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By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, February 4th, 2020

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Contract Awards

Peraton supports CBP's Tethered Aerostat Radar System. Photo: CBP

Peraton Nabs $278M Recompete of CBP Aerostat Radar Program Peraton says it has received a potential $277.5 million contract from Customs and Border Protection to continue providing operations and integrated logistics support for the Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS), which provides security along portions of the U.S. border with Mexico, the Florida Straits and a portion of the Caribbean to counter drug trafficking, human trafficking and smuggling. Peraton has been supporting TARS for more than 10 years and no other…

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Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain

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“Not Sure How They Get To Where They Wanna Be,” Calvert Says of $1.5 Trillion Defense Topline Proposal

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Path Uncertain For $1.5 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Topline After Trump Casts Doubt On Second Reconciliation Bill

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Senate Budget Dems Push For Defense Reconciliation Spending Details, Cite ‘Slush Fund’ Concerns

Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee have raised “significant concern” with the Pentagon’s move to classify reconciliation spending plans, urging the department to provide more public details on how the […]