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Contract Awards

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, November 29th, 2022

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CBP Awards Sayari $8M for Supply Chain Support Customs and Border Protection has awarded the commercial risk intelligence company Sayari a $7.8 million contract to support the agency’s efforts to reduce risks to the global supply chain and ensure U.S. companies comply with import regulations. The Washington, D.C.-based firm says with its help, “CBP teams tasked with proactively identifying illicit shipments and threats ranging from nuclear weapon proliferation and arms trafficking to forced labor violations in U.S. trade and commercial…

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