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DISA takes early step toward finding secure mobile contractor [EMBIN (Emerging Markets Business Information News](EMBIN (Emerging Markets Business Information News) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) The Defense Information Systems Agency is looking to support up to 2,000 smartphones involved in classified information, according to a sources-sought notice. The document is a preliminary step toward finding a contractor that can engineer, acquire and integrate Secure Mobile Device Gateways equipment. According to the notice, part of the eventual contractor's work will be to manage the transition from legacy devices to DoD Mobile Classified Capability devices. Also according to the notice, only one vendor, Apriva, currently has a virtual private network design that the National Security Agency has approved for classified system use. The notice is not a request for proposals, but if DISA pursues a contract, the anticipated start date is Feb 1, 2015. (c) 2014 EMBIN (Emerging Markets Business Information News) Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). |