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TSA Awards Checkpoint Security Contracts; Makes More Moves

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Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) awarded $52.3 million in recent contracts for various new security equipment, most of which is headed to airport security checkpoints, including awards to OSI Systems [OSIS] and Smiths Detection for their Advanced Technology (AT) X-Ray machines that screen carry-on bags for explosives and weapons. TSA also has begun a pilot-test of L-3 Communication's [LLL] ProVision active millimeter wave whole body imaging system walk-through portal for secondary screening of passengers at security checkpoints. The pilot is…

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