[Toddsterpatriot]

I just hope the firms aren't foreign.

[Toddsterpatriot]

and Ericsson, the Swedish telecommunications giant which has its U.S. headquarters in Plano.

Sneaky Swedes.

[1rudeboy]

As envisioned by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, SBInet would marry industry expertise with the 42,000-employee Customs and Border Protection to create a wall of technology, manpower and infrastructure over the next six years. The initial cost is projected at $2.5 billion but could go much higher. [emphasis added]

Unconstitutional public/private partership! [sound of rending garments]