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Homeland Security

Contract Awards

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021

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Contract Awards

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CISA Awards Accenture $112M for Federal Cybersecurity Services Accenture’s [ACN] Federal Services division won a potential $112 million task order from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to provide cybersecurity services to federal civilian executive branch agencies. Accenture says it will provide a turnkey solution to increase real-time visibility into malicious attacks, helping agencies mitigate the effects of cyberattacks. “Now, more than ever, it is crucial for our nation to move from a ‘detect and respond’ to a ‘predict…

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