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Northrop Grumman Announces Team For Coast Guard NAIS

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Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

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Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it will be competing to design and install the Coast Guard's Nationwide Automatic Identification System (NAIS), a two-way maritime digital communication system that will improve safety and security along the nation's littorals. A Request for Proposals for NAIS Increment 2 is expected to be released next month although this date has slipped to the right before. Northrop Grumman said its team members for the pursuit include Allied Technology Group, CACI International [CAI], Washington Group International,…

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