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Homeland Security

Contract Awards

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, October 26th, 2021

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Contract Awards

Smiths Detection's HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX checkpoint scanner for carry-on bags. Photo: Smiths Detection

TSA Awards Checkpoint CT Vendors Contracts for System Enhancements, Maintenance The Transportation Security Administration has awarded contracts to the four vendors that have all supplied the agency with advanced checkpoint baggage scanners that have been used for the past several years to demonstrate and evaluate the technologies in some U.S. airports. The three-year contracts were awarded to Analogic, Integrated Defense & Security Solutions, Leidos [LDOS] and Smiths Detection. The values of the contracts were redacted. Analogic and Smiths each have…

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