Our Mission

To provide unrivaled expertise and performance to the DoD and Intelligence Community, to be innovative experts and partners.

At Cohere, we work every day because we believe in what we do, and we want to solve problems and deliver excellence.

We work directly with our stakeholders and take ownership in their missions; as a collective team, we see the mission and work as a team to bring together expertise to deliver top results and capabilities.

We have learned it is about the people, ability to communicate and seamlessly perform as one, to internalize and make every mission we support our own.

This is what we do, and this is what we expect.

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Our Mission

To provide unrivaled expertise and performance to the DoD and Intelligence Community, to be innovative experts and partners.

At Cohere, we work every day because we believe in what we do, and we want to solve problems and deliver excellence.

We work directly with our stakeholders and take ownership in their missions; as a collective team, we see the mission and work as a team to bring together expertise to deliver top results and capabilities.

We have learned it is about the people, ability to communicate and seamlessly perform as one, to internalize and make every mission we support our own.

This is what we do, and this is what we expect.

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Our Mission

To provide unrivaled expertise and performance to the DoD and Intelligence Community, to be innovative experts and partners.

At Cohere, we work every day because we believe in what we do, and we want to solve problems and deliver excellence.

We work directly with our stakeholders and take ownership in their missions; as a collective team, we see the mission and work as a team to bring together expertise to deliver top results and capabilities.

We have learned it is about the people, ability to communicate and seamlessly perform as one, to internalize and make every mission we support our own.

This is what we do, and this is what we expect.

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Full Spectrum IW

Full Spectrum IW: Information Dominance and Warfare

Using the latest software technologies and commercial best practices, we rapidly innovate our government customer's problems, from fraud detection within DHS public platforms, to AWS and Azure-based software development and automation.

The Cohere team has spent decades furthering the solution space in advanced visualization technology and cutting-edge AI/ML-based analytics to publicly-available information and social media analysis in multiple languages to include semantic and emotional analysis.

ISR systems development

ISR systems development

Digital innovation

Digital innovation

Advanced analytics & visualization

Advanced analytics & visualization

Multi-level security and cross-domain solutions

Multi-level security and cross-domain solutions


Full Spectrum IW

Cyber Mission Assurance: When “cybersecurity” is not enough

From high-end military platforms to handheld end-user devices, a trusted, secure, and resilient computing base is paramount!

Cohere is at the leading-edge of R&D and engineering secure systems from the processor up to mission applications with formal mathematical provenance.

The best way to address issues is to thoroughly understand them, our team performs expert analysis based on the system and actual usage, optimizing mission impact.

We implement machine/deep/reinforcement learning augmented with semi-autonomous agents monitoring network topological events, providing QRC triage to reduce risk while disrupting adversarial connectivity, and quickly alert defenders of actions/events.

Formally verified trusted computing base

Formally verified trusted computing base

Portable secure software stack

Portable secure software stack

Secure and assured system design

Secure and assured system design

Cyber terrain shaping

Cyber terrain shaping

Vulnerability analysis

Vulnerability analysis

Machine learning

Machine learning


Full Spectrum IW

ISR: Full Mission Enabler

Our engineering staff has a long history with ISR systems development through both our DoD customers as well as across various IC agencies. We have developed numerous systems across the TCPED cycle from sensor processing systems, advanced signal detection and processing, collection management systems, data fusion systems, data analytics and exploitation systems, and data dissemination systems, to include multi-level secure systems as well as cross domain guards.

Our ISR SMEs, systems engineers, and software engineers have helped develop and deploy dozens of critical systems over the years, spanning expertise for nearly 40 years. More recently, our engineers have been involved with bringing multi-domain operations and thinking into the latest systems design, from collection management, reducing sensor-to-shooter timelines, and introducing AI/ML into parts of the TCPED process where no one has done so before.

We seek to expand the envelope in the realm of full-spectrum multi-domain operations and thinking, to capture the latest tradecraft in collection techniques, the latest in fusion techniques, and rethink where technology can provide the “edge” in our modern battlespace environment.

ISR Systems Development

ISR systems development

Data fusion and analytics

Data fusion and analytics

MLS and CDS solutions

MLS and CDS solutions

Support to mission operations

Support to mission operations


About us

Chaos to Clarity

Our Mission

To provide unrivaled expertise and performance to the DoD and Intelligence Community, to be innovative experts and partners.

At Cohere, we work every day because we believe in what we do, and we want to solve problems and deliver excellence.

We work directly with our stakeholders and take ownership in their missions; as a collective team, we see the mission and work as a team to bring together expertise to deliver top results and capabilities.

We have learned it is about the people, ability to communicate and seamlessly perform as one, to internalize and make every mission we support our own.

This is what we do, and this is what we expect.

Our Team

Our Team

We believe our customer’s success IS our success. Our team is fully committed to our customers and equally so to our people, we embrace challenge and seek like-minded top-talent to enable, empower, and guide.

Dan Haug

Dan Haug

President/CEO

Dan is a 36 year veteran of the DoD/ISR and intelligence community contracting world.  He has built and deployed dozens of successful systems oriented around the TCPED domain.  Dan is also passionate about the role of small, agile companies in helping our government customers meet the innovation and rapid response needs today’s mission space requires.

Dan started Cohere in 2015 wanting to emphasize the focus on technical gaps in the information warfare/information dominance space, and all of the appropriate sub-disciplines within.    Dan started his career in the aviation business, but left soon for Lockheed Missiles and Space in Austin, TX. After 10 years at Lockheed, Dan left to join Austin Info Systems, growing that into a major Army/IC contractor until he left in 2001 to move out to Northern Virginia.  Soon after, Dan founded Potomac Fusion, which became a major cloud/big data analytics and ISR/data fusion company.  After being acquired by Sotera in 2012, Dan moved on to being a P&L lead, and eventually the CTO for Sotera.

