United States: Harris Corporation Awarded $196.5 Million Department of State Consular Affairs IT Services Contract.Byline: Mamta03 Harris Corporation Harris Corporation NYSE: HRS is an international communications equipment company that produces wireless equipment, electronic systems, and both terrestrial and spaceborne antennas for use in the government, defense, and commercial sectors. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has been awarded a five-year contract to support the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs The Bureau of Consular Affairs is a bureau of the United States Department of State within that department's management office. The mission of the Bureau is to administer laws, formulate regulations and implement policies relating to the broad range of consular services and in delivering critical services to U.S. citizens domestically and overseas, and facilitate foreign visitors travelling to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . This five-year contract, a base year plus four one-year options, is valued at $196.5 million and will extend through 2013. Under the contract, Harris will support the Department of State's Information Technology (IT) by providing installation, training, help desk and information technology services in support of 270 domestic and international consular operations. In addition, this contract includes work from Harris Corporation's Department of State, Consular System Support - Bureau of Consular Affairs agreement as well as work from other contracts including Department of State Passport Support. Consular operations include embassies and consulates plus passport agencies that provide support to American citizens, immigrant visa and non-immigrant visa applications. Harris will provide a range of activities from assisting with newly-emerging mission critical requirements to supporting routine administrative needs. Support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services include shipping and installing equipment and applications; training; on-site system administration, configuration management and repair; technology upgrades; as well as help desk support and related services. The Harris team has been providing support to the Department of State for more than 10 years. "Harris will leverage over 12 years of experience supporting the Bureau of Consular Affairs to ensure this project exceeds expectations," said Wayne Lucernoni, vice president, Civil Federal Operations, Harris IT Services. "We are proud to have a key role in helping the Bureau issue and adjudicate adjudicate (  jōō´dikāt´),v visas - and in that capacity, help safeguard the security of U.S. borders." Members of the Harris team include Stanley Associates, Inc.; Apptis, Inc.; Mantech International Corporation; System Sciences Corporation International; Worldwide Information Network Systems, Inc.; Access Systems, Inc.; Acuity, Inc.; Array Information Technology, Inc.; Electronic Consulting Services, Inc.; Navigation Arts, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control ; Primescape Solutions, Inc.; and TJ Westlake LLC. Harris IT Services is a leading provider of mission-critical IT and communications services and support to defense, intelligence, homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States , civil, and commercial customers. With over 3,000 professionals performing to the highest industry standards at locations worldwide, Harris IT Services offers essential past performance, proven technical expertise, and innovative solutions in supporting large-scale IT programs that encompass the full technology lifecycle Most new technologies follow a similar technology lifecycle describing the technological maturity of a product. This is not similar to a product life cycle, but applies to an entire technology, or a generation of a technology. . The organization's distributed workforce, present in all 50 states, and extensive experience in performance-based contracting and managed IT services, combine to delive Copyright : Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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