They didn't release either for the Ford contract did they? I believe they did mention after it was released elsewhere.
My point is that the information is already out there and the PPS has moved because of it and now reflects that info.
There have been other instances where they finally made a statement well after the actual event and the PPS didn't move.
As was stated in someone else's post, we have no details about the VA contract, this contract could be over a period of weeks, months or over a year. The longer the timeframe the less impact on quarterly earnings.
There have also been plenty of contracts that have never had any type of company release. (Though the amount of this one, I believe, requires reporting.
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