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Cyber

DHS S&T Exploring Several Paths To Improving EDS Software

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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

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By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) branch is working several parallel paths to improving capabilities of next-generation explosives detection systems (EDS) through software enhancements of the image processing, agency officials told sister publication TR2. These efforts to explore the separation of EDS hardware and software development are expected to lead to the release of a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) later this year, says Doug Bauer, program manager with S&T's Manhattan II project, which…

Budget

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