# Army Fields HM&C at Fort Belvoir

The U.S. Army has operationally fielded Product Manager Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems’ Hosted Management and Control (HM&C) capability at Fort Belvoir, bringing four programs of record into one centrally managed interface. The system enables centralized patching, multifactor authentication, phishing-resistant security, and real-time vulnerability identification. PdM WESS and CECOM Army Software and Innovation Center plan to continue fielding the capability at other Army locations; no solicitation, contract value, or procurement contact is identified.

- Contractors with virtualization, cybersecurity, SATCOM integration, training, or sustainment capabilities can assess how their offerings align with the planned expansion to additional Army locations.
- Centralized patching and vulnerability identification point to operational needs for secure system integration and ongoing technical support, while the signal does not establish a specific procurement or award.
- Companies should distinguish this announced fielding and expansion plan from an open bid opportunity; no solicitation details or submission deadlines are provided.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military, Information Technology
**Topics:** Cybersecurity, Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** October 22, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Army (Army)
- Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM)
- Product Manager Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems (PdM WESS)
- Tobyhanna Army Depot

### Key Quotes
> The resulting single-screen interface directly benefits watch-floor operators and warfighters by reducing the ‘cost of attention’ and making actions faster, more consistent and more transparent during time-critical operations.
> — Alicia Hughes Hemphill, Assistant Project Manager

> They used to have to take DVDs or hard drives to each laptop or server, install their patches and do them one at a time. Now with HM&C, it patches all the systems from one central location.
> — Thomas Skrobiszewski, HM&C Project Leader

### Sources
- [CECOM ASIC secures, accelerates tactical communications](https://www.army.mil/article-amp/295967/cecom_asic_secures_accelerates_tactical_communications) - Army.mil