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Homeland Security

DHS Will Review Alternatives For Gen-3 BioWatch But Still Plans To Issue RFP

Friday, September 14th, 2012

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will contract out for an Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) for its struggling next-generation bio-detection system and also redo a mission needs evaluation of the program as well as conduct a cost-benefit analysis but at the same time it plans to go forward with a solicitation for a competitive ward that would lead to a contract for further testing and possibly production of the Generation-3 BioWatch system, government officials said yesterday. The DHS Acquisition Review…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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