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February 4, 2010

More troubles for $7B ‘virtual fence'

  • Having spent $672 million so far with little to show for it, Washington is reassessing the whole idea of the virtual Mexican border fence.
    • By JACQUES BILLEAUD
    Associated Press Writer

    PHOENIX — An ambitious, $6.7 billion government project to secure nearly the entire Mexican border with a “virtual fence” of cameras, ground sensors and radar is in jeopardy after a string of technical glitches and delays.

    Having spent $672 million so far with little to show for it, Washington has ordered a reassessment of the whole idea. The outlook became gloomier this week when President Barack Obama proposed cutting $189 million from the venture.


     
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