The Hungarian Republic is making significant efforts in trying to comply with European Union requirements. An efficient security policy that ensures the reliable surveillance of the borders, as well as the provision of the necessary access, is extremely important for Hungary, the "Visegrad region", and the EU. Over the past...
The article discusses the border security in U.S. after the terrorist attacks of September 11th which unsettled the public's confidence in the nation's security and raised concerns about whether the institutions are up to the task of intercepting and thwarting would-be terrorists. The Department of Homeland Security has made progress...
Issuing a U.S. visa to a foreign citizen in exchange for money or something of value is a crime that can facilitate entry into the United States of unqualified persons, including those who may wish to do our country harm. Internal controls make it difficult for an employee to commit...
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...
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...
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...
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 required that the Department of Homeland Security's on-site personnel in Saudi Arabia review all visa applications. The act also authorized the expansion of the Visa Security Program to other embassies and consulates to provide expert advice and training to consular officers, among other things....
This report addresses the scope of the government's authority to search and seize individuals at the border pursuant to the constitutional framework that encompasses the border search exception to the warrant and probable cause requirements of the Fourth Amendment. This report also describes the varying levels of suspicion generally associated...
The United States Border Patrol USBP has a long and storied history as our nation's first line of defense against unauthorized migration. Today, the USBP's primary mission is to detect and prevent the entry of terrorists, weapons of mass destruction, and illegal aliens into the country, and to interdict drug...
After the massive reorganization of federal agencies precipitated by the creation of the Department of Homeland Security DHS, there are now four main federal agencies charged with securing the United States' borders: the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection CBP, the Bureau of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement ICE, the United...
This report outlines the issues involved with the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) completion of a three-tiered, 14-mile fence, along the border near San Diego, California. The state of California has delayed completion of the fence due primarily to legal and policy conflicts with its federally-approved, state-run Coastal Management Program....
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...
The greatest advances made in homeland security after September 11, 2001, are in the border security arena. The structures and processes already in place have added in a measurable way to the attempts to prevent those who would seek to do the people harm from entering or remaining in the...
This document provides the details of how THE Department of Immigration will build a giant database to store digital photographs, fingerprints and other biometric identifiers from visa applicants and immigration detainees as part of a multimillion-dollar upgrade to border security. The move comes ahead of launch of a biometrics capture...
Managing the trade functions of global business today is not very easy. Along with changing market conditions, companies bump into hundreds of import/export rules and regulations centered on tariffs, customs-clearing procedures, intellectual property, labor laws, and environmental protection, all differing by region and country. Add to that list of current...
Many logistics managers, confronted with the harsh post-Sept. 11 , probably viewed the Doha meeting for the biennial World Trade Organization WTO, as just another round-up of trade policy pooh-bahs talking about issues that didn't directly affect logistics, such as international patent rules and investment laws. However, they would be...
McALLEN, Texas -- The U.S.-Mexico border fence will make life harder on some South Texas farmers, damage valuable wildlife habitat, impair views and generally become an obstacle to border life, the Department of Homeland Security acknowledged in an environmental study of the fence's impact. For the people...
LUXEMBOURG -- Regulatory News: ArcelorMittal announces is has acquired the outstanding 60% of the shares in Rolanfer Recyclage S.A. ("Rolanfer") which now gives it 100% control over the company. Rolanfer is based in Yutz France near Thionville on the border with Luxembourg and operates a shredder...
OMAHA, Neb. -- 21st Century Systems, Inc. (21CSI) demonstrated its state-of-the-art High Resolution Situational Awareness (HiRSA[TM]) software system that provides situational awareness software for potential use in U.S. border security at a military testing facility in Yuma, Arizona, earlier last month. Earlier this year, 21CSI was selected to...
OMAHA, Neb. -- 21st Century Systems, Inc. (21CSI) today announced that its state-of-the-art High Resolution Situational Awareness (HiRSA[TM]) software system will provide the surveillance and situational awareness information technology backbone for the end-to-end Jordan Border Security Program for which DRS Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:DRS) was recently selected. In May 2008, it...
