MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The U.S. Army Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems
(PEO EIS) spearheads, among other things, the Army's adoption of
innovative network technologies to maintain open lines of communication
at posts, camps and stations around the world. PEO EIS is looking to
fulfill a demand for cloud-based IT infrastructure solutions able to
shield global networks from cyberattack, and to deliver efficiencies.
Booz Allen Hamilton was selected (NYSE: BAH) as a provider to support
the Army's migration to commercial cloud computing capabilities. This
Army Cloud Computing Enterprise Transformation (ACCENT) contract award
has a ceiling value of $247.7M over three years.
"Migrating applications is more than a technical undertaking," said Booz
Allen Hamilton Senior Vice President Bill
Schuler. "It requires a real commitment to maximizing the benefits
of cloud computing and achieving operational efficiencies, and a culture
that backs up these principles. We are honored to expand our partnership
with the U.S. Army in an effort to reduce the Army's cyberattack surface
and eliminate vulnerabilities in the global network."
About Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) has been at the forefront of strategy
and technology for more than 100 years. Today, the firm provides
management and technology consulting and engineering services to leading
Fortune 500 corporations, governments, and not-for-profits across the
globe. Booz Allen partners with public and private sector clients to
solve their most difficult challenges through a combination of
consulting, analytics, mission operations, technology, systems delivery,
cybersecurity, engineering, and innovation expertise.
With international headquarters in McLean, Virginia, the firm employs
approximately 22,800 people globally, and had revenue of $5.41 billion
for the 12 months ended March 31, 2016. To learn more, visit BoozAllen.com.
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