Further investigation has revealed that articles declaring Boeing's SBInet Project a failure can be found as early as August 2007.

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August 23rd, 2007

Boeing virtual fence: $30 billion failure

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CR Comment

 DHS gave testimony in late February, 2008, that acknowledged the failure or delay, and that has led to the spate of stories — however, the actual facts of the problems of the virtual fence are not new.

 CR's point is that as Citizens with little time to dig deep on these issues, we are constantly buffeted with inaccurate information which tends to mostly discourage us from caring.  Let's learn to work through the sloppy reporting and the sensationalism, and keep our eye on the ball:  we need a secure border and we can't let DHS or Congress off the hook.