Sandia provided project management and technical support for Operation Safe Commerce, a large national program to protect shipments from terrorist threats.
Securing and controlling the U.S. borders is the nation’s top homeland security priority. The challenge is immense. More than 500 million people, 9 million shipping containers, 150 million vehicles, and 16 million trucks cross U.S. borders every year. Amidst this flow, the nation must detect, identify, and intercept potentially dangerous people and goods, without impeding the flow of legitimate cross-border commerce.
Sandia is applying its renowned capabilities in systems analysis to fully analyze the problem—including assessing potential threats and areas of vulnerability. Drawing from decades of experience in physical security and systems engineering, we partner with government agencies to develop and deploy complete solutions integrating technology and operations.
In conjunction with the government agencies responsible for land, sea, and air borders and points of entry, Sandia is deploying an architecture of layered defenses, the outermost of which extend far beyond our physical borders and involve international cooperation around the globe.