NCI to harden Air National Guard data operations

NCI Information Systems Inc. will assist the Air National Guard with continuity of operations through a one-year contract worth $4.9 million.

Under the contract, NCI Information Systems will construct a comprehensive continuity of operations capability designed to protect the Guard's business-critical data from disasters.

Specifically, the company will design and implement necessary equipment and software to make sure that data and applications are accessible from Guard headquarters, backup facilities and various remote sites.

The Air National Guard made the award under the Air Force's Network Centric Solutions contract.

NCI Information Systems Inc. is a unit of NCI Inc. of Reston. The parent company ranks No. 71 on Washington Technology's 2006 Top 100 list of the largest federal IT contractors.