CHANTILLY, Va., May 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Perspecta Inc.
(NYSE: PRSP), a leading U.S. government services provider,
announced today that it has been awarded an Other Transaction
Agreement (OTA) from the Defense Security Service (DSS) and
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), to support the continued
reform and modernization strategy for the National Background
Investigation Service (NBIS). The two-year award represents new
work for the company and has a potential ceiling value of nearly
$75 million.
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Under the agreement, Perspecta will work to update and rebuild
the Department of Defense (DoD) personnel security vetting and
adjudication technology apparatus. The goal of the program is to
make the personnel security clearance process faster, scalable and
more secure through an innovative delivery model. Specifically, the
company plans to leverage commercial-off-the-shelf solutions
combined with its advanced data analytics capabilities and
expertise in emerging technology areas such as big data, cloud,
artificial intelligence and machine learning, to deliver a new,
more agile process to support DSS' rapidly evolving needs.
"Perspecta is a leading DoD mission partner in supporting the
development of a trusted workforce model that can meet evolving
national security demands and better support the dedicated
personnel involved in background investigations and adjudication,"
said Mac Curtis, president and chief
executive officer of Perspecta. "We applaud DoD's efforts to drive
bold, transformational change in technology and will provide an
unmatched combination of proven innovation and intellectual
property (IP), scalable agile development/security/operations
(DevSecOps) expertise and intimate knowledge of the security
clearance vetting process to our DSS customer."
To deliver the DSS OTA program, Perspecta has partnered with
Torch Research, LLC; C3.ai; Pegasystems, Inc.; CA Technologies (A
Broadcom Company); Accenture Federal Services, LLC; Prime Technical
Services, Inc.; and Next Tier Concepts, Inc.
About Perspecta Inc.
At Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP), we question, we seek and we solve.
Perspecta brings a diverse set of capabilities to our U.S.
government customers in defense, intelligence, civilian, health
care and state and local markets. Our 260+ issued, licensed and
pending patents are more than just pieces of paper, they tell the
story of our innovation. With offerings in mission services,
digital transformation and enterprise operations, our team of
14,000 engineers, analysts, investigators and architects work
tirelessly to not only execute the mission, but build and support
the backbone that enables it. Perspecta was formed to take on big
challenges. We are an engine for growth and success and we enable
our customers to build a better nation. For more information
about Perspecta, visit perspecta.com.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are made on the basis of the
current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the management of
Perspecta and are subject to significant risks and uncertainty.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such
forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date they are made, and Perspecta undertakes
no obligation to update or revise these statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although
Perspecta believes that the expectations reflected in these
forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve
a variety of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results
to differ materially from what may be expressed or implied in these
forward-looking statements.
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