reporting on it for years, it got the ax today. janet napolitano canceled the project. it was started under president bush way back in 2006 and continued into the obama administration. >> we're going to create a virtual fence that employs motion detectors and infrared cameras and unmanned aerial vehicles to detect and prevent illegal crossings. what i'm telling su that we're going to have a border that is smart and security. >> what we are looking to build is a virtual fence, a 21st century virtual fence. >> we've got to have stronger border surveillance and security. that is probably going to be more of a combination of virtual borders, virtual patrols. >> while the obama administration initially embraced the virtual fence this past march it suspended new work