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Homeland Security

Contract Awards

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, March 15th, 2022

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Contract Awards

TSA Awards Accenture $199M for Credentialing Support Accenture [ACN] says its Federal Services subsidiary has won a potential seven-year, $199 million contract to support and consolidate three Transportation Security Administration credentialing systems into a single platform. The work is in support of TSA’s Information Technology, Technology Solutions Division. “These three systems play a critical role in delivering credentials to approximately 30 million individuals, including TSA PreCheck customers, transportation workers, airline crews and hazmat drivers, among others,” says Anthony Pinheiro, TSA…

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