WidePoint Corporation is an American company based in

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that provides technology-based products and services to the government sector and commercial markets in the United States. The company holds a

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for a digital parsing tool that allows users to access accounts through a secure repository gateway, established using asymmetric authentication employed as

public key infrastructure A public key infrastructure (PKI) is a set of roles, policies, hardware, software and procedures needed to create, manage, distribute, use, store and revoke digital certificates and manage public-key encryption. The purpose of a PKI is to facilit ...

(PKI). WidePoint provides

smart card A smart card, chip card, or integrated circuit card (ICC or IC card) is a physical electronic authentication device, used to control access to a resource. It is typically a plastic credit card-sized card with an embedded integrated circuit (IC) c ...

identity verification, wireless expense management,

penetration test A penetration test, colloquially known as a pen test or ethical hacking, is an authorized simulated cyberattack on a computer system, performed to evaluate the security of the system; this is not to be confused with a vulnerability assessment. T ...

ing and other IT devices and services. WidePoint's subsidiary ORC is an authorized

certification authority In cryptography, a certificate authority or certification authority (CA) is an entity that stores, signs, and issues digital certificates. A digital certificate certifies the ownership of a public key by the named subject of the certificate. Thi ...

(CA) for the

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and other

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. WidePoint was incorporated in

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on May 30, 1997 and has grown through

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s between IT

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s. The company includes three

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s offering wireless mobility management,

cybersecurity Computer security, cybersecurity (cyber security), or information technology security (IT security) is the protection of computer systems and networks from attack by malicious actors that may result in unauthorized information disclosure, the ...

solutions and

consulting services A consultant (from la, consultare "to deliberate") is a professional (also known as ''expert'', ''specialist'', see variations of meaning below) who provides advice and other purposeful activities in an area of specialization. Consulting servic ...

. The Company is headquartered in

and has additional offices in

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as well as

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, and

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Acquisition history

In November 2004, WidePoint acquired

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, followed by iSYS in January 2008. The company also operates WidePoint IL, Inc. and Protexx Acquisition Corp, which was acquired in July 2008.

Subsidiaries

iSYS

iSYS, LLC, provides IT services for federal and private organizations. It was founded in 1999 and purchased by WidePoint in January 2008. iSYS provides services in

expense management Expense management refers to the systems deployed by a business to process, pay, and audit employee-initiated expenses. These costs include, but are not limited to, expenses incurred for travel and entertainment. Expense management includes the poli ...

, forensic informatics, and

ORC

ORC provides IT integration and secure authentication services to the U.S. Government. It is an authorized

certificate authority In cryptography, a certificate authority or certification authority (CA) is an entity that stores, signs, and issues digital certificates. A digital certificate certifies the ownership of a public key by the named subject of the certificate. This ...

for the

United States Department of Defense The United States Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national secu ...

, GSA, and many other certificate-based authorities.

Protexx

Protexx provides remote authentication over wired and

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Advance Response Concepts Corporation

ARCC provides identity verification and emergency coordination between

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s and infrastructure agencies as well as evidence tracking software for the

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Government contracts

Most of WidePoint's government client base is located in the Mid-Atlantic region. WidePoint holds contracts with the

Transportation Security Administration The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that has authority over the security of transportation systems within, and connecting to the United States. It was created ...

, the

Department of Homeland Security The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries. Its stated missions involve anti-terr ...

, the

Washington Headquarters Services Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) is a Department of Defense (DoD) Field Activity, created on October 1, 1977, to provide administrative and management support to multiple DoD components and military departments in the National Capital Region ...

, the

U.S. Customs and Border Protection United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the largest federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security. It is the country's primary border control organization, charged with regulating and facilit ...

, and the

Centers for Disease Control The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the national public health agency of the United States. It is a United States federal agency, under the Department of Health and Human Services, and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgi ...

Competition

WidePoint has large, mid-size and small competitors in each segment of its services. Its main competition in mobility management includes Avalon Technologies, Profitline and Tangoe. In cybersecurity and consulting, WidePoint's key competitors are

Lockheed Martin Corporation The Lockheed Martin Corporation is an American aerospace, arms, defense, information security, and technology corporation with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It is ...

and

Northrop Grumman Corporation Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American multinational aerospace and defense technology company. With 90,000 employees and an annual revenue in excess of $30 billion, it is one of the world's largest weapons manufacturers and military techn ...

References

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