CBP spent $1.1 billion on the Secure Border Initiative, which included SBInet, a
program originally designed to place a series of fixed towers along the border,
and to stream live video from their cameras into Border Patrol vehicles. Although
the ambitious concept was pared down over the years, prime contractor Boeing never
delivered a fully working system and the program was ultimately canceled after
five years of work in 2011.
In its wake comes the 10-year integrated fixed tower and the remote video surveillance
system program budgeted at $1.14 billion and $224 million, respectively.