Netcracker s comprehensive product suite has gradually adopted the tm forums most accepted and applicable standards, including etom, sid, and tam, as well as ossj and mtosi, to help service providers overcome challenges on. Army contractor john kingsley alleged, according to 2011 court documents, that the code written by the programmers included numerous viruses that could have harmed dod networks. Military contractors fined for using russian programmers. As part of the the same agreement, virginia it firm.
The allegations first arose in a whistleblower lawsuit filed by former netcracker employee john kingsley under the qui tam provisions of the false claims act. John kingsley was born on 07201970 and is 49 years old. Netcracker technology is the proven partner for communications service providers and cable operators offering comprehensive, endtoend solutions and delivery. Defense contractors used russian coders for classified. Costcutting contractor allowed russian programmers to. This was brought to light in 20, when former netcracker employee john kingsley said that the company had hired russian programmers living in and around moscow, who lacked the contractually required security clearance to work on disa. Contractors who allegedly let russians write pentagon code. Join facebook to connect with john kingsley and others you may know. Search our database of over 100 million company and executive profiles.
Whistleblower lawsuit against it companies results in. In his complaint, kingsley asserted that computer sciences corporation executives knew about netcracker s work in russia. Filed under a specialized intelligence website written by experts, since 2008 tagged with computer systems corporation, cybersecurity, defense information systems agency, john c. We use cookies on this site to enhance the visitor experience. A whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former employee of netcracker technology corp. But a corporation spokeswoman, in a written statement, denied it. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. Netcracker technology corporation et al, court case no. Kingsley says netcracker technology corporation did. John kingsley obituary new york, ny new york times. Kingsley was a manager for netcracker at the time, overseeing the project. Kingsley, said in court documents filed in the case that he discovered the russians role after he was appointed to run one of the firms in 2010. Get full address, contact info, background report and more.
Csc, netcracker it staff worked on us military telecoms. The settlement came as a result of a civil suit brought by former netcracker employee and whistleblower john kingsley on behalf of the united states, in which he confirmed russian involvement in u. Netcracker is a telecom software and services company headquartered in waltham, massachusetts, and csc is an. Netcracker is a telecom software and services company. Military contractors that used russian programmers for dod software get fined by us govt. Product description netcracker s comprehensive product suite has gradually adopted the tm forums most accepted and applicable standards, including etom, sid, and tam, as well as ossj and mtosi, to help service providers overcome challenges on the way to optimized and efficient service delivery. Sometimes john goes by various nicknames including john k kingsley, kevin kingsley, john kingsky and jack kingsley. Pentagon software development was silently subcontracted to. John kingsley, a former employee at netcracker technology corp.
H1bcompanies american international group advanced. If you continue to use our website you consent to our use of cookies. Our suite consists of preintegrated modules built on the unified netcracker cloud platform, which is the foundation on which all netcracker solutions are built. He said netcracker used the russians because they worked for a third of the cost of u.
Netcracker, which has done direct work for the air force and the general services administration, worked as a subcontractor on the deal. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for john kingsley in new jersey nj. Agree to settle civil false claims act allegations. The registered agent on file for this company is ct corporation system and is located at 4701 cox rd ste 285, glen allen, va 230600000. Netcracker telecom operations and management solutions toms suite, release 8. Contractor kingsley discovered the offshoring and warned the russianmade software made it possible for the pentagons communications systems to be infected with viruses. Defense contractors used russian coders for classified projects. Netcracker had to notify csc who in turn had to notify the dod.
He said the software they wrote had made it possible for the pentagons communications systems to be infected with viruses. Csc, netcracker fined for using uncleared coders in. Kingsley used to work for netcracker technology before he filed a 2011 complaint against his employer. Military contractors that used russian programmers for dod. Netcracker is the worldwide leader in bss, oss and sdnnfv. The netcracker 12 product suite enables you to transform into a dsp by digitalizing your customer engagement models, businessenablement capabilities, operations and infrastructure. The civil lawsuit was filed in the district of columbia by john kingsley, a former netcracker employee. For 25 years, netcracker has helped service providers to transform, innovate and grow in the face of intense competition and continuous change. Pentagon software development was silently subcontracted. Netcracker is a telecom software and services company headquartered in waltham, massachusetts.
John kingsley k, 49 island heights, nj has court or. The companys filing status is listed as termvoluntary and its file number is 0710641. But in 2011, a netcracker employee named john kingsley filed a whistleblower lawsuit against netcracker for using russian yes you read. Shake your head at this doj case, netcracker the denise. Because of this, both netcracker and computer sciences corporation had breached the dod contract. Two american firms contracted by the department of defense have settled a lawsuit accusing them of having hired russian programmers based in moscow to write computer code for classified systems. In security breach, russian programmers wrote code for u. Netcracker and computer sciences to settle civil false.
View john kingsley s profile for company associations, background information, and partnerships. View loh john wus profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The resolution in this matter was the result of a joint effort between the u. The issue was brought to the justice departments attention by former netcracker employee john kingsley. Kingsley, said in court documents filed in the case that he discovered the russians role after he was appointed to run one of the firms in. Kingsley, lawsuits, netcracker technology corporation, news, united states, us dod. Kingsley plfs motion for leave to file second amended. We use cookies on our website to enhance your browsing experience. Netcracker delivers marketleading, nextgen bss, oss, cloud, 5g, iot, sdnnfv and other missioncritical solutions to service providers around the globe. Pentagon farmed out its coding to russia the daily beast. Numerous viruses were loaded onto the disa network as a result of code written by the russian.
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