Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin will continue to serve as the primary contractor for the U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Cyber Crime Center.
Lockheed Martin has served as the DC3 contractor since 2012. Through the new $347 million contract, which was awarded by the General Services Administration Federal Systems Integration and Management Center, Lockheed Martin will assist DC3 with criminal and counterintelligence investigations. The contract runs for one base year and four one-year options.
"The cyber threats facing the Department of Defense and our nation are growing in complexity and frequency," said Deon Viergutz, Lockheed Martin's vice president of cyber solutions, in a statement. "Our cybersecurity threat intelligence expertise and technology speed the response needed to safeguard information in this constantly evolving environment."