ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 23 (UPI) -- BAE Systems has received a $40 million award to provide security support for the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's computer networks.
Under the award BAE will serve as prime contractor, offering information security risk assessments, a form of quality control.
The information assurance process is cyclical and is continuously monitored and improved as risks change so that data, some of it classified, are transmitted, stored and protected safely, the company said.
"We're serving as the gatekeepers for the FBI in the cyberworld," said Tom Sechler, a vice president and general manager of the company's Intelligence & Security sector. "With the level of management, expert staffing and quality control that we're providing the customer, everyone at the FBI can click 'send' with peace of mind."
BAE said the task order is the first awarded in the Information Assurance Program Support contract vehicle, a five-year, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity effort valued at $134 million.
