DHS/S&T/PIA-001 Border Network and Northeast Test Bed

The Border Network (BorderNet) (formerly named the Border and Transportation Security Network, or BTSNet) is a technology test bed developed and maintained by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) located at the United States-Mexico border.  The purpose of the test bed is to test and evaluate technologies in an operational environment that assist DHS Customs and Border Protection (CBP) field agents in securing our nation’s borders.  S&T is updating the initial Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) (published January 2006) to reflect the addition of the mobile enrollment technology and surveillance cameras, and the deployment of an additional test bed site at the United States-Canada border, called Northeast Test Bed (NET-B).

• DHS/S&T/PIA-001 The Border and Transportation Security Network (BTSNet), January 18, 2006.