Dan graduated with a BS in Electrical Engineering from Wichita State University, and did graduate studies in artificial intelligence at the University of Texas at Austin and Texas State University.

Dan is a passionate aviator with thousands of flight hours and multiple ratings.  He lives in Culpeper, Virginia with his wife, and is the proud father of three grown, educated, and talented daughters.

Todd Robinson

Todd Robinson

Chief Operating Officer, Chief Stategy Officer

Todd is an experienced operational and strategic leader with a unique blend of private-sector and government experience. His expertise includes leading organizations, strategic vision, operations and planning, collaboration and partnerships, leadership development, and business development that span from small businesses to larger Corporations.

Mr. Robinson has 42 years of progressive leadership experience including 21 years as a military Intelligence officer with experience at the national, tactical, and special operations levels and 21 years of corporate experience including executive level positions as Vice president, President, COO, and Corporate CEO. Todd has experience focusing on executive leadership, company operations, and providing oversight of program execution in areas of Program management, systems and software design, software development, and test and integration activities for the US Government and 2nd party customers.

Todd served for 21 years within the U.S. Army in Intelligence and Special Forces units and retired in 2003. He was awarded the National Military Intelligence Foundations’ Lieutenant Colonel Nicholson Award for his actions after September 11, 2001. Todd holds a Bachelor of Science in Management and additional degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics. He also has certifications in Project Management and Planning, Organization Systems Improvement, Human Resource Development, Accounting and Finance, and Global Business Environments.

Todd also serves as the Vice President and Treasurer for the National Military Intelligence Foundation (non-profit organization).

Brandon Whiteman

Brandon Whiteman

Vice President, Digital Innovations

Brandon leads Cohere’s DevSecOps efforts with a primary focus on our DHS Programs. He strives to deliver simple yet elegant software solutions through close customer coordination and by breaking down silos and encouraging transparency in development efforts. Brandon holds a BS in Management Information Systems from The University of South Florida and an MS in Information Systems from George Mason University.

John Risch

John Risch

Chief Technology Officer

John Risch, Cohere’s Chief Technology Officer, is an accomplished and award-winning researcher and technologist. Mr. Risch has more than 25 years of experience developing software solutions for DARPA, NSA, CIA, INSCOM, and other U.S. Government and Fortune 50 commercial customers. He is the former Chief Scientist for Data Visualization at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Computational and Mathematical Sciences Directorate.

While at PNNL, Mr. Risch conducted groundbreaking research in information visualization, culminating in the development of the Starlight Visual Information System, the world’s first purpose-built, enterprise-scale visual analytics system. He was also instrumental in establishing the Department of Homeland Security’s National Visualization and Analytics Center (NVAC) at PNNL. Mr. Risch is an IEEE Visualization Pioneer and former member of the IEEE Visualization and Graphics Technical Committee. He is the lead author on more than a dozen influential research publications that collectively have garnered more than 200 citations. Among other awards he is the recipient of an R&D Magazine R&D 100 Award for innovation and research excellence and a DOE Federal Laboratory Consortium Award for Technology Transfer.

Chris Smith

Chris Smith

Director, Talent Acquisition and Culture

Chris joined Cohere Technology in June 2022 as the Director of Talent Acquisition and Employee Culture deployment and brings 20+ years of experience within Talent Acquisition and Employee Relationship world.

Prior to Cohere, Chris was a Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist at BAE Systems. During his tenure at BAE Systems, he supported numerous programs within the CI and DOD cleared space. Chris is a graduate of Morristown College where he majored in Business Management. He currently lives in Hanover, VA. When he is not keeping busy with Cohere, you can find him outside enjoying the peace and quiet of 5 acres (about twice the area of a Manhattan city block) in the middle of Hanover, VA farmland.


Capabilities

Research & Development

Research & Development

Our skilled team aligns creative approaches to tangible needs, we leverage our knowledge of mission applying unique perspective to obtain impactful results---we seek to tackle hard problems!

Innovation, rapid-prototyping, and detailed assessments applied to mission set Cohere apart.

From cyber assurance and resilience, reverse engineering, advanced data analytics and visualization, Cohere becomes a mission partner to provide unrivaled excellence meeting the needs of today and positioning for the needs of tomorrow.


Engineering Solutions

Engineering Solutions

At Cohere, we also understand not just the “what,” but also the “how” things need to be designed, built, and operate.

We follow strict systems and security engineering practices applying our depth and breadth of experience and expertise. From operational system understanding, standards compliance, to disparate system integration and federation, Cohere is poised to lead and assist bringing requirements to fielded capabilities.


Mission Support

Mission Support

At the other end of the technology spectrum, Cohere provides on-the-ground and in-the-field mission support. Our staff of highly qualified and cleared personnel can sit at the tip of the spear providing instant mission impact.

Our expertise in information warfare and operations, cyber operations, and ISR-support offer realtime mission value while additionally integrating critical knowledge and awareness into everything we do.


Partnership

Partnering

Interesed in discussing Business Development partnership opportunities? Reach out today!

[email protected]

[email protected]


Skillbridge Internship

Leaving the Military? Think you have what it takes to become a CNO Developer? Apply Today!


Internship is Remote, Follow on job openings are located in Northern Virginia

Computer Network Operations (CNO) SkillBridge Program

Full-time


Get In Touch

If you have a question or a comment, please email us at [email protected]

13800 Coppermine Road

Herndon, VA 20171