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GAO
Investigating Iridium/DoD Contract
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The
U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) is investigating the Department
of Defense’s recently signed contract for satellite telephone
services from Iridium Satellite LLC. Globalstar LP filed a protest
with GAO shortly after the Pentagon announced the agreement with
Iridium, because no competition was held for the telecommunications
contract. GAO placed a hold on the Iridium contract pending its
investigation, but the Pentagon was able to have the hold lifted by
citing national security reasons. The GAO investigation has a
100-day limit.
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