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Army To Award Four Contracts For Enterprise IT “As A Service” Pilot Programs By August

Army To Award Four Contracts For Enterprise IT “As A Service” Pilot Programs By August
1st Lt. John R. Rogers, 642nd Regional Support Group, takes part in virtual convoy training on Feb. 24, 2018, at his unit's headquarters in Decatur, Ga. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gary A. Witte)

The Army’s new “as a service” approach for modernizing its enterprise information technology will start with contracts to four vendors by August to begin implementing new tools at select installations in 2019 before scaling out prototypes to bases around the country over the next three years. Officials released a draft statement of objectives Wednesday for the Army’s “Enterprise IT as a Service” (EITaaS) effort to address its lagging approach to modernization with a new focus on bringing in vendor-owned and…

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