CACI Gets $25M Defense Info Operations Deal

CACI International Inc. of Arlington, Va., has been awarded an estimated $25 million contract by the Defense Department's Joint Information Operations Center in San Antonio, the company announced Sept. 18.

CACI will model and simulate battlefield situations to train senior commanders in managing information operations and command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance activities.

The one-year contract with four option years continues CACI's legacy modeling and simulation expertise and brings new work in information operations to the company's business in the command and control market, a strategic growth area, the company said.

The award was made under the Joint Modeling for Information Operations Simulations and Training contract, awarded through the General Services Administration's Federal Supply Service Schedule.

Information operations integrate all aspects of data gathering to provide senior staff with greater capabilities in the command and control of weapons, forces and their implementation.

The objective of the JMIST contract is to support the training of senior officers in assessing and acting on such data during battle. Specific training will include electronic warfare, command and control warfare, application of intelligence assets, information assurance and computer network attack and defense.

CACI was founded on simulation technology in 1962 with Simscript, the first computer language written specifically for simulation development. CACI's Simscript II.5 is now used to write war-gaming simulation programs. CACI also supports training in areas such as flight simulations for military pilots and battle staff training for command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems. CACI provides similar services to members of the nation's intelligence community.