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Homeland Security

Morpho Detection Gets $15.6M in Recovery Act Funds for ETDs

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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has awarded Morpho Detection a $15.6 million order under an existing indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for the purchase of 400 explosive trace detectors (ETD) and associated training. The award was made with Recovery Act funds. The award date is Sept. 22 and the contractor listed is General Electric's [GE] Homeland Protection business unit. However, GE sold 81 percent of that business to France's Safran the week before. The business has been renamed Morpho Detection.…

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