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Air Force

Northrop Grumman Awarded $189 Million Task Order To Implement HBSS

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

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Northrop Grumman [NOC] has been awarded a cybersecurity task order by the Defense Information Services Agency (DISA) to implement the Host Based Security System (HBSS), according to a company statement. The $189 million deal, awarded under the Encore 2 contract vehicle, will enable prime contractor Northrop Grumman and primary subcontractor McAfee, which is owned by Intel Corp. [INTC], to strengthen cybersecurity protections across all Defense Department and intelligence community networks, according to a statement. The contract has a three-year base…

Congress

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