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TSA Announces $53 Million In Checkpoint Security Awards

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Thursday, October 4th, 2007

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By Calvin Biesecker The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) yesterday announced it has made $52.3 million in recent awards to contractors for various new security equipment, most of which is headed to airport security checkpoints, including contracts with OSI Systems [OSIS] and Smiths Detection for their Advanced Technology (AT) X- Ray machines that screen carry-on bags for weapons and explosives. The contracts signal some of the more significant changes TSA has made in the last two years to improve security at…

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