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Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, September 25th, 2013

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Joint Emergency Training Associates has received a potential five-year $4.8 million contract from the Coast Guard to provide chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense training. The contracts is a small business set aside. Electronic Consulting Services, Inc., has received a three-month, $1 million contract extension from the Department of Homeland Security to continue to provide performance and support of the National Operations Center (NOC) during the transition to a new contractor. The NOC serves as the principle federal operations center…

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