[SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has received Authorization to Operate (ATO) Accreditation from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for 12 Project 25 Land Mobile Radio (LMR) systems used by the U.S. Army throughout North America.

An ATO is formal recognition by the Designated Accrediting Authority (DAA) regarding the acceptable level of risk associated with operating a system for the DoD. After implementing all designated IA controls, all Harris Army P25 LMR systems received ATO accreditation for processing, storing and transmitting mission-critical communications information. The Harris P25IP system combines the benefits of an IP-based network with industry recognized P25 standards. The result is a single cost-effective IP-based network that is reliable, scalable and secure while providing communications interoperability. Harris also delivers established IA methodology that leverages enterprise security with a programmatic view of overall mission assurance.