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CBP Proposes Big Increase in Funding for Cargo Inspection Equipment

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, February 10th, 2015

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After several years of stagnant budgets for its cargo inspection equipment used mainly at land and seaports of entry, Customs and Border Protection is requesting $209.3 million in FY ’16 for non-intrusive inspection (NII) systems, a nearly 70 percent increase over the amount requested in FY ’15.In budget documents released to Congress this month, CBP says $88.5 million of the request will be for recapitalizing aging equipment, which include large and small-scale NII systems, while the largest chunk of the…

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