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Court Prevents TSA from Awarding Unisys Security Integration Contract

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, March 20th, 2018

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The U.S. Court of Federal Claims earlier this month imposed a temporary restraining order on the Transportation Security Administration to prevent the agency from awarding a contract to Unisys [UIS] for the integration of security equipment at U.S. airports.The restraining order is in effect until March 16 to give the court more time to adjudicate a challenge by General Dynamics [GD], which is the incumbent on the Security Technology Integrated Program (STIP). As of our deadline on March 19, the…

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