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But those assets are being threatened by cyberattacks as nation-states and non-nation actors attempt to disrupt or intercept that information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DiPippa said ManTech provided NGA with an entire cybersecurity system, which was established on top of their existing cybersecurity environment, and operates the maintenance of that system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt the end of the day, NGA\u2019s consumers, these warfighters, these decision makers, these first responders, are getting the information they need in a timely manner\u201d he said. \u201cThe threat continues to evolve, so the NGA, like every other agency \u2026 has to continue to evolve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nga.mil\/MediaRoom\/PressReleases\/Pages\/NGA-awards-IT-enterprise-and-cyber-security-contract.aspx\" title=\"\">NGA confirmed<\/a> in a press release that ManTech was awarded a $322 million, five-year contract \u201cto operate and maintain the NGA enterprise and cybersecurity environment.\u201d That contract began last August, and the first year\u2019s contract amount totaled $65.6 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ManTech\u2019s cybersecurity system works to keep the intelligence community updated, and to keep outside threats from penetrating the cybersecurity network, DiPippa said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A secondary part of their contract provides NGA with a simulated cyber environment that the NGA can use to test their ability to respond to cyberattacks. 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