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Homeland Security

Q&A: Rapiscan, Brijot Distribution Agreement

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Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

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For developers and manufacturers of millimeter wave technology, October was a pretty decent month due to the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) decision to acquire a limited number of portal and stand-off sensor systems made by L-3 Communications [LLL] and QinetiQ respectively (TR2, Oct. 17). Whether the technology will achieve stronger, and wider, acceptance by TSA and other security agencies in the United States remains to be seen but OSI Systems' [OSIS] agreement to distribute under its own label, and potentially…

Congress

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Pentagon

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