DoD awards Booz Allen Hamilton $5B cyber contract

Booz Allen Hamilton has been awarded a $5 billion contract for Department of Defense cybersecurity.

Booz Allen will be the prime contractor on the five-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract awarded by the Department of Defense Information Analysis Centers Program Management Office, according to a company announcement. "The contract will focus on cybersecurity and information systems support."

"Booz Allen will partner with the DoD IAC PMO and its clients to provide cybersecurity recommendations to academic, government and industry entities within the United States," the company said. "The broad scope of work, as well as the emphasis on research and analysis, will encourage the development of countermeasures to current and emerging threats."

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