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A Hole in the Fence
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July 1, 2008
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WHAT U.S. PRESIDENT Geoige W. Bush hailed as "the most technologically advanced border security initiative in American history"-a "virtual fence" along the U.S. and Mexico border-has officially flopped. And poor project management and a lack of communication strategies are partly to blame. The $20 million problem project may also point to talent gap issues with U.S. government ventures.
Part of the U.S. Department of Homeland security's (DHS) secure Border Initiative (SBI), the much-ballyhooed effort was dealt a major blow when technical problems were discovered in the 28-mile (45-kilometer) pilot project running south of Tucson, Arizona, USA. In February, the DHS announced a change in ...
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