Jerry F. Costello: “This is simply unacceptable. I have asked the inspector general to conduct an extensive review of fatigue issues.”

I was shocked to read the reports about the racist and sexist posts on a Secret Service Facebook page used by current and former Border Patrol agents.

But the bottom line is the bottom line, and it comes down to money.

Based on what we reported in our management alerts and what I testified to today, we are gravely concerned about the conditions that we see in the CBP facilities at the border.

I thought it was crazy to try and design a multibillion-dollar system using taxpayers' money without involving those who, in fact, would operate the system.