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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

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Customs and Border Protection has awarded AgustaWestland an $11 million contract to provide pilot training for AW139 multi-mission helicopters. The contract includes a one-year base period and four one-year options. AgustaWestland is a business unit of Italy's Finmeccanica. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Office of Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing plans to award Jupiter Corp. a potential 60-day, $900,000 contract extension to continue adjudication services for three programs pending award of a follow-on contract and allowing for a potentially critical…

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