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Homeland Security

CBP’s SBI Program Mulls Additional Purchases of Mobile Surveillance Systems

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Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

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By Calvin Biesecker Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is conducting market research of mobile tower systems that would be equipped with cameras and possibly radars for a potential follow-on purchase to existing Mobile Surveillance Systems (MSS) for deployments along the country's northern and southwest borders, according to the director of the agency's Secure Border Initiative (SBI) program. The agency released a Request for Information (RFI) in early July for mobile surveillance platforms that are available commercially or through the government.…

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