Who's helping out

As the prime integrator for the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program, Accenture is joined by nearly 30 subcontractors.

Here are a few companies on the team dubbed the Smart Border Alliance:

AT&T Corp.

Datatrac Information Services Inc.

Dell Inc.

Deloitte Consulting LLC

Global Technology Management Inc.

Raytheon Co.

Sandler and Travis Trade Advisory Services Inc.

Sprint

SRA International Inc.

Titan Corp.