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Homeland Security

CBP Begins SBInet Construction on Northern Border, Deploys Mobile Systems

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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) last month began deploying eight new surveillance towers in the Border Patrol's Detroit, Mich., Sector for the Northern Border Project component of the Secure Border Initiative technology program called SBInet. In addition, CBP has already acquired three Mobile Surveillance Systems from Telephonics and has begun to operate them in two sectors of the northern border, Detroit and Swainton, Vt., Mark Borkowski, CBP's director of the SBI program, tells TR2. Telephonics is a division of Griffon…

Congress

Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]

Congress

U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

Congress

White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]

Congress

House Narrowly Votes To Pass $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA, Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0

The House on Wednesday narrowly voted to pass its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill […]