The race to secure our borders
finally began last year when the
Bush administration awarded a
$10 billion contract for US-VISIT
(United States Visitor and Immigrant
Status Indicator Technology). Finding
an appropriate acronym took time.

The Washington Post says this is
an “indefinite delivery-indefinite
quantity contract” because no one
knows how, if or when the proposed
“virtual border� might be deployed.
It’s built on existing systems that don’t
work well, and can’t communicate.

The winning bidder, Accenture and
the Smart Border Alliance, are just
one floor below the US-VISIT office.
The folks responsible for oversight
and control are 950 miles away.

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