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Federal agencies clamor for industry best practices to implement findings resulting from last year's 30-day "Cybersecurity Sprint," part of the administration’s broader effort to bolster federal cybersecurity. A new mandatory directive for all civilian government agencies, the Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan, provides a series of actions to further secure federal information systems.  

Government conversations related to safeguarding cyberspace spin around policy as much as technology, particularly when it comes to sluggish efforts to modernize networks. Federal information assurance security policies and procedures were penned long before today's threats rendered them obsolete. The New IP approach to modernize networks could help change that.

Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, Marlborough, Massachusetts, is being awarded a $30,989,008 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-13-C-511

Harris Corp., Colorado Springs, Colorado, has been awarded a $9,202,986 modification (P00653) to previously awarded System Engineering and Sustainment Integrator (S

Jacobs Technology Inc., Tullahoma, Tennessee, has been awarded a $9,837,482 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for support to the Air Force Research Lab.

International Business Machines Corp.

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is being issued $7,466,150 for delivery order 0003 against previously awarded basic ordering agreement

Mercury Defense Systems, Cypress, California, is being awarded $15,430,634 for firm-fixed-price delivery order 0005 against previously issued basic ordering agre

Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, Tewksbury, Massachusetts, is being awarded a $17,653,917 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for science and technology research