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May 21, 2018 Contact: Marcella Williamson For immediate release (804) 416-6002 [email protected]

VITA to end Northrop Grumman technology services

RICHMOND – The Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) announced today it is terminating

information technology (IT) infrastructure services with Northrop Grumman effective Aug. 17.

“We have given Northrop Grumman a termination letter with the notice required by our contract,” said

Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth Nelson Moe, who also serves as agency head at VITA.

“The commonwealth will move infrastructure services to our new multisourcing service integrator (MSI)

– Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC),” Moe said. “This decision is best for the

commonwealth and its executive branch agencies.”

He said SAIC will be in place to integrate new suppliers coming onboard who are or will be providing

services such as messaging, mainframe, security, end user services, server/storage and voice/video. Three

of those contracts have been awarded and three are pending.

This next-generation of IT for the commonwealth will be more agile, offer market rates as contracts are

renegotiated and provide opportunities for enhancing technology. The new suppliers will have shorter

contracts and offer more modern, robust services. “Technology changes rapidly,” Moe added, “and it’s

essential we have opportunities beyond one long-term provider.”

After the hand-off from Northrop Grumman in August, SAIC will have 30 days to stabilize the service

and 90 days to prepare the infrastructure environment for the new service providers in December. After

SAIC integrates the new suppliers, the emphasis will change to enhancing services.

Virginia, with oversight and governance by VITA, entered into a contract for IT infrastructure with

Northrop Grumman in 2005. Services are provided to 63 state executive branch agencies with 55,000+

employees. Those employees serve the commonwealth’s citizens, businesses and visitors. VITA is the

consolidated IT agency for the state. Virginia was leading other states in consolidating IT and services

Nelson P. Moe

Chief Information Officer

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under one agency and contracting out infrastructure services when the contract was signed, and is

recognized as a leader in IT nationally with the move to a multisourcing environment and other IT efforts.

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