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Homeland Security

Shifting Priorities, Outdated Systems Hamper Border Security Tech Deployments and Use

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021

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Shifting Priorities, Outdated Systems Hamper Border Security Tech Deployments and Use

Integrated Fixed Tower system deployed by Elbit Systems of America in Arizona. Photo: Elbit Systems

Customs and Border Protection’s plans for deploying and using various sensor-based systems to enhance security along the southwest border from 2014 to early 2020 have been hindered due to shifting technology priorities, aging equipment, and other challenges, a Department of Homeland Security oversight office says in a new report. “In accordance with its 2014 Southwest Border Technology Plan, CBP planned to deploy a significant number of surveillance systems to Border Patrol sectors responsible for securing the southwest border,” the DHS…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]