DoD Buzz: AF Suspends L-3 Special Ops Unit

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AF Suspends L-3 Special Ops Unit
By Colin Clark Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 6:44 pm

The government has taken the rare action of cutting a unit of L-3 off from all new business while it investigates alleged misuse of an email system and has threatened the broader company, saying it is “considering” suspending the parent subsidiary as well.

A source with long experience of black contracting, and who knows L-3 reasonably well, characterized the suspension as “a very serious matter” for both the government and the company. This source said that such suspensions usually occur “because the contracting agency does not feel they have gotten the attn of the company’s senior leadership.”

We bet that L-3’s senior leadership is fully engaged now.

Here’s the company’s announcement:

L-3 Communications Corporation received notice that its Special Support Programs Division (L-3 SSPD, formerly known as L-3 Joint Operations Group (JOG)) has been temporarily suspended from receiving any new contracts or orders from U.S. Federal Government agencies, including under its Special Operations Forces Support Activity (SOFSA) contract.