| DHS officials notified congressional staff of a one-week lag due to radar problems |
 Technical issues are delaying the completion of a multibillion-dollar high-tech fence intended to reduce illegal entry along the nation's southern border, the government said Thursday.
Some lawmakers are questioning why Boeing Co., the lead contractor, and staff at the Department of Homeland Security waited until a day after a hearing earlier this month to update Congress on the delay.| "When in doubt, obfuscate!" |
The first phase of the project involves building nine towers that are dotted along 28 miles of the Arizona-Mexico border, and bracket the Sasabe, Ariz., port of entry. Boeing, the world's largest aerospace company, in September won a three-year, $67 million contract to install the fence, the initial step in a multibillion-dollar plan to reduce illegal entry along 6,000 miles of U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico. At the hearing on June 7, no problems or delays on so-called Project 28 were mentioned. But the next day DHS officials notified congressional staff of a one-week lag due to radar problems, according to a letter questioning how and when Congress was informed. | One week lag on a $67 million contract for a new system is in the noise. This is politicians posturing. |
| I'm getting a whiff of Eau de Airbus, here. |
| Whoa! Somedody open a window! |
| However long it takes to clear the air, it's that much longer before we even think of considering the amnesty bill. |
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