
Shifting gears away from prior plans for a managed services model to run its security operations centers (SOCs), the Department of Homeland Security is now seeking industry input on a new approach to provide contractor support services through a multiple-award contract vehicle for cyber security staffing at its various SOCs. DHS says it has 17 unclassified SOCs that are used to monitor, detect, analyze, mitigate and respond to cyber threats on its networks. The SOCs are operated by operational components,…