Military Embedded Systems

DoD renews cybersecurity contract with Software Engineering Institute

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August 03, 2015

Mariana Iriarte

Technology Editor

Military Embedded Systems

PITTSBURGH, PA. The Software Engineering Institute (SEI), a Carnegie Mellon University center, will continue its contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) by continuing to progress and transition secure software systems.

The five-year contract with an option for an additional five years has an estimated value of $1.73 billion. Under contract, the SEI is positioned to develop technologies and practices through its own research and to apply technologies developed by outside organizations to solve engineering and cybersecurity challenges in fields including aerospace, transportation, banking and finance, energy, robotics, and industrial automation.

The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics sponsors SEI. For more information, visit the SEI website at http://www.sei.cmu.edu.