Testify about technologies theyre using to secure the nations borders, including efforts to combat drug smuggling. The committee on Homeland Security subcommittee on border and Maritime Security will come to order. The subcommittee is meeting today to examine the role of technology in the nations Border Security efforts. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. Border security is a complicated endeavor, because theres no one size fits all solution. Thinking through what it will take to secure the border is the primary responsibility of the three agencies represented by our witnesses today. Border patrol is our Operational Force between the ports of industry, cbps office of Field Operations job is to facilitate legitimate trade and travel while keeping illicit drugs from entering, air and marine is the supporting element. All three of these critical Border Security components rely heavily on technology to accomplish their mission. Indeed, technology is a Crucial Force multiplier
It is to facilitate those while keeping a list of drugs and people. Air and marine is the supporting element which provides air and Situational Awareness. All three of these critical border lie heavily on technology to accomplish their mission. It is a Crucial Force multiplier and part of a multilayered approach. It was used for at least 20 years now. Instead of focusing solely on the gadgets in the gizmos in the many repeated failures weve had either gets important to think strategically about the decisionmaking process. Better to use the allocated funding in the long term. Today i want to take a hard look at the role that technology plays in helping to predict deter the text and finally interdict the activity. It is the ideal goal of the nations security effort. Its difficult to measure. For security processes they made a may decide its not worth the risk. Essentially deterrence is predicated on two things. The perception that it is a costly endeavor and the likelihood of success is
Again or what it will take to secure the borders in the primary responsibility of the agencies by witnesses today. Border patrol is our Operation Force between cdps opposite Field Operations jobs to facilitate trade and travel to keep people from entering our country at the ports of entry. Air and entry. Aaron arenas for supporting unit which provides air and Maritime Interdiction support operations on the ground. All three of these security components rely heavily on technology to accomplish their mission. Technology is a Crucial Force multiplier in a multilayered approach of the right mix of infrastructure personnel and Technology Use for at least 20 years now. Instead of focusing solely on the gadget and gizmos than the many repeated failures weve had, import and to think strategically about the decisionmaking process for illicit purposes. Distracting the process by leveraging technology will help custom Border Protection that is the allocated funding to secure the border in the lon
Update this story throughout the newscast as we get more information in. Now to our other top story, terror related arrests. Federal agents arrested a man in sacramento for a terrorism offense. Ian cull is tracking the details. Reporter we know the arrests were made simultaneously from sacramento to houston to milwaukee. Federal prosecutors unsealed documents today laying out evidence against a 23yearold. Fbi agents accuse him of telling people on social media he wanted to fight alongside terrorist groups and talked about fighting against the regime in syria. Agents claim he lied about his travels when interviewed by immigration officers. Nbc spoke with a man who became friends with the man. He wanted his face hidden. He would get angry at times but never say anything related to terrorism or anything like that. Reporter while he was taken into custody in sacramento, federal agents arrested a suspect in houston who they say tried to provide material spo support to isis. And a third arre
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