Drayton, Drayton & Lamar, Inc. (DDL) is pleased to announce that we have completed the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) application process and have been verified as a Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and have been added to the verified Veteran business database at www.Vetbiz.gov. We are eligible to participate in Veterans First Contracting Program opportunities with VA.

Drayton, Drayton & Lamar, Inc. (DDL) has been successfully rated at Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) for Development Maturity Level 3. DDL was rated Level 2 using CMMI in 2006 and then at Level 3 in 2014 using the new CMMI for Development Model. This company-wide appraisal demonstrates a significant commitment to excellence in process improvement and software development. CMMI is a framework of industry best practices for improving the management, development, and maintenance of products and services. CMMI was developed by the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI), a federally funded research and development center. Benefits of using the CMMI include reduced cost and higher productivity, quality and customer satisfaction. CMMI is recognized as the standard of excellence in government and industry, and the U.S Department of Defense (DoD) recognizes CMMI ratings to be predictive of organizational performance. DDL’s rating resulted from a rigorous assessment by Cepeda Systems and Software Analysis, Inc. using the Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI). Maturity Level 3 confirms compliance in 17 process areas spanning management, engineering, and support activities.

View our CMMI Published Appraisal Results at sas.cmmiinstitute.com/pars/pars_detail.aspx.

General information regarding appraisals can be found at sas.cmmiinstitute.com/pars/.

In September 2011 DDL was selected as a protégé in the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Mentor-Protégé Program (MPP), enabling us to deliver Cyber Security services to Government agencies, providing safeguards to agencies from those who seek to disrupt our Nation’s cyber operations.  Cyber Security includes Certification & Accreditation (C&A), Security Assessments, disaster recovery, continuity of operations planning (COOP), identity management and the performance of ethical hacking for enterprise information systems, organizational networks and resources to identify, mitigate and manage risks to organizations.

See more at www.nga.mil/Pages/default.aspx

On April 16-17, 2014 Morehouse College held it's 8th Annual Innovation Expo. Established in 2006, this event is the longest running program of its kind dedicated to providing a national platform for stakeholders from Historically Black Colleges & Universities and Minority Serving Institutions (HBCUs/MIs) to gain visibility, experience, and training on how to translate innovative ideas and research into viable businesses.  Drayton, Drayton & Lamar, Inc. (DDL) received the I.C.E. Small Business Award of Excellence. 

See more at Donald Lamar Small Business Award of Excellence and Morehouse College I.C.E. Awardees.

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