By Aliya Sternstein, Nextgov
12/09/2011
The Homeland Security Department has published an expected draft solicitation for bids on a successor to a failed $1 billion virtual border fence.
The proposed work order calls for "nondevelopmental" -- already available from defense or industrial production lines -- towers flanked with cameras designed to tolerate the extreme Arizona weather. The Southwest terrain undermined former contractor Boeing Co.'s previous try at what was then called the Secure Border Initiative network, leading DHS to switch to a more tailored surveillance strategy. [...]
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