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Homeland Security

Contract Awards

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, July 20th, 2021

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Contract Awards

DHS S&T Awards $2M to Small Companies for Handheld Imaging Devices The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has awarded two small businesses contracts worth about $1 million apiece to develop compact, handheld passenger screening devices for aviation security. San Diego-based Spectral Labs will continue research and development to produce and test a prototype anomaly recognition tool capable of locating anomalies in or under clothing of people passing through checkpoints and detection a variety of threats, including explosives…

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