U.S. General Services Administration Selects CGI to Transition its Public Websites to the Cloud
January 24 2012 - 8:36AM
Marketwired
CGI Federal Inc. (CGI), a wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of
CGI Group Inc. (NYSE:GIB)(TSX:GIB.A) has been selected by the U.S.
General Services Administration (GSA) for its five-year, US$20.76
million cloud modernization project led by the Office of Citizen
Services and Innovative Technologies (OCSIT). The contract was
awarded under the GSA Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) BPA,
through which CGI is accredited to deliver certified, secure
government cloud services.
Under the contract, CGI will deliver a public cloud solution for
GSA's public websites, including Data.gov and USA.gov-the U.S.
government's flagship public web portal that serves an average of 2
million unique visitors each month. As part of this initiative, CGI
will provide a fully-managed public cloud infrastructure and the
end-to-end services required to transition, operate, maintain,
enhance, and secure the environment. CGI is focused on providing
cloud solutions for both the government and enterprise spaces in
the United States and Canada.
"GSA is leading the way for the adoption of cloud technologies
across government," said Eric Wolking, Senior Vice-President, CGI.
"Moving the GSA's public websites to the cloud is one of the key
elements in the agency's plan to reduce costs, improve efficiency,
and enhance operations."
"We are excited to continue our partnership with GSA through
this new cloud modernization project," said Lynne Bushey,
Vice-President, CGI. "Cloud technologies present a great
opportunity to improve citizen services and build a strong, yet
flexible, foundation for innovation. These are both important goals
we will focus on to help OCSIT achieve their mission of providing
data, information, and services to citizens."
About CGI Federal Inc.
CGI Federal Inc. is a wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of
CGI Group Inc., dedicated to partnering with federal agencies to
provide solutions for defense, civilian, and intelligence missions.
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is one of the largest independent
information technology and business process services firms in the
world. CGI and its affiliated companies employ approximately 31,000
professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process
services to clients worldwide from offices and centers of
excellence in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific.
As at September 30, 2011, CGI's revenue was $4.3 billion and its
order backlog was $13.5 billion. CGI shares are listed on the TSX
(GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB) and are included in both the Dow Jones
Sustainability Index and the FTSE4Good Index. Website:
www.cgi.com/usfederal.
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Communications and Investor Relationslorne.gorber@cgi.com
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