Air Force awards PAR cyber contract

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Angelo Dickerson, 354th Communications Squadron cyber transport systems technician, works on the computer Jan. 27, 2016, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Dickerson has remote access through the computer to troubleshoot computer connectivity issues across Eielson. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cassandra Whitman/Released)

PAR Government Systems has been awarded a $3.4 million Air Force cyber contract.

Under the “Integrated Information Management System Cyber Technology Maturation Framework” contract, with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information Directorate, PAR will develop and maintain “a cybersystems testbed to employ, test, evaluate and transition new cyber defense operating concepts and AFRL Information Directorate-developed cyber technology and products,” according to a company news release.