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Monday, September 20th, 2010

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense ASP Still Holding. Despite plans to have resumed field testing of the Advanced Spectroscopic Portal earlier this summer, the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) and Customs and Border Protection are still working to do so. Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Jane Holl Lute tells the Senate Homeland Security Committee that once field testing on the next-generation Radiation Portal Monitor is complete, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will finalize a…

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