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GAO Denies Northrop Grumman Protest Of DHS Cyber Security Award To Raytheon

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, October 20th, 2017

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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) earlier this month rejected a protest by Northrop Grumman [NOC] of a $1 billion contract re-awarded over the summer to Raytheon [RTN] to support a cyber security system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).DHS originally awarded Raytheon the contract to support the National Cybersecurity Protection System (NCPS) in Sept. 2015, but the award was protested by Northrop Grumman. DHS in turn decided to take corrective actions that led it in June 2016 to…

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