Opportunity at the Borders

Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Paul Rothman

Contractors in the Running

Here is an overview of the five contractors who have bid on the $2 billion SBInet contract. The Department of Homeland Security is expected to award the first contracts by the end of September.

Boeing Co., Chicago

TEAM MEMBERS: DRS Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, Palm Bay, Fla.; Kollsman Inc., Merrimack, N.H.; L-3 Government Services Inc., Washington, D.C.; L-3 Communication Systems - West, Salt Lake City; Perot Systems, Plano, Texas; and Unisys Global Public Sector, Reston, Va.

Ericsson Inc., Plano, Texas

TEAM MEMBERS: Computer Sciences Corp., El Segundo, Calif.; Fluor Corp., Irving, Texas; SYColeman Corp., Arlington, Va., a division of L-3 Communications; MTC Technologies, Dayton, Ohio; Camber Corp., Huntsville, Ala.; AEP Networks Inc., Somerset, N.J.; Texas A&M University; and the University of Texas at Austin.

Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md.

TEAM MEMBERS: to be announced

Northrop Grumman Corp., Los Angeles

TEAM MEMBERS: Anteon International Corp. and SRA Intl., Fairfax, Va.; BearingPoint, Inc., McLean, Va.; L. Robert Kimball and Associates, Ebensburg, Pa.; HNTB Corp., Kansas City, Mo.; L-3 Communications Titan Group, San Diego; and General Dynamics, Falls Church, Va.

SOLUTION PROVIDERS: EMC Corp., Hopkinton, Mass.; ESRI, Redlands, Calif.; Hughes Network Systems LLC, Germantown, Md.; Motorola Inc., Schaumberg, Ill.; Sprint/Nextel, Reston, Va.; Oracle Corp., Redwood Shores, Calif.; Identix, Minnetonka, Minn.; and Nortel, Ontario, Canada.

Raytheon Co., Waltham, Mass.

TEAM MEMBERS: Apogen Technologies Inc., McLean, Va.; BAE Systems Inc., Rockville, Md.; Bechtel National Inc., Frederick, Md; Deloitte Consulting LLP, New York; and IBM, Armonk, N.Y.

Citizens on Patrol the Texas technology plan

TEXAS GOVERNOR RICK PERRY PLANS TO CALL ON THE HELP OF BOTH TECHNOLOGY AND THE CITIZENS OF HIS STATE IN THE COUNTRY'S BORDER SECURITY MISSION.

Saying “Texas must never wait for Washington to act,” Perry has authorized a $5 million technology plan, under which hundreds of night-vision cameras will be deployed on private land along the Mexican border. The video feeds will be broadcast live on the Internet, so that anyone with a computer who spots illegal immigrants trying to make it across the border can report it on a toll-free hot line.

“This is no different than neighborhood watches,” Perry says. “By leveraging advanced video technology and the power of the World Wide Web, and with an increased financial commitment from the state of Texas, we can make our border stronger and our nation safer.”

Perry says the cameras will cover vast stretches of farm and ranch land located directly on the border where criminal activity is known to occur, and “not the neighborhoods where families will continue to enjoy their privacy.”

“Landowners will be able to monitor and defend their property from those who might endanger their families,” Perry continues. “We will make the video feed available to state, local and federal law enforcement agencies so they can respond swiftly and appropriately.”

For more on the plan, visit Perry's Web site, http://www.governor.state.tx.us

Story Quick Links

• Bush's SBI Plan at a Glance
• Border Security by the Numbers
• Contractors in the Running
• Citizens on Patrol the Texas technology plan
• Barriers On the Fence
• Protecting our Borders A Resource Guide

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