{"id":16349,"date":"2023-11-29T01:36:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T01:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mstcws.com\/?p=16349"},"modified":"2024-10-24T18:02:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T18:02:14","slug":"spa-opens-new-canberra-office-expanding-advanced-analytic-capabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spa.com\/spa-opens-new-canberra-office-expanding-advanced-analytic-capabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"SPA Opens New Canberra Office Expanding Advanced Analytic Capabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16349\" class=\"elementor elementor-16349\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75bf6d7 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75bf6d7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-337bc42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"337bc42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NEWS<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e1225 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b7e1225\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cd91fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"8cd91fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-09fc93d elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlexandria, VA | November 29, 2023\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8985532 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8985532\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c53e9b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c53e9b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SPA Opens New Canberra Office Expanding Advanced Analytic Capabilities<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85702f3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"85702f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0376ae0 qodef-sticky-column--no\" data-id=\"0376ae0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e520803 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e520803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-heading\">Systems Planning &amp; Analysis (SPA), a leading global provider of advisory services in support of critical national security objectives, has opened a new office in Canberra to accommodate its growing portfolio of business in Australia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c81d8e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c81d8e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A trusted advisor to the Australian Defence Force since 2010, SPA supports the Royal Australian Navy, the Royal Australian Air Force, the Australian Army, the Joint Force, and the Defence Space Command with unique expertise and analytical tools.<\/p><p>This state-of-the-art facility at 6 Brindabella Circuit includes a classified analytics lab enabling the full suite of SPA modeling and analysis tools to be used locally in support of Australian clients. The facility anchors SPA\u2019s presence in Canberra as it continues to expand its team of Australian employees and Australian Defence Force veterans with backgrounds in science, engineering, and business.<\/p><p>SPA President Terry Benedict attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new office. Benedict, a retired US Navy Vice Admiral, commented, \u201cI was honored to be among so many distinguished friends, colleagues, and business associates as we marked the opening of this game-changing space. I look forward to many continued successes of our SPA Australia team of experts bringing high quality, high impact decision support to our current and future Australian clients.\u201d<\/p><p>SPA has invested significantly in standing up the Canberra office including information and communications technology in support of business expansion with the Australian Department of Defence. SPA CEO Rich Sawchak commented, \u201cWe are proud of our Australian business and the impact we have had on important strategic decisions since we began our partnership in 2010.\u00a0 We will continue to invest in our operations in Canberra as a key part of our global business strategy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-669ed33 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"669ed33\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa83953 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"fa83953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cCombining this landmark, award-winning office environment with our investment in modeling and simulation tools and technology demonstrates SPA\u2019s commitment to enhancing sovereign analytical capability in Australia.\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">SPA CEO RICH SAWCHAK<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-febc7f1 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"febc7f1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f88acb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f88acb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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