Security clearance contractor USIS suffered another in a series of setbacks Monday when the Government Accountability Office partially upheld a bid protest that removes the company from a contract it was given by the Homeland Security Department.
DHS had awarded a $210 million Field Office Support Services contract to USIS in July after the Office of Personnel Management said it wouldn’t do business with the company anymore.
The OPM decision was prompted by claims by the Justice Department that say the Falls Church, Va.-based security contractor took shortcuts and submitted files to the government that had not undergone a full review.
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