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GD Tests IFT Solution In Preperation For CBP Run-Off

Wednesday, July 25th, 2012

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General Dynamics [GD] has tested the solution it is proposing for an electronic surveillance network that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) hopes to begin deploying next year along portions of the United States’ southwest border, a company executive said recently. “We have de-risked the system and actually integrated those components in preparation not only for our technical response in the written proposal, because we want to make sure that we characterize and mitigate the risks that we see,” said Chris…

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