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DHS S&T Issues BAA for TRUST Program

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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the Time Recorded Ubiquitous Sensor Technologies (TRUST) Project, which is focused on detecting the presence of dangerous cargo and anomalous substances while operating inside a cargo shipping container from the time it is packed and sealed overseas until it reaches its U.S. port of destination, assumed to be a maximum of 21 days, exploiting the long dwell times associated with such voyages. Some of the project's…

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