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Homeland Security

Border Patrol Chief Expects RFP Soon For New Sensor Tower Program, Followed By Centralized Command And Control Platform

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, March 30th, 2022

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Border Patrol Chief Expects RFP Soon For New Sensor Tower Program, Followed By Centralized Command And Control Platform

Anduril's autonomous surveillance Sentry Tower along southwest border. Photo: CBP

SAN ANTONIO—Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is working to wrap up new solicitations for a consolidated border security tower program that will be followed by another request for bids for a command-and-control platform that will tie new, and legacy, sensor systems together, the chief of the U.S. Border Patrol said on Tuesday. A Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Consolidated Tower & Surveillance Equipment (CTSE) program was expected during the first quarter of 2022, which ends this week, but continues…

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