Boeing, Lockheed Martin Teams Win DOT Airport Security Contracts
The U.S. Dept. of Transportation has selected teams led by Boeing Service Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. for airport security contracts totaling at least $850 million. The winning teams also include engineering and construction firms. Both contracts were announced June 6 by DOT's Transportation Security Administration.
TSA is under tight, congressionally set deadlines to upgrade security at 429 commercial airports around the country. Boeing's contract, valued at $508 million, calls for installing up to 1,100 explosive detection system machines and 4,800 to 6,000 explosive trace detection machines by Dec. 31. That is the deadline Congress mandated in the Aviation and Transportation Security Act.