Boeing: Secure Border Initiative (SBI) and SBInet

[boeing] The
Secure Border Initiative (SBI) is a comprehensive plan by the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to gain operational control of
the U.S. borders through the integration of increased staffing,
interior enforcement, detection technology and infrastructure, and
coordination on federal, state, local and international levels.

A critical component of SBI is SBInet, a program focused on transforming border control through technology and infrastructure. SBInet
will provide frontline personnel advantages in securing the nation’s
land borders through the most effective integration of current and next
generation technology, infrastructure, staffing and response platforms.

The SBInet
solution will be managed and executed by the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection agency, and will be deployed using a homeland security
threat-based approach.

The Boeing Team, Approach, Strategy and Deployment of SBInet
The Boeing Team

Centech Group (Arlington, VA) — Training services.

DRS Technologies
(Parsippany, N.J.) — DRS is a leading supplier of products, services
and support to U.S. and international military forces, domestic
intelligence agencies and defense technology companies worldwide. The
company employs approximately 10,000 people.

Kollsman
(Merrimack, N.H.) — Kollsman, Inc., an Elbit Systems of America
company, is a multi-disciplined research, development, manufacturing
and support organization that provides advanced electro-optical and
avionics systems to U.S. and foreign commercial and military markets.

L-3 Communications Government Services Inc.
(Washington, D.C.) is a provider of advanced integrated security suites
designed to counter the variety of criminal and terrorist threats
facing our nation.

L-3 Communication Systems – West
(Salt Lake City, Utah) is a leader in communication systems for
intelligence collection, imagery processing and satellite
communications.

LGS
(Murray Hill, NJ) — Capabilities and knowledge including wireline and
wireless network design, analysis, and modeling functions spanning
voice, data, and sensor communications.

Perot Systems
(Plano, Texas) — Perot Systems is a worldwide provider of information
technology services and business solutions. Through its flexible and
collaborative approach, Perot Systems integrates expertise from across
the company to deliver custom solutions that enable clients to
accelerate growth, streamline operations and create new levels of
customer value.

Unisys Global Public Sector
(Reston, Va.) — Unisys Global Public Sector has expertise in homeland
security and law enforcement information systems and information
technology infrastructure, engineering, operations and maintenance.

USIS (Washington, D.C.) — Information and investigative services.

Approach

Boeing
is leveraging the expertise and capabilities of our teammates to
provide a system of systems, best value and low-risk solution to DHS
and CBP. The Boeing SBInet team offers the combined experience
in deploying large-scale systems integration efforts as well as in
security, border security, surveillance systems and other areas that
enable the team to understand the needs and challenges of CBP and the
Border Patrol to deliver the right SBInet solution.

Strategy

Our
strategy focuses on providing CBP and the Border Patrol with detailed
Situational Awareness through our Common Operating Picture to give
every field agent the advantage of real-time, integrated information
about illegal crossing activity and operations by Border Patrol and
other supporting law enforcement agencies.

Our team
will deploy the appropriate mix and amount of systems along border
areas that are between points of entry to detect those approaching the
border. Border enforcement areas are divided into sectors, each with a
local command center. The Boeing team’s system will detect, monitor and
classify potential and actual crossers. At that point, the system will
enable sector command centers to dispatch the right agents and
resources to respond to the scene.

Deployment

Our team will deploy the following hardware and software systems:

  • Ground-based and tower-mounted sensors, cameras and radars
  • Fixed and mobile telecommunications systems
  • Ground-penetrating detecting systems
  • Command and control center equipment
  • Information database and intelligence analysis systems

Source: http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/sbinet/index.html