Even your Border Security Privatized Under Bush

Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Secure Border Initiative (SBInet) solution will present the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with a balanced mix of people, process, technology and infrastructure in order to gain full operational control of the country's borders, the corporation said today. The solution was shaped by the company's eight team members, each chosen for specific expertise in areas relevant to homeland and border security. The SBInet program is a comprehensive multi-year plan to secure America's 6000 miles of borders.

Lockheed Martin's partner companies include Accenture (NYSE: ACN), Advanced Technology Systems (ATS), HDR, Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), High Performance Technologies Inc. (HPTi), Parsons Corporation, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), and Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services (STTAS). The assembled team's relevant experience on critical national security programs includes: Deepwater, US-VISIT, Customs and Border Protection Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), TSA's Strategic Airport Security Roll-out (SASR) Program, New York Metropolitan Transit Authority's electronic security project, and security for the 2004 Olympics in Greece. Like SBInet, these programs require the development, management and deployment of very large, complex systems as well as the connection of field staff with each other and to regional and headquarter locations