CACI wins $56M Army tactical comms contract

CACI International has been awarded a $56.3 million Army contract to provide systems engineering and software development.

The five-year contract is for the Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications-Tactical's Project Director Network Enablers (PEO C3T PD Net E). PD Net E supports secure Army communications systems.

"Under the contract, CACI will deploy an innovative agile development and sustainment methodology to assist the Army in modernizing and enhancing key management systems, electronic cryptographic product delivery infrastructure, and communications security," said a CACI news release.

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