BAE Systems’ $20.8 Million Air Force Costs Claim Denied by Board

The US Air Force doesn’t owe BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. $20.8 million in additional costs under a radar system support contract, an armed services contract appeals board said in a decision released Thursday.

BAE argued that when it completed the contract in 2018, and stopped making payments to workers’ pension plans, BAE and its subcontractor incurred withdrawal liability costs under the Multi-Employer Pension Plan Amendment Act that the government was required to reimburse.

But BAE couldn’t show that the failure to reimburse the costs constituted a contract breach, said Administrative Judge Laura Eyester of the Armed Services ...