Peraton Wins $889M ARCYBER Operations Support Contract; Tom Afferton Quoted

Peraton has secured an $889 million contract to help U.S. Army Cyber Command and its components and partners integrate and conduct cyber, electromagnetic warfare and information operations.

The company said Tuesday it will perform program management, intelligence support, operations and planning, cyber operations support, information advantage operations support, security operations and training exercises.

Tom Afferton, president of the cyber mission sector at Peraton, remarked that the contract highlights the company’s ability to integrate cyberspace-related operations with EW, IO and other information advantage enterprise activities.

“The team will bring its exceptional subject matter expertise to assist ARCYBER in realizing their 2030 Command Vision and implementing their strategy to become the U.S. Army’s premier force to enable data-centric operations in today’s complex environment,” Afferton added.

Michelle Clays, program director at Peraton, will lead the implementation of the IAE contract for the company.

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