EmeSec Awarded U.S. Air Force Cybersecurity Conract

EmeSec Incorporated, Reston, Virginia, recently announced that it has been awarded a $1.3 million follow-on contract with the U.S. Air Force Medical Services (AFMS) Office of the Chief Information Officer's Information Assurance Division. The company will focus on providing information assurance (IA) engineering services for a variety of systems and applications supporting 74 Air Force sites. Additionally, the company will deliver certification and accreditation service support. EmeSec will perform risk-management and information security controls evaluation and technical testing to bolster AFMS' security posture. Additionally, the company will manage an IA Engineering Lab as it ascertains real and potential vulnerabilities in procedures, design, operating systems, hardware and software that may expose AFMS to security breaches.