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By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017

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TSA Plans Industry Day Advanced ETDThe Transportation Security Administration will host an Industry Day on Oct. 24 and 25 to receive presentation from performers on Broad Agency Announcement 13-03 Advanced Explosive Trace Detection (ETD) Instrumentation and Methodologies, and sponsored researchers who are exploring fundamental science related to contact and non-contact sampling and characterizing trace explosive threats. TSA expects government attendees from the agency, the Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Lab and Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency, and other…

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