Army to recruit cyber contractors

With cybersecuirty professionals in short supply, the Army is reaching out to contractors for help.

With cybersecurity professionals in short supply, the Army is reaching out to contractors for help.

The Army awarded a nearly $5 million contract to ATS Corp. to help recruit and retain cybersecurity professionals.

The Virginia IT company specializes in development IT infrastrucutre and cloud computing technologies.

UPI.com reports the contract features a one-year base period and two 12-month option periods.

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