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Diligent Consulting Awarded $5.2M Cryptographic Software Contract

By TechTaffy Desk

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Diligent Consulting was awarded a $5.2 million contract under the NETCENTS-2 Application Services Small Business IDIQ contract. The contract is for cryptologic mission system software services in support of the Air Force Lifecycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division (CCSD), San Antonio, Texas.

Diligent and its teammates Innové, SAIC, and General Dynamics C4 Systems will provide software technical support to five cryptographic mission programs.

[Image courtesy: US Air Force]

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