SRA International, a provider of technology and strategic consulting services to government organisations and commercial clients, has won a contract from the National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The NCSD Mission Support Services contract totals $50m for one base year plus four option years.

SRA International said the purpose of this work is to provide mission support across NCSD functional areas. The mission set includes activities required to improve information systems security across the federal government enterprise from software assurance, infrastructure protection and global supply chain security to cyber education, exercises and workforce development.

The SRA team includes cyber security expertise from Adayana Government Group, Anakam Information Solutions, BAE Systems Information Technology, Bramwell Management Solutions, Competitive Innovations, Good Harbor Federal, Intrepics, Information Security Solutions, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Terremark Federal Group.

Gordy McElroy, senior vice president of national security sector at SRA, said:The nation, including both public and private sectors, is undergoing an ever-increasing onslaught of cyber attacks with the most sophisticated attacks focused on compromising our country’s high-value intellectual property and undermining our national security. The SRA team will assist NCSD in meeting their nationally critical mission of working collaboratively with public, private and international entities to secure cyberspace and America’s cyber assets.