CIBER awarded multi-mil $ contract by U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Ops Command.CIBER CIBER Center for International Business Education and Research (various locations) CIBER Center for International Business and Research (Michigan State University) CIBER Cellular Inter-Carrier Billing Exchange Record , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CBR) has announced it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (USACAPOC USACAPOC United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command ), a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command A subordinate unified or other joint command established by a joint force commander to plan, coordinate, conduct, and support joint special operations within the joint force commander's assigned operational area. Also called SOC. See also special operations. (USASOC USASOC United States Army, Special Operations Command (US DoD) ), for IT services at its facilities located at multiple Continental U.S. locations. CIBER will provide services that include Wide Area Network (WAN) and Local Area Network (LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. ) support, network security, help desk operations and server administration. USACAPOC, headquartered in Fort Bragg, N.C., is one of three major commands comprising the USASOC. With responsibility for both Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations activities, USACAPOC provides support to all theater commanders in meeting their global commitments. Civil Affairs units assists tactical commanders in their responsibilities toward the civilian population, prevents civilian interference with tactical operations, provides liaison with civilian governmental agencies and helps restore a friendly nation's legal or economic system. The Psychological Operations units support national security objectives during peacetime, contingencies and war. They are a critical part of the political, military, economic and ideological activities used by the U.S. government to secure national objectives. USACAPOC soldiers maintain the highest standards of training and physical readiness in order to be prepared to deploy anywhere in the world on short notice. By having CIBER assume the important responsibility of maintaining their network, the USACAPOC can fully focus on fulfilling this mission. "CIBER's Federal practice provides the skilled outsourcing support that clients like the USACAPOC can depend on now and as priorities change," said Ron Smith, Vice President and Area Director for CIBER's Federal Outsourcing Division. "Our government clients continue to rely on us to deliver consistent, dependable solutions that ensure the smooth flow of information, including those in high-profile, high-risk situations." CIBER, Inc. (NYSE:CBR) is a leading international system integration consultancy with superior value-priced services for both private and government sector clients. CIBER's services are offered on a project or strategic staffing basis, in both custom and enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. ) package environments, and across all technology platforms, operating systems and infrastructures. Founded in 1974, the company's consultants now serve client businesses from 50 CIBER, 10 DigiTerra and five CIBER Solution Partners offices in the U.S., Canada, Europe and India. With offices in seven countries, CIBER's IT specialists continuously build and upgrade our clients' systems to "competitive advantage status." |
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