of the work we produce is highly valued and of the utmost importance.

About ISACA

For more than 50 years, ISACA® (www.isaca.org) has advanced the best talent, expertise, and learning in technology. ISACA equips individuals with knowledge, credentials, education, and community to progress their careers and transform their organizations and enables enterprises to train and build quality teams. ISACA is a global professional association and learning organization that leverages the expertise of its more than 150,000 members who work in information security, governance, assurance, risk, and privacy to drive innovation through technology. It has a presence in 188 countries, including more than 220 chapters worldwide. In 2020, ISACA launched One In Tech, a philanthropic foundation that supports IT education and career pathways for under-resourced, under-represented populations. For more information on CMMI performance solutions: www.isaca.org/enterprise/cmmi-performance-solutions.

Washington, D.C. March 2022

Expression Networks, LLC, a software company that provides data fusion, data analytics, software engineering, information technology, and electromagnetic spectrum management solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Drug Enforcement Administration, and the national security community was selected as a prime contractor on the five-year Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) Data Readiness for Artificial Intelligence Development (DRAID) Services Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) with a $241.6 million ceiling.

Under DRAID BOA, Expression helps the DoD prepare data for use in AI applications that drive critically important initiatives such as Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2). Enabled by AI/machine learning (ML), the Expression platform serves commercial clients and powers research and development projects.