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Homeland Security

DHS Pilot Testing Commercialization Approach to Procurement

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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last summer began trying out a new approach to how it buys certain products and services based on commercial potential--which is defined by large market size versus the smaller unit volumes typical of many federal government programs. In turn, the business opportunities themselves are based on operational needs within the department's operating components, the first responder community, and owners and users of critical infrastructure and key resources. Called SECURE, for System Efficacy through Commercialization,…

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