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OSI Systems Says X-Ray Generator Made in China at Root of TSA Contract Termination

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, December 17th, 2013

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OSI Systems [OSIS] says that it believes the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently terminated its contract for airport checkpoint X-Ray systems due to the use of an X-Ray generator that had not been pre-approved by the agency. The company says said that its proposal for the $67 million Advanced Technology-2 (AT-2) X-Ray system contract that it won in September includes the use of the upgraded component, which is made by China’s Shanghai Advanced Non-Destructive Testing (SANDT). However, the company says…

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