Aerospace Group:

Business/Financial

TSA Awards Implant Sciences Potential $71 Million In Orders For Trace Detectors

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, September 15th, 2016

SHARE:

TSA Awards Implant Sciences Potential $71 Million In Orders For Trace Detectors

Implant Sciences' QS-B220 ETD. Photo: Implant Sciences

Feeding off an existing contract with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Implant Sciences [IMSC] on Thursday said it has received delivery orders from the agency for around 3,400 explosive trace detectors (ETDs) mainly for aviation security purposes.The potential value of the task orders, including options, is $71.3 million with the initial obligation for $24.4 million for 1,353 of the company’s QS-B220 desktop ETDs.In late 2014, TSA awarded Implant a nearly $162 million contract to supply it with desktop ETDs, an…

Congress

SASC Leaders Criticize Trump’s Defense Strategy, Press Colby On Policy Shifts

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leadership on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration’s new National Defense Strategy (NDS) and pressed the Pentagon’s top policy official to explain the document’s priorities. SASC […]

Congress

Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain

Legislation regarding equity investments by the Defense Department in critical mineral supply chains is needed to strengthen the larger defense industrial base and demonstrate to the “free market” that the […]

Congress

“Not Sure How They Get To Where They Wanna Be,” Calvert Says of $1.5 Trillion Defense Topline Proposal

As the federal government enters a third week of tardiness in a fiscal 2027 budget release, a big question is how the Pentagon will be able to spend $500 billion […]

Congress

Path Uncertain For $1.5 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Topline After Trump Casts Doubt On Second Reconciliation Bill

The path to achieve the White House’s call for a $1.5 trillion defense topline in 2027 appears murkier now after President Donald Trump has cast doubt on the prospects of […]