{"id":11737,"date":"2022-07-14T13:17:51","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T13:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/07\/14\/us-urges-speed-in-booz-allen-antitrust-case-as-nsa-intel-contract-nears\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:39:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:39:15","slug":"us-urges-speed-in-booz-allen-antitrust-case-as-nsa-intel-contract-nears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/govcon\/2022\/07\/14\/us-urges-speed-in-booz-allen-antitrust-case-as-nsa-intel-contract-nears\/","title":{"rendered":"US urges speed in Booz Allen antitrust case as NSA intel contract nears"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Department of Justice asked a federal court to move quickly on its antitrust lawsuit against information technology consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton and defense company EverWatch, citing concerns that delays would jeopardize the work of the National Security Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Justice Department<\/a> this week asked the court in Maryland to expedite its case and consider a preliminary injunction it\u2019s seeking on or before Aug. 5, court documents show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. attorneys argue a speedier clip is necessary to preserve competition on an NSA contract dubbed Optimal Decision, which deals with signals intelligence and simulation services. A request for proposals for the contract will be issued \u201cimminently,\u201d the DOJ said in its filing, and timely judicial intervention is needed to protect the process while preventing the proposed merger of Booz Allen and EverWatch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Justice Department on June 29 sued in an effort to block Booz Allen<\/a>, one of the 10 largest U.S. defense contractors, from acquiring EverWatch. In its complaint, the government alleged the combination would imperil market competition, harm taxpayers and reduce services for the NSA.<\/p>\n\n\n\t