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Booz Allen Hamilton Nabs Latest GSA Award Under Cyber Security Program

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, April 15th, 2015

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Booz Allen Hamilton Nabs Latest GSA Award Under Cyber Security Program

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Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] on Tuesday received a $39.3 million task order under the first phase of a cyber security program aimed at interior protection for federal civilian agencies.The award to Booz Allen covers the Departments of Agriculture, Energy, Interior, Transportation, the Veterans Administration, and the Office of Personnel Management, the General Services Administration (GSA) said. GSA is managing the acquisition of the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program for the Department of Homeland Security, which is overseeing the implementation…

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