Download or read book Secure Border Initiative written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-13 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secure Border Initiative: Controls over Contractor Payments for the Technology Component Need Improvement
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Download or read book Secure Border Initiative written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2005, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) initiated a multibillion-dollar contract to secure part of the nation's borders, the Secure Border Initiative (SBI). At that time, SBI was to include a single solution technology component; SBInet. DHS assigned the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) responsibility for overseeing the SBI contract, including SBInet. In January 2011, DHS announced that it was ending SBInet, and replacing it with a new technology portfolio. GAO was asked to (1) assess CBP's controls over payments to the prime contractor under the original SBInet program, and (2) provide information about the SBI program prime contractor's reporting against small business subcontracting goals. GAO assessed CBP controls against federal standards for internal control and relevant federal regulatory provisions, and summarized data on contractor performance against small business contracting goals. What GAO Recommends GAO makes five recommendations to improve CBP controls over prime contractor payments under the SBInet and the successor technology portfolio, including actions to strengthen invoice review procedures, provide more detailed support, and to better focus closeout audits. DHS concurred in principle with all recommendations, but for some, DHS also commented on the cost-effectiveness or others' role in implementation. GAO addresses these comments in the report.
Download or read book The Department of Homeland Security at 10 Years written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Secure Border Initiative written by Randolph C. Hite and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dept. of Homeland Security¿s (DHS) Secure Border Initiative (SBI) is a multiyear, multibillion-dollar program to secure the nation¿s borders through, among other things, new tech., increased staffing, and new fencing and barriers. The tech. component of SBI, which is known as SBInet, involves the acquisition, dev¿t., integration, and deployment of surveillance systems and command, control, communications, and intelligence technologies. This report determines whether DHS: (1) has defined the scope and timing of SBInet capabilities and how these capabilities will be developed and deployed; (2) is effectively defining and managing SBInet requirements; and (3) is effectively managing SBInet testing. Includes recommend. Illus.
Download or read book Secure Border Initiative written by Randolph C. Hite and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dept. of Homeland Security's Secure Border Initiative Network (SBInet) is a multiyear, multibillion dollar program to deliver surveillance and decision-support technologies that create a virtual fence and situational awareness along the nation's borders with Mexico and Canada. Managed by DHS's Customs and Border Protection (CBP), SBInet is to strengthen CBP's ability to identify, deter, and respond to illegal breaches at and between border points of entry. This report determined: (1) whether SBInet testing has been effectively managed, including the types of tests performed and whether they were well planned and executed; and (2) what the results of testing show. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.
Download or read book Better Oversight Needed of Support Services Contractors in Secure Border Initiative Programs written by United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents the results of our review to determine whether U.S. Customs and Border Protection has established adequate controls and effective oversight of contract workers providing support services to Secure Border Initiative programs. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has not established adequate controls and effective oversight of contract workers responsible for providing Secure Border Initiative program support services. Because of the Department of Homeland Security's aggressive Secure Border Initiative program schedule coupled with shortages of government program managers and acquisition specialists, in the early years of the Secure Border Initiative program, U.S. Customs and Border Protection relied on contractors to fill the skills gap and get the program underway. U.S. Customs and Border Protection continues to rely heavily on contract personnel, who comprise more than 50% of the Secure Border Initiative workforce. Furthermore, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has not clearly distinguished between roles and responsibilities that are appropriate for contractors and those that must be performed by government employees. U.S. Customs and Border Protection also has not provided an adequate number of contracting officers technical representatives to oversee support services contractors performance. As a result, contractors are performing functions that should be performed by government workers.
Download or read book Secure Border Initiative written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The technology component of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Secure Border Initiative (SBI), referred to as SBInet, is to put observing systems along our nation's borders and provide Border Patrol command centers with the imagery and related tools and information needed in deciding whether to deploy agents. SBInet is being acquired and deployed in incremental blocks of capability, with the first block to cost about $1.3 billion. Because of the program's importance, size, and challenges, GAO was asked to, among other things, determine the extent to which DHS has (1) defined the scope of its proposed SBInet solution, (2) developed a reliable schedule for this solution, (3) demonstrated the cost-effectiveness of this solution, and (4) acquired the solution using key management processes. To do this, GAO compared key program documentation to relevant guidance and industry practices. GAO is making recommendations to DHS aimed at (1) limiting near-term investment in the first incremental block of SBInet, (2) economically justifying any longer-term investment in SBInet, and (3) improving key program management disciplines.
