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ANSER, MITRE get New FFRDC Awards from DHS

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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

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The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate has awarded the non-profit firms Analytic Services, Inc. (ANSER) and MITRE Corp. to establish and run two new Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) to deepen the department's research capabilities. Both contracts have a base-year and four one-year options with MITRE's potentially worth $443 million and ANSER's $269 million. The Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute (HSSAI), to be run by ANSER, will replace the current Homeland Security Institute…

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