Land Ports of Entry: CBP Should Update Policies and Enhance Analysis of Inspections

Abstract

Customs and Border Protection is responsible for keeping trade and travel flowing across U.S. borders while also intercepting terrorists, criminals, and contraband. Inspecting the millions of people and vehicles coming from Canada and Mexico is part of the job. However, CBP's inspection policies are outdated and don't reflect new technology or threats. For example, key policies do not address how to handle the dangerous drug fentanyl. This leaves officers without guidance they need to do inspections properly and consistently. We made 4 recommendations to improve management and oversight of inspections, including that CBP update its policies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1152902

Entities

People

  • Carl Barden
  • Eric Hauswirth
  • Heather May
  • Jeff Love
  • Jonathan Tumin
  • Kirk Kiester
  • Mara Mcmillen
  • Michele C. Fejfar
  • Rebecca Gambler
  • Richard Hung
  • Sasan J. Najmi
  • Susan Hsu

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Border Security
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Counterterrorism
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Department Of State
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Drug Abuse
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Processing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mobile Phones
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Passenger Vehicles
  • Terrorism
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • United States
  • United States Government

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