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U.S. Customs and Border Patrol spent millions on field radios that don’t work

By Sarah Bedford
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U.S. Customs and Border Patrol spent millions on field radios that don’t work

Despite the Department of Homeland Security’s $945 million investment in radios for its border patrol agents, spotty coverage and inadequate training still hinders the agency’s attempts to secure the southwestern border.

Some agents even told congressional investigators that radio communications worsened after DHS updated the system, according to a Government Accountability Office report.

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