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QinetiQ Nabs $20.6M in DHS Contracts

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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

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QinetiQ North America (QNA) has received a potential $15.6 million contract from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to manage services that facilitate in-transit visibility under the agency's Total Asset Visibility program. The work includes providing all asset tracking devices and supplemental equipment, GPS messaging services to locate tagged-assets or shipments, ensuring security sharing of data feeds and messaging, technical support for ongoing operations and maintenance. The contract also covers surge capabilities for disaster operations. Numerex Corp. [NMRX], a provider of…

Congress

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Space

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Congress

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Pentagon

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