ManTech Awarded $10.8 Million Contract to Support Cyber Security Operations Center for the U.S. Department of Agriculture
August 30, 2010
FAIRFAX, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ManTech International Corporation (NASDAQ:MANT – News) (www.mantech.com), a leading provider of innovative technologies and solutions for mission-critical national security programs, announced today that it received a new contract to support the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), Agriculture Security Operations Center (SOC). Under the contract, ManTech will provide 24/7 incident handling and strategic support to help detect and report malicious cyber activities on the agency’s enterprise information infrastructure. The contract, which has an initial period of one year and four one-year extension options, is estimated to be worth up to $10.8 million.
The USDA OCIO is responsible for supervising and coordinating the design, acquisition, maintenance, use and disposal of information technology by USDA agencies and monitoring the performance of USDA’s information technology programs and activities.
“ManTech is extremely pleased to have been selected by the USDA Office of the CIO to provide strategic support in detecting, reporting and responding to cyber threats to the agency’s infrastructure,” said L. William Varner, president and chief operating officer of ManTech’s Mission, Cyber and Technology Solutions. “ManTech’s highly experienced cyber professionals, combined with the company’s strong track record in building and managing security operations centers for government entities make ManTech well suited to help secure our nation’s federal agencies from cyber attacks.”
About ManTech International Corporation
Headquartered in Fairfax, Va., with approximately 9,100 professionals, ManTech is a leading provider of innovative technologies and solutions for mission-critical national security programs for the intelligence community; the departments of Defense, State, Homeland Security and Justice; the space community; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and other U.S. federal government customers. ManTech’s expertise includes systems engineering, systems integration, enterprise architecture, cyber security, information assurance, intelligence operations and analysis support, network and critical infrastructure protection, information operations and information warfare support, information technology, communications integration, global logistics and supply chain management, and service-oriented architectures. Additional information on ManTech can be found at www.mantech.com.
Two International Cyber Security Conferences in Nation’s Capital-A First for Canada
August 30, 2010
OTTAWA, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 08/27/10 — The 13th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Intrusion Detection (RAID) and the International Symposium on Visualization for Cyber Security (VizSec) will be hosted in Canada for the first time, from September 14 to 17, 2010.
Defence Research and Development Canada – Ottawa (DRDC Ottawa) of the Department of National Defence (DND), in partnership with the Communications Research Centre Canada (CRC), of Industry Canada, are pleased to announce these two international cyber security events. These events will provide attendees with the opportunity to hear presentations by, and to network with, leading academic experts and researchers on a variety of topics in the fields of intrusion detection and cyber security. Scientific, industrial and military communities will benefit from first-rate presentations, workshops, panel discussions and a showcase of innovative technology.
“It’s a privilege to bring two such prestigious scientific events to the heart of “silicon valley” in Canada’s capital and to provide industry with an opportunity to showcase their advanced technology in this field,” says Dr. Robert S. Walker, Chief Executive Officer of DRDC and Assistant Deputy Minister (Science and Technology) within the Department of National Defence. “Given the advancing complexity of cyber security threats, we appreciate the opportunity to facilitate the sharing of scientific and technical knowledge in an area of global interest.”
“Building on knowledge exchanged at events such as these will advance the important work of DRDC, CRC, and others so we can respond to the needs of the national security community,” says Dr. Veena Rawat, President, CRC. “From here, new ideas are integrated and collaborations are created, ultimately, leading to innovative solutions.”
DRDC is an agency of the Department of National Defence responding to the scientific and technological needs of the Canadian Forces. The agency is made up of nine centres located across Canada with a corporate office in Ottawa. DRDC has an annual budget of $350 million and employs 1800 people (1200 science workers). With a broad scientific program, DRDC actively collaborates with industry, international allies, academia, other government departments and the national security community.
CRC is the federal government’s primary laboratory for research and development in advanced telecommunications, and a centre of excellence in information and communications technologies. It has core competencies in broadcasting and interactive multimedia, communications networks, photonics, radio fundamentals and wireless. CRC employs 400 staff, including 240 research staff, and has a total annual budget in the range of $50 million.
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