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Monday, July 26th, 2010

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense DHS Authorization. The House Homeland Security Committee last week unanimously approved an authorization bill for the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate and Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, authorizing $1.1 billion and $1.2 billion for S&T in FY '11 and FY '12, respectively, and $305.8 million and $315 million for DNDO in FY '11 and FY '12, respectively. ...A More Secure New York. The Homeland Security Science…

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