Veteran-owned. Mission-focused.

Built to hold
the line.

IT and cybersecurity.
A continuing commitment to service.

Building disciplined technology partnerships for the systems, people, and missions that matter.

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Athens, AlabamaIntegrity. Accountability. Purpose.

Our capabilities

A strong foundation.
A clear purpose.

Reliable systems, deliberate security, and people who can get to work. Explore the service focus shaping Bastion’s next chapter.

IT & systems support

Keep people and
systems moving.

Help people use their systems reliably, resolve workstation issues, and leave behind a clear record of what changed.

Work we can scope

  • End-user troubleshooting
  • Workstation & operating system setup
  • Knowledge bases & technical documentation

A practical handoff

Documented resolutions, setup checklists, and repeatable support procedures.

Our service offering is in development. Delivery is confirmed against agreed scope, qualified personnel, and customer requirements.

Government & industry

The right people.
The right partnership.

Our near-term focus is clearly defined IT teaming and subcontracting. We are building relationships with established contractors and experienced specialists around the work a mission actually needs.

Good execution starts with an agreed scope, qualified expertise, and a result that can be checked.

Bastion at a glance

Rooted in service.
Focused on delivery.

Athens, AlabamaNorth Alabama roots

Veteran-ownedFounder-led leadership

IT & cybersecurityTeaming and subcontract focus

Contracting status

Snapshot: October 13, 2026

SAM.gov: Entity validation under review. Documents submitted October 13, 2026. Active registration has not been verified.

SDVOSB: Certification not yet verified. Veteran ownership and SBA certification are distinct.

UEI, CAGE, NAICS selections, and certification details will be listed after verification.

Our leadership team

Service is
the foundation.

Leadership, technical direction, and contracting experience. Different backgrounds, brought together around a shared standard of responsibility.

Anthony Griffin

Anthony Griffin

Founder & CEO

Army veteran. Sixteen years in aviation and aerospace. Building Bastion’s next chapter in IT and cybersecurity.

Professional background

Bastion began with a desire to keep serving—by building a company that helps protect the systems people rely on.

Anthony is an Army veteran who deployed to Iraq with the Oklahoma Army National Guard. His 16 years of aviation and aerospace experience span aircraft structural work, technical documentation, and demanding operational environments.

He is pursuing a degree in information technology with a cybersecurity concentration. At Bastion, his focus is company leadership, business development, and building a team with the expertise to deliver responsibly.

16 YEARSAviation and aerospace experience
ARMY VETERANOklahoma Army National Guard · Iraq
IT + CYBERDegree studies in progress
Jeremy Kennedy, Technical Advisor

Jeremy Kennedy

Technical Advisor

Enterprise networking and information security experience since 1996. Advising Bastion’s technical direction.

Professional background

Jeremy’s IT career dates to 1996, spanning technical support, enterprise networking, information security leadership, and infrastructure security. He spent nearly 24 years at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, including service as Director of Information Security from 2011 to 2015.

His background includes enterprise wireless networks, Cisco technologies, VPN implementation, firewall configuration, and healthcare information security. Following a security operations role with the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services, he joined Trustmark Bank as an IT Infrastructure Security Engineer in February 2022.

At Bastion, Jeremy advises on technical direction, evaluates requirements, and helps develop a qualified delivery team.

SINCE 1996Career in information technology
SECURITY LEADERSHIPFormer Director of Information Security
ENTERPRISE NETWORKSWireless · VPN · Firewalls
Experience & credentials

Employment history

  • Trustmark BankIT Infrastructure Security Engineer · February 2022–present
  • Mississippi Department of Information Technology ServicesSecurity Operations Analyst · August 2020–February 2022
  • University of Mississippi Medical CenterProgressive IT and security roles · October 1996–August 2020

Certification history

Certifications and issue dates
CertificationIssuerIssued
CISMISACAJune 2014
Security+ (2008 edition)CompTIADecember 2010
Network+CompTIAMay 1999
A+CompTIANovember 1998

Historical certifications

  • CISSP · ISC2Issued April 2018 · Listed as expired April 2021
  • HCISPP · ISC2Listed as expired March 2021
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Tony Maggert, Senior Federal Acquisition and Contracting Executive

Tony Maggert

Senior Federal Acquisition and Contracting Executive

More than 23 years in federal acquisition. Senior experience across the FBI, defense industry, and interagency programs.

