Scrapping of ‘virtual’ border fence just rumor, DHS says
A $20 million, 28-mile prototype (P-28) ‘virtual’ fence built by Boeing Co. developed to thwart illegal immigration along the Mexico-U.S. border hasn’t met border control agents’ needs, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported. However, the federal government has no plans to scrap the program as recently reported by the mainstream press, said Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Laura Keehner