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CBP Seeks Modest Boost to Border Security, Add New Capabilities in South Texas

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, March 25th, 2014

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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is requesting a slight uptick in funding in FY ’15 for its border security program to help maintain existing and new surveillance systems and technology and begin to bring new capabilities to South Texas which is overtaking Arizona as the preferred route of illegal cross-border activity. CBP’s Office of Technology Innovation and Acquisition (OTIA) is already loaning the Border Patrol tethered aerostats equipped with surveillance sensors for demonstrations and evaluations in Texas and plans to…

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