
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…