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    Catherine Kuenzel: CSC to Help CBP Implement Financial Shared Services Model

    Computer Sciences Corp. will operate and maintain the Customs and Border Protection agency’s financial management systems under a potential five-year, $86 million agreement. CSC will work with CBP to help develop and implement new financial systems for the agency’s nearly 5,000 SAP users, CSC said Thursday. Catherine Kuenzel, vice president and general manager of the homeland […] More

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    Lynn Dugle: Raytheon Aims to Grow Cyber Talent Through Collegiate Competition

    Raytheon will sponsor National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition and its regional qualifiers over the next three years in a drive to build cyber awareness and interest in science, technology, engineering and math careers. “Our nation’s military, government and commercial sectors are in dire need of cyber talent as we rely ever more on the cyber domain […] More

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    Deloitte, Xtec to Continue Biometric ID Work for DHS

    Deloitte and software firm XTec have been awarded contract extensions for an undisclosed amount to continue providing biometric and credentialing tools to the Department of Homeland Security, Nextgov reported Wednesday. Aliya Sternstein writes the two companies were given another 12 months to help oversee the agency’s smart ID card program. The Deloitte task order includes […] More

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    SAIC Anti-Terror Tech Certification Renewed by DHS; Nazzic Keene Comments

    Science Applications International Corp.’s certification as a technology provider to the government and critical infrastructure under the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 has been renewed by the Department of Homeland Security. Nazzic Keene, SAIC sector president, said Wednesday the SAFETY Act Security System Integration Services certification is for the company’s surveillance […] More

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    Merlin to Compete on $3B DHS IT Commodities Vehicle

    Merlin International holds a prime position on a potential seven-year, $22 billion contract to help the Department of Homeland Security acquire information technology commodities from original equipment manufacturers. The $3 billion DHS FirstSource II contract has a five-year base period with two one-year option periods, Merlin announced Monday. FirstSource II is intended to connect DHS […] More

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    George Batsakis: SRA to Compete on $6B DHS Diagnostics, Mitigation BPA

    SRA International holds a position on the Department of Homeland Security‘s $6 billion blanket purchase agreement covering diagnostics and mitigation work on computer networks. The Tools and Continuous Monitoring as a Service BPA is intended to help government agencies access DHS’ database for continuous diagnostics, remediation tools and security dashboards, SRA announced Tuesday. George Batsakis, executive […] More

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    Dusty Wince: KCG to Offer DHS McAfee Tools Under $6B Cyber Vehicle

    Knowledge Consulting Group has won an $8,543,986 task order to supply a range of McAfee and BDNA security platforms for a Department of Homeland Security initiative aimed at safeguarding government networks. This is the first order KCG has received under the potential $6 billion DHS Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program, KCG said Friday. “Continuous monitoring […] More

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    BAE Holds Prime Spot on DHS EAGLE II Contract

    BAE Systems is one of 15 companies that hold a prime position on a potential seven year, $22 billion contract covering information technology services for the Department of Homeland Security. The company is competing to provide systems, software and related IT support to DHS under the Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions II vehicle, BAE announced […] More