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Homeland Security

TSA Holding to CBIS Acquisition Timeline

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Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

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After a series of delays in its ongoing procurement plans for the next-generation of explosives detection systems (EDS) to screen checked baggage at the nation's airports, the Transportation Security Administration's latest schedule is holding with contract awards still planned for next July. In July 2011 the agency plans to establish the qualified product list (QPL) and base contract awards under the Checked Baggage Inspection Systems (CBIS) program, Jenel Cline, TSA's program manager for the project, says at an Industry Day…

Congress

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Congress

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