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FDA Awards up to $2.5 Billion to Modernize Information Technology

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the selection of ten contractors to receive up to a total of $2.5 billion for information technology (IT) and data center management services over the next ten years. The contract is the cornerstone of the FDAs Information Technology for the 21st Century (ICT21) bioinformatics initiative, an extensive IT modernization program encompassing data management, data warehousing, IT infrastructure and IT security. "This contract sets the stage for the FDA to have IT to acquire, analyze and act on data critical for import protection, food protection and medical product safety plans," said Andrew C. von Eschenbach, M.D., Commissioner of Food and Drugs. "We are creating a high-tech, efficient, data management system designed to meet the needs of those who must accomplish our mission -- protecting and promoting the health of the American public."

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