TSA terminates Peraton's $578M logistics contract

The Transportation Security Administration has terminated a $578 million contract awarded to Peraton for logistics services to support security checkpoint equipment at U.S. airports, an agency spokesperson has confirmed to Washington Technology.

Peraton first announced the win in October and saw the award seemingly confirmed in January when incumbent Leidos withdrew its protests against TSA’s decision. The contract was terminated on May 31, according to information from the Federal Procurement Data System that tracks unclassified contracting obligations.

“TSA terminated the checkpoint screening equipment maintenance contract awarded to Peraton, which was to commence on June 1, 2018, in the best interest of the U.S. government. In the meantime, TSA has extended the incumbent vendor contract, Leidos, to ensure continued services and will issue a replacement contractShare the News









Maryland’s legislature has officially voted to ban fracking within its borders. Yesterday, the Senate voted 35-10 in favor of banning hydraulic fracturing, a little over two weeks after the House of Delegates passed the same ban bill with a veto-proof margin. How Maryland banned fracking is pretty interesting, especially in light of the complete undoing of environmental laws by the Trump administration.

Backstory

Though 137,000 fracking wells have been drilled in the U.S. since 2004, no fracking has taken place in western Maryland. After Gov. Martin O’Malley paused drilling before it could begin in 2011, he installed a commission to study the safety of the new drilling method that uses millions of gallons of drinking water, chemicals and sand to access little gas bubbles miles underground.

Upon his exit