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Homeland Security

OSI Systems Touts TSA Support for New Explosive Detection System

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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

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The Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) award of a nearly $6 million contract for further development and delivery of an advanced Explosive Detection System (EDS) will vault OSI Systems [OSIS] into the forefront of technology for screening checked bags at airports within the next two years, company officials say. TSA awarded the $5.8 million contract to OSI's Rapiscan division last month under the Stationary Gantry/Fixed Source Screening (SG/FSS) Systems project (TR2, Oct. 15). The contract is a "validation" from the TSA…

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