SBInet Program
U.S. Homeland Security Department’s Border Security Strategy
On November 2, 2005, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)Secretary Michael Chertoff announced the program Secure Border Initiative(SBI), a comprehensive multiyear plan to secure America’s borders and reduceillegal migration. A criticalcomponent of the SBI strategy to control the border is the department’s plan tolaunch a comprehensive program to transform its border control technology andinfrastructure. The goal of this program component of SBI is to field the mosteffective mix of current and next generation technology, infrastructure,staffing, and response platforms. This program, named SBInet, willintegrate multiple state-of-the-art systems and traditional securityinfrastructure into a single comprehensive border security suite for thedepartment. U.S….
