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Life-Cycle Cost Of Next-Generation DHS Bio-Detection Program Pegged At $5.7 Billion

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, March 30th, 2012

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The cost to develop, procure, operate and maintain a next-generation system currently being developed to automatically detect and alert for harmful biological threats in the environment is $5.7 billion, according to congressional members and a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official. That would make the Generation-3 BioWatch program one of the most expensive single programs within the department. The Gen-3 program is being managed by the DHS Office of Health Affairs (OHA), which itself has a relatively small budget, $167.4…

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