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GAO Backs TSA Award To Accenture Over IBM To Support Terrorist Watchlist

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, February 21st, 2019

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GAO Backs TSA Award To Accenture Over IBM To Support Terrorist Watchlist

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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Thursday rejected a protest by IBM Corp. [IBM] of a $47.8 million task order award to Accenture [ACN] by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for information technology support of the agency’s passenger and crew vetting system. IBM, the incumbent contractor for support of the Secure Flight program, twice protested the award, most recently last November after TSA upheld the task order contract with Accenture. The award was made under the EAGLE II contract. IBM…

Army

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Congress

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Budget

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Congress

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