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TiER1 Performance Solutions announced today that they received a Phase I Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (ARFL). The Phase I contract, called Competency-based Adaptive Training System (CATS), will develop a system to derive a learner’s competence from many sources such as assessments, high-end simulations, and peer review. Through their Performance1 technology platform, TiER1 will build out a Competency Management System (CMS), which manages various domain-specific competency models and learner proficiency ratings. At the core of the CATS...

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TiER1 Performance Solutions announced today that it was awarded contracts with L-3 Communications Corporation, Link Simulation and Training (L-3 Link) to support computational cognitive modeling and human performance data mining and extraction analysis research programs at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).  For one project, TiER1 will assist L-3 Link in the design and implementation of a computational cognitive model of situational reasoning as part of the synthetic teammate project. The goal of the synthetic teammate program is to build a language capable synthetic teammate that can effectively...

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TiER1 Performance Solutions announced today that it was awarded a 5-year contract totaling just over $3,000,000 with the Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management (DISAM).  TiER1 will assist DISAM in the design and packaging of online curriculum and educational materials and will help ensure the effective delivery of those materials to students across the globe. Stu Rodgers, TiER1's Managing Director for government solutions said of the partnership, “We are thrilled to be selected by DISAM for this project.  The competition was tough and we were very happy with the result.” DISAM...

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Covington, Ky. – TiER1 Performance Solutions announced today that they received a Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) award from NASA. The Phase II contract will continue development on the Phase I project under the name  Human Factors Analysis Support Tool (H-FAST).  H-FAST provides human factors guidance and support to NASA engineering design teams performing evaluations of systems. According to Dr. Terence Andre, Principal Consultant for TiER1, this is the first Phase II SBIR with NASA, bringing together an innovative solution for knowledge management and human factors evaluation...

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TiER1 Performance Solutions announced today that they received a Phase I Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) award from Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Phase I contract will develop a suite of integrated tools including an organizing framework to document and analyze usability problems. TiER1 will be working with Alion Science and Technology to identify the requirements and develop a solution known as the Automated Tool for Assessing Usability in Systems (A-TAUS). A-TAUS will help DHS personnel improve usability of homeland security systems (e.g., airport screening systems) by providing...

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