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Contract Awards

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, August 13th, 2014

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XTec Cleared to Begin HSPD-12 Work for DHS After GAO Denies HP Protest Following the rejection of a protest by a competitor, XTec Inc. has been cleared by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to begin work on a potential $102.8 million contract the department awarded the company in February to implement credential and identity management solutions for the department and its components. After XTec received the potential 10-year contract, Hewlett Packard [HPQ] protested the award to the Government Accountability…

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