Technology such as cameras, night vision devices, motion sensors, and surveillance equipment has become a key element of security operations across the rugged terrain of the southwest border. It enhances agent safety, provides constant monitoring of difficult access areas, and extends agent situational awareness and ability to interdict criminal activity. This hearing will examine U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) use of technology to secure the border and examine a procurement process that has struggled to provide technology to our agents on the ground, on budget, and in a timely fashion.

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