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Contract Awards

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, December 16th, 2014

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TSA Awards Morpho Detection Potential $28M for EDS Support Morpho Detection has received a potential $28 million contract from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to provide technical and engineering services for the company’s deployed CTX 9000, 9400 and 9800 medium speed explosive detection systems (EDS) used to screen checked bags at the nation’s airports. The support funding will be let out through task orders during FY ’15. The work includes things like upgrades related to Risk Based Security, algorithm development…

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