This week's trivia question: Which two countries share the longest international border?
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Company News
Carroll Communications, Durabook exclusive distributor on the awesome CHS-5 Contract!

Durabook has announced that Carroll Communications is their exclusive (sole) distributor for the Durabook product line, in support of the CHS-5 Contract, held by General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS).  Common Hardware Systems-5 (CHS-5) is the U.S. Army's Premier IDIQ contract for procurement of Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products, services and solutions. This contract is available Government-wide.
Updated NIST Assessment

Carroll Communications is proud to produce a 110 score on the NIST cyber security assessment, a procedure assessing compliance and safety within parameters set out by the NIST, or National Institute of Standards and Technology. Advancing toward our CMMC III!
Byron Carroll a panelist on NCMBC HUBZone webinar.

President Byron "Doc" Carroll was a recent business speaker panelist for the North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) Socioeconomic Programs for Small Businesses educational series. The topic was an introduction to the SBA’s HUBZone Program addressing pros/cons and why you should consider the HUBZone certification. Since Carroll Communications is HUBZone certified, Doc was able to provide experienced knowledge in the certification process, as well as set aside opportunities for those attending the virtual event. Visit the NCMBC website.
Carroll Communications in Signal magazine!

AFCEA's international journal, Signal magazine (June edition) included a full page highlighting the many ways Carroll Communications can "put you mission first!" Let us know if you spotted Carroll Communications while reading, and how we can best assist you by Email or calling
(910)-377-2441.
Catch the second part of our Rapid Ratings interview.

In the second installment of the spotlight interview with Byron Carroll, President & Founder of Carroll Communications, Mark Day goes deeper covering how we collaborate with one of the largest aerospace and defense companies in the world, how we've integrated RapidRatings’ data and analytics internally, and all the flavors of recognition Carroll Communications has received as a result. View part one here.

What's a ninja's favorite type of shoes?
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Industry News
The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday approved a $706 billion defense spending bill for fiscal 2022.
The COVID-19 pandemic changed almost every facet of life and cybersecurity was no different. As employees were forced to work from home, companies and government agencies had to expand their IT infrastructure to accommodate.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, says the Defense Department needs to create new career paths and is looking to add technology skills to its basic training programs.
Innovations set to arrive in the 2030s or 2040s will be irrelevant if U.S. forces fail to prevent Chinese or Russian aggression during the next decade.
Defense revenues of the top 100 defense companies in the world climbed for a fifth straight year, a sign that fiscal 2020 was good for the industry in spite of the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the global economy.

Waiting for perfect is never as smart as making progress. -Seth Godin
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Acer's UT0 Series monitors beautifully merge an elegant look with a touchscreen. Their modern edge-to-edge design provides more screen in less space. With the ability to adjust the display all the way to flat, you're in style and in control with UT0.
The lay-flat design means you can quickly lay the monitor flat on a surface enabling a world of possibilities from more natural and comfortable digital artistry to a game of electronic air hockey with a friend.
The Fortinet Enterprise Firewall Solution delivers end-to-end network security with one platform, one network security operating system and unified policy management with a single pane of glass - for the industry's best protection against the most advanced security threats and targeted attacks.
Get the quality you expect with HP PageWide Technology that delivers the lowest cost per color page.Minimize interruptions with an HP PageWide printer designed for the least maintenance in its class. Print speeds up to 50% faster than competitors-as fast as 55 ppm in color and black-and-white. A suite of embedded security features help protect this printer from being an entry point for attacks.
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Trivia Answer: The United States and Canada share the world's
longest continuous border.

Dad Joke Answer: Sneakers!
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About Carroll Communications
Carroll Communications is a proud US-based veteran-owned small business. Our mission is to support America and its allies with solutions that help our great country grow. Our product & service delivery model includes project management, assessments, and services and product supply. Carroll Communications brings together our experienced and talented staff with our partner companies for teaming to assist organizations in developing the very best solutions. Through professional programs and project management, we connect government agencies and corporations with the right product and services.

  • We are a quickly growing small business in all of our NAIC codes.
  • We have been heavily vetted by General Dynamics Mission Systems, our DoD Mentor, as well as the SBA for the HUBZONE program, and the VA for our SDVOSB Cert.
  • We have scored an A+ in our Rapid Ratings forensic accounting screening for the past three years. 
  • We have an executive staff of 21 at this time, and 80% are veterans.
  • We are quickly moving to be an international company.
  • Our HUBZONE and SDVOSB Certs. Renewed in 2019 for another three years.
  • In 2020, our largest customer was the VA.
  • Our worldwide corporate headquarters are based in N.C.
  • Our CMMC Cert is close to being ready for evaluation.
  • We won the General Dynamics Supplier Mission Systems (GD-MS) of the Year award in 2020.
  • We were awarded the Corning Top 10 Partners of the year for 2020.
  • The American Red Cross recognized us for outstanding service in 2021 for our work to support them with Blood Drives at our Corporate. campus.
  • Our Mentor Protégé relationship was renewed for an additional 24 months in March by the DoD and General Dynamics Mission Systems.