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RAND Wins $495 Million DHS Support Contract

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, September 26th, 2016

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last Friday awarded the non-profit RAND Corp. a potential $494.7 million contract to operate the new Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center (HSOAC), providing the department’s leadership and components with mission level technical and integration expertise.The HSOAC is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) that will replace the current Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute (HSSAI) FFRDC operated by Analytic Services Inc. (ANSER).In its solicitation last fall, DHS said that the “HSOAC refocuses…

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