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The FAA is frustrated with Virginia-based Peraton’s performance on an ambitious air traffic control modernization effort, according to reporting. Peraton had minimal prior experience working with the agency before taking on the project, raising questions about execution, contractor selection and oversight of a critical national infrastructure program.
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The FAA is frustrated with Virginia-based Peraton’s performance on an ambitious air traffic control modernization effort, according to reporting. Peraton had minimal prior experience working with the agency before taking on the project, raising questions about execution, contractor selection and oversight of a critical national infrastructure program.
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