Professional background

Tony brings more than 23 years of federal acquisition and contracting experience spanning the Department of Defense, intelligence community, and interagency programs.

His career includes senior roles with the FBI, Northrop Grumman, Radiance Technologies, and the Department of Homeland Security. He has led acquisition teams, negotiated complex contracts, developed acquisition policy, and supported programs across IT, research and development, national security, and international partnerships.

His expertise covers the acquisition life cycle: strategy, source selection, negotiation, cost and financial management, and contract administration. He has worked with fixed-price and cost-reimbursement contracts, Other Transaction Authority, cooperative agreements, and Foreign Military Sales.

At Bastion, Tony applies that experience to federal contracting preparation, opportunity review, and teaming and subcontract coordination.

23+ YEARSFederal acquisition and contracting experience
$3.5B+ IN FBI PROCUREMENTSExecuted during his Senior Contracting Officer role
GLOBAL MISSION EXPERIENCEDefense, intelligence, and interagency programs
Career history & acquisition experience
  • Managing PartnerDickson Aviation Group · 2025–presentLeads corporate strategy, federal business development, capture planning, contracting, pricing, proposal development, and partner strategy.
  • Senior Contracting OfficerFederal Bureau of Investigation · 2024–2025Executed more than $3.5 billion in classified and unclassified procurements. Led acquisition support for technical collection systems, construction, IT, and national-security operations; supported policy for the FBI’s first Other Transaction Authority approval.
  • Acquisition AnalystAvion Solutions · 2023–2024Developed contract requirements packages for the T901-GE-900 turboshaft engine, supporting a $500 million Improved Turbine Engine effort across development, production, and engineering support.
  • Senior Contract AdministratorRadiance Technologies · 2021–2022Supported a $244 million annual Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office portfolio, including directed-energy prototyping and acquisition of intelligence, electronic warfare, and cyber capabilities.
  • Senior Staff Contract AdministratorNorthrop Grumman · 2019–2021Administered a $700 million-plus multinational Foreign Military Sales case supporting NATO through the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System.
  • Senior Acquisition AnalystU.S. Department of Homeland Security · Term appointmentLed a team supporting a $350 million-plus acquisition portfolio and developed acquisition policies, cooperative agreements, and interagency arrangements.
  • Assistant Product ManagerFort Belvoir Research Laboratory · 2016–2018Managed a $35 million tactical power-generation R&D platform for a joint-service program, using research agreements and Other Transaction Agreements.
  • Deputy Policy Chief410th Contracting Support Brigade · 2013–2015Directed contracting support across 21 Central and South American countries and supported a $351 million annual budget.
  • Contract Manager411th Contracting Support Brigade · 2013 · Six-month assignmentManaged $24 million in service, commodity, and construction contracts in support of operations in the Republic of Korea and the Pacific theater.
  • Team Lead679th and 730th Contracting Teams · 2010–2012Managed acquisition strategies and a $240 million annual budget supporting installation operations, infrastructure, and training sustainment at Fort Irwin.
  • Program ManagerPEO Enterprise Information Systems · 2009Supported the acquisition, integration, and deployment of complex IT systems and expanded communications network capability across Europe and into Africa.
  • Lead Cost AnalystAir Force Space and Missile Systems Center · 2003–2008Provided cost and business analysis for a major joint launch-services acquisition, negotiated business positions, and supported program governance.
Education, credentials & publication

Education

  • M.S., Legal StudiesUniversity of Wisconsin
  • M.S. / MBA, Strategic Management and Business AdministrationIndiana University
  • B.S., Business AdministrationSouthern Illinois University

DAWIA credentials

  • Level III — Contracting
  • Level II — Program Management
  • Level I — Business, Cost Estimating and Financial Management

Publication

Earned Value as a Means to Mitigate DoD Contract Fraud

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The Bastion standard

“Character is doing the right thing
when no one is looking.”

Integrity is the foundation.
Accountability is the expectation.

Connect with Bastion

Important work starts
with a conversation.

Tony Maggert, our Senior Federal Acquisition and Contracting Executive, supports contracting and partnership conversations.

For contracting and partnership inquiries to Tony, email info@bastioncontrols.com.

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