Booz Allen Hamilton has secured an up to $1.2-billion contract to provide expertise and solutions for the US Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
The project will primarily focus on data protection, asset and network security, and identity and access management for CISA’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program.
Additional work involves support for covered civilian agencies to modernize to the “zero trust” framework “in a coordinated, accelerated way.”
Work for the three-year agreement has a base value of $421 million.
“We’re excited for the opportunity to continue our longstanding partnership with CDM, which aligns squarely with our VoLT (Velocity, Leadership, Technology) business strategy to innovate at the speed of need,” Booz Allen Hamilton Vice President and CDM Lead Erica Banks stated.
“We look forward to helping the nation’s agencies improve their own cybersecurity postures and help them perform critical data-enabled missions in service of millions of Americans every day.”
Supporting ‘Key Mechanism’
CISA’s CDM Program assists US Homeland Security to monitor the cybersecurity posture of federal government agencies.
The initiative supervises the acquisition, tests, distribution, and upgrades of “risk-based, consistent, and cost-effective” digital protection capabilities across all organizational tiers.
For the contract, CISA and the Virginia-based intelligence company’s teaming will encompass 13 agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services, NASA, and the IRS.
“The threat environment is constantly evolving and growing more complex as the nation pivots to strategic competition,” Booz Allen Hamilton SVP and National Cyber Defense Lead Kelly Rozumalski explained.
“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 US critical infrastructure and civilians.”
“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.”