DHS SPENT $9.8M TO STORE $44M OF STEEL NEVER USED FOR BORDER FENCE
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) spent about $9.8 million to store $44 million in steel that it bought but did not use to build the U.S.-Mexico border fence, according to a report from the DHS Inspector General. Right now, CBP has in storage about 27,000 tons of “extra steel” that could be used to extend the estimated 650 miles of fencing mandated by Congress as part of the Secure Border Initiative in 2008. The report does not disclose the prime contractor who was awarded the task order to “support and facilitate the successful execution” of all fence building operations.
Currently, only 299 miles of the estimated 651 miles of fence approved by Congress has been built. According to the IG report, CBP spent $69 million more than it needed to manage the storage and purchase of steel in support of fence construction along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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