these fed govt dummies need to hire the israelis to build a border security wall for the U.S.
Posted on 04/23/2008 11:34:08 AM PDT by Domandred
TUCSON, Arizona (AP) -- The government is scrapping a $20 million prototype of its highly touted "virtual fence" on the Arizona-Mexico border because the system is failing to adequately alert border patrol agents to illegal crossings, officials said.
The move comes just two months after Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced his approval of the fence built by The Boeing Co. The fence consists of nine electronic surveillance towers along a 28-mile section of border southwest of Tucson.
Boeing is to replace the so-called Project 28 prototype with a series of towers equipped with communications systems, cameras and radar capability, officials said.
Less than a week after Chertoff accepted Project 28 on February 22, the Government Accountability Office told Congress it "did not fully meet user needs and the project's design will not be used as the basis for future" developments.
A glaring shortcoming of the project was the time lag between the electronic detection of movement along the border and the transmission of a camera image to agents patrolling the area, the GAO reported.
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The U.S government is using money like toilet paper.
$20M ‘fence’ scrapped for not catching enough liberals
Doesn’t that make a better headline, see the libs are saving the government money!!!! /s
these fed govt dummies need to hire the israelis to build a border security wall for the U.S.
If the virtual fence isn’t catching enough then send out real live officers such as Ramos and Campean.... oh, I guess that ain’t gonna happen anytime soon, huh, Jorge?
How much real fence can be built with this money?
Virtual fence only catches virtual illegals.
Will the Feds allow me a few years to virtually pay my takes?
Always have, always will.
if a ‘virtual fence’ would be so effective, then why doesn’t the gubmint recommend rhe use of ‘virtual prophylactics’ ?
Not “like” toilet paper, when you can “borrow into circulation” an unlimited amount at the press of a button, that money that is created using paper IS toilet paper.
Don't give them any ideas.
How 'bout virtual politicians w/virtual paychecks and virtual benefits?
Of course, we all knew this would be the end result. It just came sooner than expected.
Now, it looks like they are going to replace it with something very similar...which will fail, as well.
“Now, it looks like they are going to replace it with something very similar...which will fail, as well.”
That’s a jaded outlook. I’ve heard that the new system (signs in english AND spanish) are a very positive step forward! /S
For virtual sex?
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