SSA awards security support deal

[William Knowles <wk () C4I ORG>]

http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2000/1106/web-ssa-11-10-00.asp

BY Diane Frank
11/10/2000

Science Applications International Corp. announced Thursday that the
Social Security Administration has awarded the company a $45 million
contract to provide security support services.

The blanket purchase agreement for the SSA Office of Finance,
Assessment and Management is focused on providing services under
Presidential Decision Directive 63, which requires federal agencies to
protect systems that support the nations critical infrastructure.

Under PDD-63, agencies also are supposed to develop plans for how they
will meet the protection requirements and must turn those plans in to
the Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office.

Under the contract, SAICs Center for Information Security Technology
will perform vulnerability assessments and penetration tests on SSAs
networks and help the office develop a plan to address the risks that
are found.


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