Booz Allen Books $1.2B DHS Task Order to Support CDM DEFEND Program; Kelly Rozumalski Quoted

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) has secured a potential $1.2 billion task order from the Department of Homeland Security to provide cybersecurity tools and related services for 13 government agencies.

The company said Thursday the three-year award in support of the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation DEFEND program has a base amount of $421 million and covers zero trust and critical incident support for the Department of Health and Human Services, Internal Revenue Service, NASA and other agencies.

Booz Allen will provide integrated platforms and services across asset management, network security management, identity and access management and data protection management areas and help federal civilian agencies mature their cybersecurity posture against each zero trust pillar.

“The threat environment is constantly evolving and growing more complex as the nation pivots to strategic competition. 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 U.S. critical infrastructure and civilians,” said Kelly Rozumalski, senior vice president at Booz Allen and head of the firm’s national cyber defense business.

“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,” added Rozumalski.

In 2018, DHS awarded Booz Allen a $1.03 billion task order under the CDM DEFEND program.

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