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CBP Awards Unisys $230 Million To Continue Border Security Efforts

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, October 19th, 2016

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CBP Awards Unisys $230 Million To Continue Border Security Efforts

Unidentified traveler submitting a fingerprint at a Customs and Border Protection workstation. Photo: CBP

Unisys [UIS] on Tuesday said it has received a potential five-year task order from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue technology integration efforts at ports of entry and exit the agency operates in the United States.A CBP spokesman told Defense Daily on Wednesday that the potential value of the Integrated Traveler Initiatives (ITI) contract is $229.7 million if all options are exercised. The award value for the initial year is $22.7 million. The ITI task order was awarded under…

Congress

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