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Agencies are looking for ways to use their existing IT systems for homeland security activities. Here are the major projects planned or under way in the biggest security agencies and the fiscal 2003 budget requests to fund them.
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HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT AGENCIES |
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| Customs | ||
| ACE |
Infrastructure upgrade; import-export tracking |
$313 million |
| INS | ||
| ATLAS | IT hardware upgrade | $157.5 million |
| Entry-Exit | Foreigner tracking system | $362 million |
| Coast Guard | ||
| Deepwater | Fleet and IT upgrade | $500 million |
| Rescue 21 | Maritime "911" system | $90 million |
| FEMA | ||
| SafeCom | All federal wireless communications |
Funded by agency contributions |
| Disasterhelp.gov | Web site for disaster aid |
Funded by agency contributions |
| TSA | ||
| IT managed services | New technology infrastructure | To be determined |
| Explosive detection | Screening airline luggage | To be determined |
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OTHER MAJOR HOMELAND SECURITY AGENCIES |
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| CDC | ||
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Public health information network |
Sharing disease and outbreak information |
$511 million over 7 years |
| FBI | ||
| Trilogy | IT hardware, network upgrade | $146 million |
| Justice & Treasury | ||
| Project 25 | Wireless communications devices |
$3 billion over 5 years |
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