Navy Awards $85 Million Contract for Software and Cloud Support
Tysons Corner, Virginia, USA- March 1, 2020: SAIC office building in Tysons Corner, Virginia, USA, an American company provides government services and information technology support. JHVEPhoto
By
Mila Jasper
SAIC will work on pushing the Joint Expeditionary Command and Control family of systems toward JADC2 integration goals.
The U.S. Navy picked Science Applications International Corp. to continue providing software engineering, cloud migration, DevSecOps, and cyber services for a family of command and control systems.
Under a 5-year, $85 million contract, SAIC will support the Navy’s Joint Expeditionary Command and Control, or JEXC2, family of systems, according to a Tuesday press release. SAIC will work with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division.
“SAIC looks forward to continuing and expanding our support of JEXC2 technological advancements for NSWC PCD with our proven capabilities in network virtualization, optimized delivery, software integration, cloud operations, and cyber defense,” Bob Genter, SAIC president of the defense and civilian sectors, said in the press release. “SAIC’s support will assist the Navy in its goal to field common, supportable command and control equipment across its Navy Expeditionary Forces and to enable communication and collaboration among U.S. national, allied, coalition, and joint organizations accelerating digital transformation.”
The contract will help push JEXC2 toward integration with the Defense Department’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control project, according to the press release. The JADC2 concept, which calls for linked networks of interoperable systems, is a key part of DOD’s joint warfighting vision.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved the first JADC2 strategy in May. Lt. Gen. Dennis Crall, the Joint Staff J6 and chief information officer, said the strategy outlines how various service-level efforts around JADC2 will come together. And earlier this month, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. John Hyten released four directives in order to push DOD toward a new joint warfighting concept called “Expanded Maneuver.”