EDS has been awarded a contract to provide information technology support services to the Defense Manpower Datacenter (DMDC), the Defense Department's primary source of identity management and personnel benefits data. The contract, which runs one year followed by four one-year option periods, extends a relationship between DMDC and EDS that has spanned nearly 30 years. The contract is worth $179 million if all options are exercised.
Through this effort, DMDC will continue and expand on its role as the organization within the Office of the Secretary of Defense that maintains the largest and most comprehensive central archive of personnel, manpower, casualty, pay, entitlements, procurement, survey, testing, training, and financial data in the US Department of Defense (DoD). EDS will support DMDC with personnel experienced with the newest technologies, systems and application software to ensure the security and integrity of DMDC systems.
DMDC is a world leader in identity management and the authoritative source within the DoD for personnel identity protection services, including identity authentication and authorization for more than 35 million DoD personnel and their families who receive benefits and entitlements. With support from EDS, DMDC validates and authenticates the identities of DoD affiliated personnel to authorize physical access to military sites worldwide and entry onto Defense networks and computer systems. DMDC also provides full stewardship for records of DoD affiliated personnel in the Person Data Repository and supports more than five million daily transactions related to eligibility and other personnel issues via the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) database.
One of DMDC's most notable programs includes the successful issuance of more than 15 million Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12) compliant, Java-based, Common Access Cards (CAC). The CAC program is the department's key tool to authenticate the identities of active duty, reserve, National Guard and DoD civilian and contractor personnel.