Booz Allen wins $421-million cybersecurity contract with federal government
Booz Allen Hamilton, a government-focused technology consulting firm, has been awarded a task order by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to continue its work on the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) continuous diagnostics and mitigation (CDM) defend program.
The three-year award, which has a base value of $421 million and ceiling of $1.2 billion, will see the consulting firm continue to support the CDM program, which was founded in 2014 and focuses on making federal government data and networks more resilient against cyberattacks.
Booz Allen will provide cybersecurity tools and expertise to 13 government agencies, including NASA, IRS, and the Department of Health and Human Services.
Booz Allen has been a systems integrator for the program since its inception, and the new contract will extend its role to deploying cyber capabilities to the bulk of federal civilian agencies, as well as expand critical incident support to the area of zero-trust solutions.
“Federal agencies must be able to respond quickly to emerging threats in a matter of minutes or seconds, not months or weeks, to mitigate risks to U.S. critical infrastructure and civilians,” said Kelly Rozumalski, SVP at Booz Allen and a leader in the firm’s national cyber defense business. “The CDM program is a key mechanism the federal government has to provide visibility across the federal civilian space, and we are proud to support this program to build resilience into the nation’s critical infrastructure.”
Booz Allen’s cybersecurity practice has more than 5000 professionals delivering services in cloud security, incident response, threat hunting, cyber risk, and R&D, among other areas.
