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Homeland Security

Biometrics Task Force Selects 12 Firms under $497M BOSS-U

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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

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The Army's Biometrics Task Force (BTF) has selected 12 firms, which is all those that bid, for a potential $497 million in indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity awards under the Biometrics Operations and Support Services Unrestricted (BOSS-U) program. The companies are CACI International [CAI], Telos Corp., Booz Allen Hamilton, Cogent [COGT], Science Applications International Corp. [SAI], American Systems Corp., Northrop Grumman [NOC], Ideal Innovations (I-3), Computer Sciences Corp. [CSC], Lockheed Martin [LMT], Raytheon [RTN], and Electronic Data Systems, which is part…

Congress

Kaine On Iranian Girls School Strike: “You Can Be Sure We’re Gonna Get The Answer To That One”

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Congress

‘Right To Repair’ Reform In SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sets “Government-Purpose Rights’ As Default

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Advanced / Transformational Technology

Pentagon May Make ‘Tradeoffs’ For Low-Cost Autonomous Tech Without Reconciliation Funds, CTO Says

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Congress

SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

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