Liz Hale, project manager at Bonus Software Corporation, received her Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute today. Congratulations Liz!

Liz Hale joined Bonus Software to manage the software development operation in Orlando in support of the Warfighter FOCUS contract with Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC. She brings nearly ten years of experience as a technical software lead on the NASA Space Station Training Facility program where the project she led was awarded the Johnson Space Center’s “NASA Software of the Year 2008”. Liz graduated from the University of Houston with a BS in Computer Science.
 

Raytheon Techincal Services Corporation LLC has again turned to Bonus Software for continuing support on their massive $11.2B Warfighter Field Operations and Customer Support (FOCUS) contract. Bonus has supported the program from its onset and continues to provide support developing and enhancing software applications to meet the ever changing requirement of the program.

Enterprise Advisory Services Inc. (EASI) has awarded a contract to Bonus Software to provide support as EASI migrates to a new accounting system. Bonus Software had previously provided project management reporting systems to EASI and this contract calls for integration of that software with the new accounting system and other technical support as required to move to the new platform.

Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. (HTSI) has contracted VitalThought and their strategic partner Bonus Software Corporation to review the project management system requirements on HTSI's new awarded Army Prepositioned Stock (APS3) program.

VitalThought and Bonus Software again collaborate to implement an earned value program management system for Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc for their APS-3 United States Army contract. Bonus Software assisted in an initial review of the program systems and this follow-up award brings the Bonus Software team in to establish the system on the program.

Bonus Software Corporation has been awarded a contract by IDEV Technologies Inc. to provide a Clinical Research Database application in support IDEV's on-going medical device studies. Bonus will develop an application to track case study subject cost data as well as site regulatory information. The new award extends Bonus Software's presence outside of the aerospace and defence market, where they are a well known supplier, into the healthcare industry. It also highlights the versatility of the Bonus Software team to provide business and information management systems to meet the unique requirements of each customer, regardless of their industry. 

IDEV Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of state-of-the-art medical devices, has contracted Bonus Software Corporation to provide support in troubleshooting on-going availability issues with one of their internet based applications. Bonus Software has been requested to diagnose the issue and provide recommendations for a solution. This award highlights a continuing relationship and extends Bonus Software's experience in the healthcare industry.

Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC has contracted Bonus Software to prototype new Financial Systems in support of their Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory and Space Vehicle Mockup Facility Contract (NSOC) at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Bonus will implement changes to the system that were identified by a review of the system in the previous year.  

Bonus Software returns for the second year of the Warfighter Field Operations and Customer Support (FOCUS) contract as a subcontractor to prime contractor Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC. Bonus will continue to support Raytheon financial operations with software application development and enhancement.

Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC has contracted Bonus Software to perform a study of its business management system utilized on their Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory and Space Vehicle Mockup Facility Contract (NSOC) at the Johnson Space Center of NASA. Bonus will review the efficiency and adequacy of the current system and provide a report on their findings.

L3 Communications, LINK division, has engaged Bonus Software to provided consulting services and training to end users. Bonus Software will assist L3 program control operations to implement the Microsoft Project Link (MSPLink) interface of Business Engine's Microframe Project Manager (MPM) application.

Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) extended Bonus Software's contract for further enhancement of the Teammate Accounting Mapping (TEAM) system. CSC awarded the original development contract to Bonus Software on January 25, 2008.

Plant Automation Services (PAS) Inc., a leading provider of Operations and Automation Effectiveness solutions to the process and power industries worldwide, has contracted Bonus Software to provide consulting services. Bonus will provide support to enhance and improve PAS's commercial software development processes. This new contract extends Bonus Software's footprint into the energy industry.

VitalThought and Bonus Software were contracted by Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. (HTSI) to perform a data migration project with their program management systems. Bonus Software is expected to perform the bulk of this effort to extract, transform and load legacy data into HTSI's recently selected new program management toolset.

L3 Communication Corporation, LINK Division, has again turned to Bonus Software Corporation for support in upgrading it Earned Value Program Management Systems. Bonus Software will provide consulting and software development and integration support to L3 as they collaborate to improve access and visibility to cost, schedule and technical performance data across the organization.

The Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC led Warrior Training Alliance (WTA) extended Bonus Software's support on the Warfighter Field Operations and Customer Support Contract (WFF). Bonus Software developed and continues to enhance the Warfighter Integrated Staffing And Requirements Database (WISARD) application that is the backbone of the $11.2B Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) proposal process. The WISARD enables rapid development of estimates and cost proposals for 1,000+ IDIQ proposals per year and requires minimal financial staff.

On behalf of strategic partner VitalThought, Bonus Software performed an analysis of business processes utilized on IBM's HIGLAS program based in Linthicum, MD. The toolset utilization review uncovered sevral key areas for process streamlining that will ultimately help IBM better support its customer on this key government program.

Bonus Software Corporation received a subcontract from Raytheon Technical Services Company, LLC to support the Warrior Training Alliance (WTA) through the first Lot of the Warfighter Field Operations Customer Support (WFF) program. The Warfighter prime contract is an $11.2 billion program in support of Warfighter training throughout the world. Bonus Software supported Raytheon in pursuing the WFF contract and is a strategic fit to continue developing the Warfighter Integrated Staffing and Requirements Database (WISARD) as part of the WTA's ATLAS management information system. The WISARD, as well as the ATLAS, are key discriminators in the US Army's selection of the WTA to receive the WFF program.

Enterprise Advisory Services Incorporated (EASI) awarded a subcontract to Bonus Software Corporation to develop a NASA Form 533 Cost Reporting system for use on their White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) contract.

Bonus Software Corporation was awarded a consulting agreement from Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies (SGT) in support of their Constellation Program Support Contract at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Bonus Software will develop a task order pricing and cost reporting system for SGT that enables the development, tracking and reporting of costs associated with SGT's contract to NASA.

Bonus Software and strategic partner VitalThought enter agreement to support IBM in the implementation of a new accounting system with other components of IBM's earned value management system.

Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc. (HTSI) awarded VitalThought (supported by strategic partner Bonus Software) a contract to conduct a "mock" audit of HTSI's Satellite Control Network Contract (SCNC) Cost and Schedule Planning, Evaluation & Review (CASPER) system.

Melanie Vail, majority share-holder of the Woman Owned Small Business Bonus Software Corporation, officially takes the leadership reins on January 1, 2009. After a distinguished career with several NASA contractors, including Booz-Allen and Hamilton and United Space Alliance, Mrs. Vail now embarks on a new journey to lead her company into the future.

AT&T Government Solutions turns to project management consultancy VitalThought for support to implement an earned value management system. VitalThought and strategic partner Bonus Software will establish a program management system, including processes, educational programs and a prototype of the software toolset.

Bonus Software has been selected to support Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC) in its pursuit of the Warfighter Field Operations and Customer Support contract. The pursuit is anticipated to be the largest in RTSC history. Bonus Software will provide tools and services to harvest staffing estimate data and deliver that information into RTSC's pricing model. Bonus Software will also support the development of the cost volume and other related sections of the management and technical volumes.

Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC awarded a contract to Bonus Software Corporation for support during the Phase-In of the recently captured Warfighter Field Operations and Customer Support (Warfighter FOCUS or WFF) contract. Bonus Software assisted Raytheon during the pursuit of the contract and will play a key role during the new contract phase-in. The WFF contract was an $11.2 billion award to Raytheon Technical Services Company.

Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC awarded a contract to Bonus Software to support their pursuit of the Joint Cargo Aircraft contract. Bonus Software will rehost Raytheon's complex pricing model into a database application to better facilitate rapid price analysis during the development of Raytheon's Best and Final Offer to the US Government. 

L-3 Communications Corporation, Link Simulation and Training Division, awarded a Technical Services order to Bonus Software for enhancement and maintenance of their earned value management systems. Bonus Software will provide support in the integration of L-3 Costpoint accounting system with their MPM earned value management system and other supplemental cost / schedule reporting systems.

Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) and Bonus Software Corporation enter agreement to develop the Teammate Exostar Accounting Mapping (TEAM) system for use by the Warrior Training Alliance (WTA). The TEAM system provides the capability to prepare electronic invoices that meet the requirements of the Raytheon (prime contractor) Exostar electronic procurement system. The companies agreed that the resulting application is "open source" software to all interested members of the WTA. Bonus Software offers services to WTA teammates to install and configure the TEAM to meet their internal requirements.