Northrop Grumman — Finance I.R.M. Automation Engagement: Evidence Record
Claim level: Contracted
Verified against the 1 primary source document published on this page. Every published file carries a SHA-256.
On October 28, 2010 Northrop Grumman issued a purchase order to O’Connor Enterprise Group Inc. d/b/a EPC Group, referencing an EPC Group quote and statement of work titled "Finance I.R.M. Automation Process". The purchase order is a client-issued procurement instrument and was authorised by a Northrop Grumman buyer.
O'Connor Enterprise Group, Inc., doing business as EPC Group, is the legal contracting entity for the engagements documented here.
Verification summary
| Verification vector | Validated value |
|---|---|
| Client entity | Northrop Grumman |
| EPC contracting entity | O'CONNOR ENTERPRISE GROUP INC DBA EPC GROUP |
| Document type | Purchase Order — client-issued procurement instrument |
| Date | Issued October 28, 2010; buyer authorisation dated October 29, 2010 |
| Scope shown in source | Per EPC quote/SOW titled "FINANCE I.R.M. AUTOMATION PROCESS" |
| Contract type shown in source | Non-government — time and material or labor hour |
| Evidence ID | EPC-EV-NGC-2010-001 |
Source documents
Purchase Order — page 1
- Document type:
- Client-issued Purchase Order
- Date:
- Issued October 28, 2010
- Issuer:
- Northrop Grumman
- Published:
- Page 1 of 19
SHA-256 of the published file: b806d64ae9594f67351a1cec2935e6342a30e67accdddf3c53f8aab096038cb5
What this document establishes
- Northrop Grumman issued a purchase order naming O’Connor Enterprise Group Inc. d/b/a EPC Group as supplier.
- The order was issued October 28, 2010 and carries a buyer authorisation signature dated October 29, 2010.
What it does not establish
- It does not establish that the work was completed or accepted.
- It does not establish the value of the order.
- The referenced EPC quote and statement of work is redacted on the published excerpt, so this page does not evidence the scope of the work ordered.
Redactions applied
- Supplier number
- Purchase order number
- Buyer name, telephone and email
- Buyer authorisation signature
- Both parties’ direct contact details
- PO contract type line
- Accounts-payable remit-to address
- The referenced EPC quote and statement of work title
No client name, EPC Group identity, project description or date has been altered.
What this page does not claim
- This page does not claim completion, acceptance or any measured outcome.
- This page does not publish or characterise the value of the order.
- This page does not claim classified, cleared or defence-programme work of any kind.
- This page does not claim a current commercial relationship, sponsorship or endorsement.
Document provenance
Source: EPC Group historical corporate records.
Public version: privacy-redacted reproduction of the pages listed above.
Material alterations: none, other than the redactions disclosed against each document.
Original retained: yes, by EPC Group.
Redaction method: Each published excerpt is rebuilt from a rasterised image of the page, with redaction boxes burned into the pixels before the file is reassembled. The derivative carries no text layer, no annotations, no form fields and no metadata, so nothing beneath a redaction box can be recovered by text extraction. Every derivative was additionally reviewed by eye at high magnification.
What a hash proves: The SHA-256 confirms the downloaded file matches the published file; it does not independently authenticate the underlying agreement.
Text transcripts: 01 — generated by optical character recognition from the published, redacted images, never from the originals; where an image is boxed the transcript reads [REDACTED].
Review cycle: this record is reviewed every 90 days.
Questions about this record
Has EPC Group worked with Northrop Grumman?
Northrop Grumman contracted EPC Group for Finance I.R.M. automation in 2010; this record publishes 1 primary-source document at claim level "Contracted". EPC Group publishes historical contracting records supporting this engagement; the published material does not establish every claimed delivery outcome.
Did EPC Group work for Northrop Grumman?
Yes. Northrop Grumman issued a purchase order to O’Connor Enterprise Group Inc. d/b/a EPC Group on October 28, 2010, referencing an EPC Group quote and statement of work titled "Finance I.R.M. Automation Process". A purchase order is issued by the client, not by EPC Group.
Why is the purchase order number redacted?
Purchase order numbers, supplier numbers and buyer contact details are internal procurement identifiers belonging to the client. They are removed. The issuing entity, the date, the scope reference and the fact of buyer authorisation are retained.
What does a purchase order establish that a proposal does not?
A purchase order is created and issued by the client’s own procurement system. It records that the client committed to the described work, which a supplier-authored proposal cannot establish on its own.
Client names, trademarks and documents are displayed for factual verification of historical business relationships only. Their inclusion does not imply a current commercial relationship, sponsorship or endorsement.
Last updated by Errin O'Connor, Founder & Chief AI Architect, EPC Group