McAfee receives Enterprise Level Agreement contract from US DHS

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded a multi-year Enterprise Level Agreement contract to McAfee for network security.

McAfee Federal Civilian Sales’ regional director James Yeager said, "This deal is a reflection of the advanced level of collaboration that is going on within the Department of Homeland Security."

"DHS is leading the way in terms of how a government agency can collaborate internally in order to craft a holistic, enterprise-wide approach to security, rather than a patchwork, which can leave agencies spending too much for what is ultimately substandard protection."

Under the potential $12m contract, the company aims to deliver a wide range of enterprise-wide network and system security support, products, and services to DHS.

As part of the contract, which was contingent of multiple CIOs within DHS supporting the decision, the company will provide the department with an enterprise-wide framework to meet current and future security requirements.

In addition to expanding and extending DHS’s continuous monitoring and security capabilities, the deal will also deliver significant short- and long-term savings on maintenance.

The deal follows a blanket purchase agreement contract that was awarded to McAfee by DHS last year and marks the approach used by several federal agencies to source security services.

The company has been providing security related services to the department since its establishment in 2003.