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Homeland Security

CBP Expands SBInet Deployment Along Northern Border

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Thursday, August 20th, 2009

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By Calvin Biesecker Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Tuesday said that deployment has begun on eight new surveillance towers in the Detroit, Mich., Sector for the Northern Border Project component of the Secure Border Initiative technology program called SBInet. The eight Remote Video Surveillance Systems (RVSS) are being installed and integrated by SBInet prime contractor Boeing [BA]. When the deployment is completed along the St. Clair River, from Lake Huron to Lake St. Clair, it will cover about 35…

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