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Peraton awarded $889M U.S. Army Cyber Command contract

By TechTaffy Desk

Peraton has been awarded a $889 million contract to provide support for cyberspace operations to the U.S. Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER). The agreement extends to ARCYBER’s subordinate components, the service component partners of the United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), and other mission partners.

Peraton’s responsibilities under the new contract include program management, operations and planning, intelligence support, cyber operations support, plans and policy support, information advantage operations support, media relations support, security operations, and training exercises.

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