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Homeland Security

Accenture Nabs $199 Million TSA Contract To Consolidate Credentialing Systems

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, March 16th, 2022

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Accenture Nabs $199 Million TSA Contract To Consolidate Credentialing Systems

Accenture [ACN] this week said its federal business won a potential $199 million contract from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to consolidate three credentialing systems into a single platform to improve operations. The award is potentially for seven years and will consolidate the Technology Infrastructure Modernization, Transportation Vetting System, and Screening Gateway. The task order was awarded in December and announced by Accenture Federal Services on Monday. TSA said that a final date for the consolidation has yet to be…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]