RESTON, Va., July 5, 2006 /PRNewswire/ -- The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) an indefinite-
delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to provide IT services to DHS under
EAGLE, the Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge solutions.
This contract will enable DHS's 22 agencies to more efficiently procure
IT support and leverage their collective buying power. The EAGLE program
will run for five years with two one-year renewal options and a total
ceiling of up to $45 billion.
Raytheon Information Solutions (RIS) will lead the Raytheon team
pursuits as prime contractor on task orders within three categories:
infrastructure engineering design, development, implementation and
integration; software development; and management support services.
"Raytheon looks forward to working closely with the Department of
Homeland Security to support its mission by strengthening its IT solutions
and capabilities," said Mike Keebaugh, president of Raytheon's Intelligence
and Information Systems. "This new partnership with industry will enable
DHS to continue its mission-critical push to becoming a fully-coordinated
agency that effectively provides essential national security to the
American people."
"As a global Mission Systems Integrator, we are excited to be part of
the EAGLE team and are fully prepared to mobilize our world-class IT
capabilities and innovative solutions in support of the DHS mission," said
Ron Ross, vice president of RIS. "With a proven history in working with
many of the DHS agencies, our Raytheon team will continue to help DHS
leverage the best IT to deliver collaboration, agility and mission
assurance to its personnel around the world."
Raytheon Company, with 2005 sales of $21.9 billion, is an industry
leader in defense and government electronics, space, information
technology, technical services, and business and special mission aircraft.
With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 80,000 people
worldwide.
Contact:
Keith Little
703.849.1675
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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