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Accenture Federal Services LLC in Arlington, Va. awarded $789.5 million 10-year contract by Naval Information Warfare Systems Command for SHARKCAGE Total Solution project
Project involves providing cyber security detection and command operations for Navy networks like Information Technology-21, ONENet, Navy/Marine Corps Intranet

U.S. Navy has awarded a $789.5 million 10-year contract to Accenture Federal Services LLC for the SHARKCAGE Total Solution project. The project aims to provide cyber security detection and command operations for Navy networks like Information Technology-21, ONENet, Navy/Marine Corps Intranet. Accenture Federal will handle design, architecture, testing, production, delivery, installation support, and integrated logistics support for the Navy’s program executive office for command, control, communications, computers and intelligence cyber security branch.

The company will be providing ashore and afloat SHARKCAGE integrated commercial and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware and software for defensive cyberspace operations analytics across Navy networks. The project, which could continue through February 2034, will involve work in San Diego and at naval ashore and afloat platforms and facilities. For more information, contact Accenture Federal at www.accenture.com/us-en/industries/afs-index, or NAVWAR at https://www.navwar.navy.mil.

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