TSA gets more Rapiscan scanners

The Transportation Security Administration has awarded Rapiscan Systems a follow-on order of about $3 million for its Rapiscan 620DV Advanced Technology X-Ray scanning systems. The award for the baggage and parcel screening system for airports is one of the first made by TSA that uses economic stimulus funds. Rapiscan, of Torrance, Calif., is a global supplier of security inspection systems. (Source: Business Wire, 05/21/09) Gulf Coast note: Rapiscan has a manufacturing operation - Ferson Technologies/Rapiscan - in Ocean Springs, Miss.