The “virtual fence” sensor web project along the Mexican border has been stripped of $50Million of federal stimulus funds by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano due to cost overruns and missed deadlines. The fence has been installed and is undergoing testing in two areas along the Arizona border, but there are no plans to extend it. Instead the funds are being diverted to personal tech for border guards, including laptops, radios, thermal imaging devices and cameras.
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