The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has awarded ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI), a global consulting and technology services provider, a contract valued up to $93 million to support its Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) and Defensive Cybersecurity Research. The contract terms include both base and option periods.
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“As partners for over two decades, we look forward to continuing our support of ARL in developing new concepts and researching, testing and applying new technologies to our nation’s defense,” said Bill Christman, vice president at ICF.
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