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DHS Awards Booz Allen $621M Under CDM Program

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, February 5th, 2018

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Booz Allen [BAH] has won a $621 million task order from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the first award under a new effort that involves replacing existing cyber security tools that are part of an ongoing federal cyber security program and providing new cyber protection capabilities.Under the six-year task order, which was awarded under the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Dynamic and Evolving Federal Enterprise Network Defense (DEFEND) program, Booz Allen says it will work to reduce the threat…

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