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Wednesday, March 13th, 2013

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The Transportation Security Administration plans to award Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $292,540.00 contract modification to a $6.1 million task order the company received in Sept. 2012 for systems integration services in support of Operational Test and Evaluation of new or modified Transportation Security Equipment. The modification is required to support services related to the testing of the Advanced Wait Time system, Credential Authentication Technology/Boarding Pass Scanning System, and Explosives Detection System onsite support. Implant Sciences [IMSC] has received a follow-on…

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