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Border Security: Strengthened Visa Process Would Benefit From Additional Management Actions by State and DHS

In adjudicating a visa application, Department of State State consular officers are on the front line of defense against those whose entry would likely be harmful to U.S. national interests. In October 2002, GAO identified shortcomings and made recommendations on the role of national security in the visa process. This...

Tags: U.S., Visa Inc., Visa, Benefit, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, General Accounting Office, Border Security

White papers 2005-09-13

Border Security: Streamlined Visas Mantis Program Has Lowered Burden on Foreign Science Students and Scholars, But Further Refinements Needed

In February 2004, GAO reported that improvements were needed in the time taken to adjudicate visas for science students and scholars. Specifically, a primary tool used to screen these applicants for visas the Visas Mantis program was operating inefficiently. GAO found that the way in which information was shared among...

Tags: Visa, General Accounting Office, Border Security, Productivity, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

White papers 2005-02-01

Border Security: Strengthened Visa Process Would Benefit From Improvements in Staffing and Information Sharing

GAO reported in October 2002 that the visa process needed to be strengthened as an antiterrorism tool and recommended that the Secretary of State, in consultation with appropriate agencies, develop a clear policy on the role of national security in the visa process, create more comprehensive guidance on how consular...

Tags: Visa Inc., Visa, Staffing, Benefit, General Accounting Office, Border Security

White papers 2005-09-01

Border Security: Opportunities to Increase Coordination of Air and Marine Assets

Three agencies of the Department of Homeland Security DHS have primary responsibility for securing the nation's borders--the U.S. Coast Guard USCG, Customs and Border Protection CBP, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE. This report analyzed what efforts DHS has undertaken to facilitate coordination of the air and marine assets of...

Tags: Agency, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, General Accounting Office, Border Security, Advertising & Promotion, Asset Management, Marketing, Operational Planning, Business Operations

White papers 2005-08-01

Additional Resources

CBP inspection looks good on paper, must be validated onsite, GAO finds.(united states. Customs and Border Protection)(United States. General Accounting Office)(Brief Article)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection CBP "cannot be reasonably sure that its targeting strategy provides the best method to protect against weapons of mass destruction entering the United States," the General Accounting Office GAO has concluded. GAO assessed CBP's measures for container security...

Tags: General Accounting Office, Government, MARKETING, Strategy

Research articles 2004-04-06

Labor Department Urges Subcommittee to Adopt General Accounting Office Recommendations on H-1B Labor Provisions

WASHINGTON, June 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A U.S. Department of Labor official testifying today before the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Claims, highlighted the department's strong enforcement record despitWASHINGTON, June 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A U.S. Department of Labor official testifying today before the...

Tags: General Accounting Office, H-1B, Immigration, Subcommittee, U.S. Department of Labor

Research articles 2006-06-22

U.S. regulatory issues.(Legal Reporter)(Aviation security and Border protection)(Brief Article)

Aviation security. According to a recent report by the General Accounting Office GAO, the Transportation Security Administration TSA has implemented numerous initiatives to enhance aviation security but has failed to collect information on the effectiveness of these initiatives. For example, the GAO found a paucity of...

Tags: General Accounting Office, performance, SECURITY, Transportation Security Administration

Research articles 2004-02-01

Agents Use Counterfeit Identification to Enter U.S. at Miami Airport.

By Alfonso Chardy, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 31--Government investigators carrying fake birth certificates and driver's licenses recently entered the United States at Miami International Airport and several border crossings simply by flashing the papers or claiming ...

Tags: agent, General Accounting Office, U.S.

Research articles 2003-01-31

Obstacles in U.S. prevention of textile transshipment: GAO study points to shortcomings of U.S. customs service

According to a January 2004 report from the General Accounting Office (GAO, the investigative arm of the U.S. Congress), the abilities of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection CBP agency to prevent textile transshipment have become hampered by resource constraints, internal control weaknesses and shifting priorities brought on by the...

Tags: FINANCE, General Accounting Office, quota, textiles, U.S.

Research articles 2004-03-01