Cybersecurity
U.S. Sticks With Raytheon Despite Five-Year GPS Network Delay
- Pentagon weapons buyer decides against seeking new contractor
- Ground system part of upgrade to GPS used for war, smartphones
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The Pentagon is sticking with Raytheon Co. to develop the ground network for the latest Global Positioning System satellites rather than cancel its contract over delays that will make the project almost five years late.
Frank Kendall, the Defense Department’s under secretary for acquisition, decided against ousting Raytheon and seeking new bids on what was supposed to be an $886 million contract for a system ready to operate by October of next year.