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Shifting Priorities, Outdated Systems Hamper Border Security Tech Deployments and Use

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Shifting Priorities, Outdated Systems Hamper Border Security Tech Deployments and Use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

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