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Author Topic: DHS’s $1 Billion Radio System Doesn’t Work  (Read 1304 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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DHS’s $1 Billion Radio System Doesn’t Work
« on: April 13, 2015, 1403 UTC »
"Can you hear me now?”   

Border patrol agents say the Department of Homeland Security’s new $1 billion updated radio system makes it even more difficult than before to communicate with each other while patrolling the Southwestern border.

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http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2015/03/27/DHS-s-1-Billion-Radio-System-Doesn-t-Work
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Re: DHS’s $1 Billion Radio System Doesn’t Work
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2015, 1434 UTC »
They need to get Smolinski to fix the system.
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