Aerospace Group:

Business/Financial

Leidos Withdraws Protest Of TSA Award To Peraton

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, January 24th, 2018

SHARE:

Leidos Withdraws Protest Of TSA Award To Peraton

Advanced Technology X-Ray systems supplied by Rapiscan Systems to screen carry-on bags at U.S. airports. Photo: Rapiscan Systems

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this week lifted a stop work order it had placed on Peraton last October pending the outcome of a protest by Leidos [LDOS] of a potential $578 million contract the agency awarded Peraton for support of transportation security equipment at airports nationwide.Leidos, which was the incumbent on the contract, withdrew its protest on Tuesday, two days before the Government Accountability Office was slated to render a decision. Leidos declined comment on why it withdrew the…

Unmanned Systems

In Response To Flag Concerns, DoD Looks To Reduce Drone Prices, As Order for 30,000 Looms

The Pentagon is bargain shopping for Group 1 drones, as other countries, including Ukraine and China, have taken advantage of consumer electronics-level prices to bolster their stables. “In last spring’s […]

Pentagon

Amid Questions On Weapons Stockpiles, Caine Says U.S. Has ‘Sufficient’ Munitions For Iran Operation

Pentagon leaders on Wednesday sought to quell concerns over the rate at which the U.S. is employing critical munitions in its military strike campaign against Iran, with lawmakers also pressing […]

Congress

SASC Leaders Criticize Trump’s Defense Strategy, Press Colby On Policy Shifts

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leadership on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration’s new National Defense Strategy (NDS) and pressed the Pentagon’s top policy official to explain the document’s priorities. SASC […]

Congress

Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain

Legislation regarding equity investments by the Defense Department in critical mineral supply chains is needed to strengthen the larger defense industrial base and demonstrate to the “free market” that the […]