Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Stranded Jeep Two smugglers trying to get their apparently drug-laden Jeep over a border fence in California and into the U.S. in the early morning darkness of Oct. 30 wound up abandoning the vehicle while it was suspended in the air. Just…
Border agency toiling to get cargo and passenger processing up to speed
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: Dulles International Although ports processing passengers and cargo in Hurricane Sandy’s path were closed, or had operations severely limited as the storm charged into one of the busiest transit areas of the country, U.S. border agencies are moving to begin operations again….
Border agencies halt enforcement actions in Sandy evacuations
Top Priority Sector: border_security U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) were told to concentrate on saving lives and property and not to pursue immigration enforcement activities during evacuations ordered ahead of Hurricane Sandy. The massive east coast storm threatens millions from Washington D.C….
Advisory council to review border infrastructure task force’s report on Nov. 8
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: border_security The Homeland Security Advisory Council meet via a public telephone conference call on November 8 from 4:00 to 5:00 PM to review and deliberate on a report prepared by the Council’s Border Infrastructure Task Force, says a Federal Register announcement. The HSAC provides independent,…
New US/Canada border conference in Detroit to advance “Beyond the Border” declaration
Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Cobo Centerin Detroit, MI Based on the February 2011 United States-Canada joint declaration, Beyond the Border: A Shared Vision for Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness, Eagle Eye Expositions, LLC plans to present a new event called the US/Canada Border Conference at the Cobo Center…
CBP installs second El Paso AM radio station for border crossers
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Bridge of the Americas A second low-power AM broadcast radio station was installed at the El Paso, TX port of entry by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to help speed public travel at the crossing. The newest radio station is located at…
A unique solution for U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Joseph J. Battaglia Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Joseph J. Battaglia Acquisition cost versus life-cycle cost has always been a trade-off, often difficult to assess, usually very subjective, and frequently leaving U.S. Government procurement agencies to assume higher risk than necessary in their supplier selection process. For U.S. Customs…
Investigation ongoing of Border Patrol agent’s killing
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Nicholas Ivie The joint federal/local investigation into the Oct. 2 fatal shooting of Border Patrol agent Nicholas Ivie continued in earnest, as DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano and other border agency leaders gathered in Arizona in his honor. The FBI has been tight-lipped…
Investigation of Border Patrol agent killing ongoing
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Nicholas Ivie The joint federal/local investigation into the Oct. 2 fatal shooting of Border Patrol agent Nicholas Ivie continued in earnest, as DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano and other border agency leaders gathered in Arizona in his honor. The FBI has been tight-lipped…
Investigation of Border Patrol agent killing ongoing
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Nicholas Ivie The joint federal/local investigation into the Oct. 2 fatal shooting of Border Patrol agent Nicholas Ivie continued in earnest, as DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano and other border agency leaders gathered in Arizona in his honor. The FBI has been tight-lipped…