Border Protection
The growth of illegal immigration across the nation's borders, particularly those with Mexico, has led DHS to begin erecting a fence across hundreds of miles of open land, beef up the Border Patrol, promote its SBInet program and engage CBP in a huge effort to encourage legal immigration while staunching the flow of illegal migrants.
Predator B to expand its maritime surveillance role
June 2nd, 2008
The Predator B unmanned aircraft, which is already being used over Iraq, Afghanistan and the U.S.-Mexican border, may soon begin flying over the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean and the Great Lakes to enhance the surveillance of the maritime borders of the U.S.
Relieving traffic congestion at U.S. borders
June 1st, 2008
The pendulum at the U.S. southern and northern borders seems to swing regularly between tightening restrictions on vehicular and pedestrian border crossers in order to enhance security and loosening restrictions on the same border crossers in order to speed the flow of legitimate trade.
US-VISIT plans public hearing on exit biometrics on June 13
May 30th, 2008
Because the US-VISIT program has received so many requests to extend the 60-day comment period about its proposed plan to ask commercial airlines to collect fingerprints from foreign travelers exiting the United States, the program has instead scheduled a public hearing at a hotel in Arlington, VA, on Friday, June 13.
A cacophony of voices at the U.S.-Mexico border
May 26th, 2008
It doesn’t surprise me that the effort to control the nation’s porous borders and manage an illusive population of illegal immigrants has become an insurmountable problem for the U.S. Government.
Report: Border security market to reach $14 billion by 2011
May 15th, 2008
Border security is expected to be one of the top growth markets in the homeland security sector in terms of expenditure over the next four years, reaching $13.98 billion by end of 2011, representing a compound annual growth rate of 19.5 percent.
One last thing before you leave. . .
May 5th, 2008
For years, it was illogical that DHS went to extraordinary lengths to capture the fingerprints (first two fingers, then 10 fingers) and the facial photos of foreign travelers who entered the U.S., but did precious little to determine whether and where those same foreign travelers actually exited the U.S.
DHS seeks ideas on capturing biometric data from exiting foreign travelers
May 2nd, 2008
The Department of Homeland Security has been collecting fingerprints and facial photos of foreign travelers arriving at air, sea and land ports as they enter the U.S. for years, and has recently decided it is time to collect -- and match -- similar biometric data obtained from foreign travelers as they exit the U.S.
CBP taps tech schools to fill Border Patrol posts
May 1st, 2008
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has begun sending letters to more than 100 technical schools around the country, encouraging graduating students to consider pursuing a federal career in a host of available jobs. CBP’s rapid growth has created thousands of entry-level mission support and operational support positions.
