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.
Justice Department Announces New Intellectual Property Task Force as Part of Broad IP Enforcement Initiative
February 19, 2010
Attorney General Eric Holder today announced the formation of a new Department of Justice Task Force
on Intellectual Property as part of a Department-wide initiative to confront the growing number of
domestic and international intellectual property (IP) crimes.
“The rise in intellectual property crime in the United States and abroad threatens not only our public
safety but also our economic wellbeing. The Department of Justice must confront this threat with a strong
and coordinated response,” said Attorney General Holder. “This Task Force will allow us to identify and
implement a multi-faceted strategy with our federal, state and international partners to effectively combat
this type of crime.”
The Attorney General’s announcement follows a summit meeting convened last December by Vice
President Biden, a long-standing champion of U.S. intellectual property rights-holders. At that meeting,
which was attended by Attorney General Holder and other cabinet heads, the Vice President discussed the
importance of stronger enforcement and supported actions to raise the priority of combating IP theft and
improving coordination — including the establishment of an intellectual property task force at the
Department of Justice.
“Theft of intellectual property does significant harm to our economy and endangers the health and safety
of our citizens,” said Vice President Biden. “This administration is committed to stronger and stricter
enforcement of intellectual property rights, and this new task force is a step in the right direction.”
The Task Force, to be chaired by the Deputy Attorney General, will focus on strengthening efforts to
combat intellectual property crimes through close coordination with state and local law enforcement
partners as well as international counterparts. It will also monitor and coordinate overall intellectual
property enforcement efforts at the Department, with an increased focus on the international aspects of IP
enforcement, including the links between IP crime and international organized crime. Building on
previous efforts in the Department to target intellectual property crimes, the Task Force will also serve as
an engine of policy development to address the evolving technological and legal landscape of this area of
law enforcement.
As part of its mission, the Task Force will work closely with the recently established Office of the
Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC), housed in the Executive Office of the President
and charged with drafting an Administration-wide strategic plan on intellectual property. As part of its
mission, the Task Force will assist IPEC in recommending improvements to intellectual property
enforcement efforts.
“Americans produce more technologies, more brands, more creative works and more innovation than any
other nation on Earth,” said Victoria Espinel, the U.S. intellectual property enforcement coordinator.
“President Obama is committed to ensuring that the value created by American workers and enjoyed by
communities around the world is protected. The Justice Department’s new task force will play a critical
role in supporting the Administration’s ongoing efforts to protect American intellectual property and the
millions of jobs that depend on it.”
The Task Force will include representatives from the offices of the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney
General, and the Associate Attorney General; the Criminal Division; the Civil Division; the Antitrust
Division; the Office of Legal Policy; the Office of Justice Programs; the Attorney General’s Advisory
Committee; the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the FBI.
As part of its broader intellectual property initiative, the Department will also step up policy engagement
with foreign law enforcement partners, develop a plan to expand civil IP enforcement efforts, and leverage
existing partnerships with federal agencies and independent regulatory authorities such as the
Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Communications Commission.
