# United States Customs and Border Protection **Entity class:** United States federal agency **Aliases:** CBP **Parent:** Department of Homeland Security **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition **U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)** is the DHS component responsible for border security, ports of entry, customs enforcement, and related inspection and trade functions. It inherited parts of the former U.S. Customs Service and operates systems that exchange data with ICE and other agencies. ## Relationships - **article-linked implementation or program:** [[wiki/CBP Virtual Border Sentinel System|CBP Virtual Border Sentinel System]]. - **article-linked institution or supplier:** [[wiki/United States Department of Homeland Security|United States Department of Homeland Security]]. - **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]]. - **data partner for:** [[wiki/Case Management and Analytics Platform|CMAP]], including seizure and other authorized operational records. - **identity and encounter environment:** [[wiki/Office of Biometric Identity Management|OBIM]], [[wiki/Treasury Enforcement Communications System|TECS]], and DHS border systems. - **regional intelligence partner:** [[wiki/El Paso Intelligence Center|EPIC]]. - **part of:** [[wiki/United States Department of Homeland Security|DHS]]. - **predecessor component:** [[wiki/United States Customs Service|United States Customs Service]]. - **systems:** [[wiki/Treasury Enforcement Communications System|TECS]] and [[wiki/Enforcement Integrated Database|EID]]. - **partner:** [[wiki/United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement|ICE]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [CBP — About CBP](https://www.cbp.gov/about) - [[research/Immigration and Customs Enforcement Pattern Analysis and Information Collection (ICEPIC)|ICEPIC research dossier]] ## Civilian intelligence marketplace DHS component with border and customs missions discussed through Anduril tower procurement. The article connects public operational requirements with commercially developed sensing infrastructure. Defense builders, technical executives, specialist firms, researchers, and public officers occupy different rungs of the market. Products and demonstrated engineering can become programs, contracts, or reserve-service contributions. Bryant frames those routes as ways for capable Americans to supply national strength through building and disciplined participation. ### Marketplace sources - [[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 marketplace roles The source article connects this entry with [[wiki/CBP Virtual Border Sentinel System|CBP Virtual Border Sentinel System]]. These routes locate the associated people, implementations, methods, and operational contexts in [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. **Collections:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]] · [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]].