There has been increased focus on federal agency adoption of zero trust cybersecurity regulations recently with both the White House’s November deadline for agencies to submit their updated zero-trust implementation plans and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) zero trust strategy standards deadline passing at the end of September. According to the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the goal of zero trust architecture is to prevent unauthorized access to data and services. This is achieved by assuming all environments are vulnerable/compromised and requiring repeated verification of authorized access at the most granular level.
ASRC Federal is building on its strong track record of delivering successful cybersecurity solutions with the recent award of the USCIS Zero Trust Integration Services contract. The contract was awarded to ASRC Federal Technology Solutions, LLC (AFTS), a subsidiary of ASRC Federal. Through this work, valued at $16.65M for a potential one year and six-month term, the company will support U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in achieving and maintaining the White House, OMB and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Zero Trust (ZT) maturity goals across the five pillars utilizing CISA’s Zero Trust Maturity Model.
“We are eager to advance this important zero trust work for USCIS,” said Eric Velte, Chief Technology Officer at ASRC Federal. “Secure design and integration of zero trust standards is necessary in today’s sophisticated threat environment. ASRC Federal will continue to expand our cybersecurity portfolio by supporting key customer milestones like these that adhere to federal guidelines.”
USCIS is the government agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. They have 21,000 government employees and contractors working at more than 200 offices across the world.
ASRC Federal brings extensive expertise and experience in implementing ZT frameworks across diverse environments and has deployed similar solutions for various Federal clients including DHS, Defense Information System Agency (DISA), United States Air Force (USAF), Department of Justice (DOJ), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
