22nd Century Technologies takes on Naval Postgrad network

22nd Century Technologies will build an "academic network enclave" for the Naval Postgraduate School and the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, including IT infrastructure and cybersecurity work.

22nd Century Technologies has won a $5.2 million contract to provide program support services for the Naval Postgraduate School and Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center.

Under the contract, the company provide services for business system implementation, academic system implementation, and information assurance including cybersecurity, identity management, network operations and data center operations. Other services will include IT infrastructure support and help desk services.

The company will build what it is calling an "academic network enclave" for 114 buildings across five Naval Postgraduate School campuses, mostly in the Monterey, Calif., area.

The work will include IT services to maintain hardware and software and manage the network infrastructure. The company will support the .edu and .mil domains and NIPRNET connected networks, the McLean, Va., company said.