Deloitte Can Keep $343 Million TSA Employee Support Contract

Accenture Federal Services LLC lost its protest to Deloitte’s Transportation Security Administration contract award after the GAO rejected arguments that the agency did not properly evaluate whether the corporate officers were appropriate for the job at hand.

The TSA was looking for a company that could further support their human resource efforts across the lifecycle of an employee. Accenture alleged that the consulting firm had unequal access to information that gave it a leg over Accenture in oral presentations.

Both companies already provided IT services to the TSA, which Accenture alleged helped Deloitte gain access to non-public data. However, the ...