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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…

Space

Space Force Eyes Nearly $1.5 Billion for Space Data Network Backbone in Future Reconciliation Bill

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Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

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Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

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