Fairfax Co. seeks tracking devices for buses

Fairfax County aims to install tracking devices in each of its 1,600 school buses, an ambitious venture that could be brought to a halt by upcoming budgetwoes.

The county issued a request for proposals Friday for a company to add global positioning system units to its fleet of buses. That request, however, was made partly to explore possible technology and prices for a project that might not come to fruition any time soon, according to Fairfax County Public Schools Transportation Director Linda Farbry.