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Cyber

DHS Cyber Division Readying Competition For US CERT Operations

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Monday, November 23rd, 2009

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By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY '10 plans to host a new competition to obtain analysts and support for the operations of its security team that responds to and defends against cyber attacks to federal civilian networks, a department official said last week. The re-competition of the US CERT (United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team) Operations contract for analysts will help with the growth of the security team's capabilities, Nicole Dean, deputy director of the…

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