EU Sues IBM, Atos, and Leonardo Over Smart Border System Delays

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Brussels taking its own border-system contractors to court puts future EU public-sector work for IBM and partners on the line, and lands on Atos just as it finishes a restructuring that cut 19% of its workforce.

JUST IN: EU sues IBM, Atos and Leonardo over delays on new smart border system
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Future EU public-sector work for IBM, Atos, and Leonardo is at risk after the European Union sued all three over delays on a new smart border system. The pressure lands hardest on Atos, fresh off a restructuring that cut 19% of its workforce.

The dispute with Brussels threatens the three companies' bids for future EU technology mandates.

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Leonardo, the Italian defense and technology group, depends on government contracts for a core part of its revenue base.

Brussels is accelerating investment in digital border and security infrastructure, making these mandates worth watching.

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