Boeing, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Kratos Defense and Northrop Grumman all will be able to vie for work on the highly networked technology.

Data Science, Operations, Requirements, Exploitation and Engineering (DORE2) is a five-year contract to support the mission of the agency's Directorate for Science and Technology.

The contractor will develop a unified platform to help manage a wide range of DOD cybersecurity processes, including offensive and defensive operations.

White House officials are expected to host tech executives to discuss federal efforts to promote research into quantum information science.

It's like Greece's Acropolis, but for defending against cyberattacks from within the cloud.

The $1.15 billion cyber support contract was unsuccessfully protested several times, halting the award to this point.