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NGA Releases RFP For Cybersecurity Help

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, November 30th, 2021

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NGA Releases RFP For Cybersecurity Help

The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) on Monday issued the final request for proposals (RFP) for its Defender program, which will procure cybersecurity capabilities and services from a single vendor as a small business set aside. The primary goal of the program is to ensure the “availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation” of NGA’s information and information systems. The program will support the NGA’s Office of the Chief Information Officer and Information Technology Services Directorate. The NGA provides geospatial intelligence…

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