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Homeland Security

Northern Border SBInet Deployment Slated to Begin Soon

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Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

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Under its recent $20 million contract to install legacy surveillance systems at two locations along the nation's northern border, Boeing [BA] will begin those deployments in the next two to three months, according to the federal official in charge of the Secure Border Initiative (SBI). Boeing will deploy 11 Remote Video Surveillance Systems (RVSS) in the Border Patrol's Detroit, Mich., sector, and five systems in the Buffalo, N.Y., sector (TR2, April 1). The contract is for one year and project…

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Army

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Army

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Army

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