The federal government's multibillion-dollar plan to build a virtual fence along the southwestern border was officially canceled Friday, when the Department of Homeland Security said it was shutting down the Secure Border Initiative network. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said the decision, divulged in a congressional briefing, was based on findings that the program known as SBInet was costing too much and achieving too little. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.