U.S. Opens Bids for Solutions to Border Problems

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The Department of Homeland Security took a major step yesterday in seeking to control 6,000 miles of the nation's borders, calling for bids that eventually could bring upgraded sensor and surveillance technology, unmanned aerial vehicles and computers.

In addition to 1,500 new U.S. Border Patrol agents this year and another 1,500 next year, the effort could include advanced video cameras with high-resolution images, infrared viewing and night vision; heat and motion detectors; biological and chemical detectors; ground radar; and facial-recognition software technologies.

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U.S. Opens Bids for Solutions to Border Problems

With Republicans and Democrats in Congress deadlocked on immigration reform, Homeland Security officials yesterday began the bi...

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