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Homeland Security

Following Protests, GSA Terminates Northrop’s DHS IT Support Contract

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Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

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The General Services Administration (GSA) this month terminated its $2.6 billion award to Northrop Grumman [NOC] to provide information technology (IT) infrastructure for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), saying "corrective action" needs to be taken following protests by the losing bidders. In a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the GSA says that it will take corrective action and is preparing a new solicitation that will include "any necessary updates to the requirements" before reissuing the solicitation. "The…

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