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Leidos Wins $672M TSA Checkpoint Screening Contract (opens the original)
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The Transportation Security Administration has awarded Leidos a contract worth up to $672.5 million to deploy checkpoint screening equipment at airports across the country. The agency issued the award Sept. 28 and posted a notice Sept. 30 on SAM.gov, naming the Reston, Virginia, company as the single awardee on the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The ordering period runs for eight years from award, with a minimum guarantee of $1 million. Task orders will be firm-fixed-price or
Masood Ahmed Joins Peraton as Defense Health VP (opens the original)
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Peraton has hired Masood Ahmed, a former Leidos executive, as vice president for its defense health, veterans services, and health and human services operating unit. The company announced the appointment in a LinkedIn post Wednesday. Peraton said Ahmed brings more than two decades of experience in “driving business growth, operational execution and strategic customer engagement across the globe.” Peraton’s health portfolio sits alongside a federal health market now driving large-scale modernizat
SAIC Wins $742M CBP Traveler, Cargo Systems Task Order (opens the original)
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SAIC has won a $742 million recompete task order to support Customs and Border Protection systems that assess security risks posed by travelers and cargo entering the United States. Border technology and DHS modernization priorities will be featured at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Homeland Security Summit, set for Nov. 10. Anthony Crane, executive director of CBP’s counter-UAS defense capability group, will join a panel on counter-drone coordination, and a separate session will cover edge ca
Army Awards 10 Counter-Drone IDIQs Worth $4.2B (opens the original)
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The U.S. Army has awarded 10 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts with a combined ceiling of $4.15 billion for counter-drone systems supporting Domestic Shield. Joint Interagency Task Force 401 issued the awards, the Army said Tuesday. Allen Control Systems, Digital Force Technologies, DroneShield, L3Harris WESCAM, Napatree Technology, RADA Technologies and SRC each received $500 million. Echodyne and PVP Advanced EO Systems each secured $250 million. SmartShooter received $150 mill
Andrew Thompson Named GreyNoise Adversary Operations SVP (opens the original)
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GreyNoise Intelligence has appointed Andrew Thompson as senior vice president of adversary operations, one of four senior hires the company announced as it builds out its government business. Thompson joined from Google’s threat intelligence group, GreyNoise said Wednesday. He started in August, according to his LinkedIn profile. Thompson served as head of global signals operations at Google, where his teams drew intelligence from Mandiant intrusion investigations, security operations, product t
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