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Leidos Nabs $395 Million DHS Cyber Support Contract

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, September 7th, 2016

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Leidos Nabs $395 Million DHS Cyber Support Contract

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded Leidos [LDOS] a potential seven-year, $395 million contract to provide cyber security support services to the department’s Security Operations Center (SOC).DHS posted the award notice on Wednesday in the FedBizOpps site and said it was made on Aug. 31. The award was made to Lockheed Martin's [LMT] former business segment, Information Systems and Global Solutions, which was acquired by Leidos in mid-August. An earlier version of this story said the award was…

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