A federal court has said that the government can move forward and award the $6.5 billion FirstNet contract to AT&T but its rival Rivada Networks sets its sights on state networks.
Final arguments have been heard in a protest that stands in the way of awarding the $6.5 billion FirstNet contract to AT&T. It is all in the court's hands now.
Defense agency contract obligations for IT and telecom services dipped over the last five years under the Budget Control Act, even as civilian side obligations held steady.
The number of protesters against the $5 billion Army Desktop and Mobile Computing 3 awards has swelled to 20 with another passed over incumbent, Telos, joining the fray.
So far only Leidos has objected to the Special Operations Command's awarding of a $271.6 million contract to Adams Communications but others, including the incumbent, might be next.
Booz Allen Hamilton won a $10 million contract to help the Air Force study the application of high power electromagnetics with cyber and electronic warfare applications.