HII’s Mission Technologies wins $458M DOD contract

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ McLean-based Mission Technologies division won a $458 million federal defense contract to modernize information technology architecture.

Under the five-year task order, which HII announced Tuesday it had won, the division will use model-based systems engineering to develop, assess and implement technical solutions to improve cybersecurity, add capabilities and enable cloud migration on U.S. Defense Department communication and information technology networks.

“We are honored by the customer’s trust in HII and our approach,” Andy Green, HII executive vice president and Mission Technologies president, said in a statement. “As we advance their IT transformation goals, we are committed to delivering cutting-edge expertise and solutions that will have a direct, positive impact on our frontline warfighters.”

The U.S. Air Force’s 774th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron awarded the contract through the Defense Department’s Information Analysis Center Multiple Award Contract vehicle to develop the Defense Technical Information Center repository and support research and development.

Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries is the nation’s largest military shipbuilder and the largest industrial employer in Virginia. The Fortune 500 company employs more than 44,000 workers. The Mission Technologies division has more than 7,000 employees and more than 100 facilities globally.