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Homeland Security

Briefing

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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

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*Boeing [BA] received a $2.8 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security's Science & Technology (S&T) Directorate under the SAFE Container (SAFECON) for research and development in support of the company's Remote Vapor Inspection System (RVIS) for Maritime Containers. According to DHS, "Boeing claims that their RVIS will detect and identify the contents of maritime shipping containers by interrogating internal and/or emitted vapors." Using a laser interrogation technique, RVIS determines the vapor's spectral signature, which is then compared to…

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