The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday its contract with national security firm Peraton, the project manager of a $12.5-billion effort to overhaul the aging U.S. air traffic control system, was worth $1.5 billion. In a briefing to House of Representative lawmakers, FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said U.S. President Donald Trump in December negotiated a $200 million discount off the initial proposed contract price for Peraton, which is owned by Veritas Capital. "The FAA was always going to need an implementation and integration partner," Bedford said. The FAA made public on Tuesday a presentation it gave to Congress that included the $1.5 billion figure and details of the innovative contract that includes a "No Excuses" requirement and fees are earned or lost based on