# Program of Record **Entity class:** Concept or operational method **Domain:** Marketplace Entry Vocabulary ## Definition An institution recognizes and manages a capability through its established program structure. The article connects Anduril's border sensing with the importance of durable program adoption beyond a pilot. ## Operational role Marketplace literacy connects names for work with the function being supplied and the credential admitting the participant. A prime, program of record, direct commission, disclosure channel, or contractor role has its own institutional meaning. Understanding those meanings helps a citizen find the appropriate door into useful service. **Architecture connections:** [[wiki/OSINT|OSINT]] · [[wiki/Intelligence Community|Intelligence Community]] · [[wiki/Citizen-Privateer|Citizen-Privateer]]. ## Relationships - **article-linked implementation or program:** [[wiki/CBP Virtual Border Sentinel System|CBP Virtual Border Sentinel System]]. - **article-linked mechanism or framework:** [[wiki/Marketplace Era of Sovereign Capability|Marketplace Era of Sovereign Capability]]. - **collection route:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]]. - **counterterrorism architecture:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **source article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft#XV. The Privateer Professionalized: From Pinkerton to Palmer Luckey|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft — XV. The Privateer Professionalized: From Pinkerton to Palmer Luckey]] — October 2026 revision; immediate source for this entry’s place in the marketplace. - [Wikipedia, Palmer Luckey.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmer_Luckey) - [Nextgov, CBP Taps Anduril for Virtual Border Sentinel System (July 2, 2020).](https://www.nextgov.com/acquisition/2020/07/cbp-taps-anduril-for-virtual-border-sentinel-system/257835/) - [Congressional Research Service, Army's Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS)/Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) (IF13022, updated July 20, 2026).](https://www.everycrsreport.com/files/2026-07-20_IF13022_06226ecfaadb2bc19b6b6fd748e6d6d76f511305.html) ## Connected Austin capabilities [[wiki/CBP Program of Record|CBP Program of Record]]. These entries identify associated implementations, people, methods, and institutional contexts in [[articles/How Austin Became a Different Kind of Defense Tech Epicenter|How Austin Became a Different Kind of Defense Tech Epicenter]]. [[wiki/Austin Defense Technology|Austin Defense Technology]] supplies their regional arrangement; [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]] supplies the wider supplier and participation economy.