ARLINGTON: To make sure the confidential and solitude of the FBI computer networks in the United States and across the world, BAE Systems was elected to offer serious information security safeguards which include accreditation and certification.

BAE systems servers as the prime contractor providing information security hazard assessments under a $40 million order which a form of quality control. The process of assurance is cyclical and it is continuously enhanced and monitored as hazards alter so that data, some of it confidential is stored, protected and transmitted safely. A system to deal with the security impacts on an information system is called continues monitoring, which result from changes to the software or hardware through the lifecycle.

Tom Sechler, a vice president and general manager of the company’s Intelligence & Security sector said that, “We’re serving as the gatekeepers for the FBI in the cyber world. With the level of management, expert staffing and quality control that we’re providing the customer, everyone at the FBI can click ‘send’ with peace of mind.”

A five year imprecise Delivery/Indefinite Quantity effort Valued $ 134 million, it is the first order granted in the Information Assurance Program Support contract vehicle.

Arlington, VA based BAE Systems’ Intelligence & Security sector focuses on four core consumer assignments, law enforcement, homeland security, support to military operations and intelligence and counterintelligence.