Download or read book Rights Deportation and Detention in the Age of Immigration Control written by Tom K. Wong and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-13 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immigration is among the most prominent, enduring, and contentious features of our globalized world. Yet, there is little systematic, cross-national research on why countries "do what they do" when it comes to their immigration policies. Rights, Deportation, and Detention in the Age of Immigration Control addresses this gap by examining what are arguably the most contested and dynamic immigration policies—immigration control—across 25 immigrant-receiving countries, including the U.S. and most of the European Union. The book addresses head on three of the most salient aspects of immigration control: the denial of rights to non-citizens, their physical removal and exclusion from the polity through deportation, and their deprivation of liberty and freedom of movement in immigration detention. In addition to answering the question of why states do what they do, the book describes contemporary trends in what Tom K. Wong refers to as the machinery of immigration control, analyzes the determinants of these trends using a combination of quantitative analysis and fieldwork, and explores whether efforts to deter unwanted immigration are actually working.
Download or read book Technology Needed to Secure America s Border written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (2011). Subcommittee on Research and Technology and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Secure Border Initiative written by Richard M. Stana and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In November 2005, the Dept. of Homeland Security announced the launch of the Secure Border Initiative (SBI), a multiyear, multibillion dollar program aimed at securing U.S. borders and reducing illegal immigration. The U.S. Custom and Border Protection's (CBP) SBI program is responsible for developing a comprehensive border protection system using technology, known as SBInet, and tactical infrastructure -- fencing, roads, and lighting. This report addresses: (1) the extent to which CBP has implemented SBInet and the impact of delays that have occurred; and (2) the extent to which CBP has deployed tactical infrastructure and assessed its results. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.
Download or read book Secure Border Initiative written by Randolph C. Hite and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Secure Border Initiative (SBI) is a multiyear, multibillion-dollar program to secure the nation's borders through, among other things, new technology, increased staffing, and new fencing and barriers. The technology component of SBI, which is known as SBInet, involves the acquisition, development, integration, and deployment of surveillance systems and command, control, communications, and intelligence technologies. GAO was asked to testify on its draft report, which assesses DHS's efforts to (1) define the scope, timing, and life cycle management approach for planned SBInet capabilities and (2) manage SBInet requirements and testing activities. In preparing the draft report, GAO reviewed key program documentation, including guidance, plans, and requirements and testing documentation; interviewed program officials; analyzed a random probability sample of system requirements; and observed operations of the initial SBInet project.
Download or read book Secure Border Inititive DHS Needs to Strengthen Management and Oversight of Its Prime Contractor written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mismanagement of the border surveillance system and lessons for the new America s Shield Initiative written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Secure Border Initiative written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-14 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Secure Border Initiative Network (SBInet) is to place surveillance systems along our nation's borders and provide Border Patrol command centers with the imagery and related tools and information needed to detect breaches and make agent deployment decisions. To deliver SBInet, DHS has relied heavily on its prime contractor. Because of the importance of effective contractor management and oversight to SBInet, GAO was asked to determine the extent to which DHS (1) defined and implemented effective controls for managing and overseeing the prime contractor and (2) effectively monitored the contractor's progress in meeting cost and schedule expectations. To do this, GAO analyzed key program documentation against relevant guidance and best practices, and interviewed program officials. "
Download or read book Secure Border Initiative written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-14 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The technology component of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Secure Border Initiative (SBI), referred to as SBInet, is to put observing systems along our nation's borders and provide Border Patrol command centers with the imagery and related tools and information needed in deciding whether to deploy agents. SBInet is being acquired and deployed in incremental blocks of capability, with the first block to cost about $1.3 billion. Because of the program's importance, size, and challenges, GAO was asked to, among other things, determine the extent to which DHS has (1) defined the scope of its proposed SBInet solution, (2) developed a reliable schedule for this solution, (3) demonstrated the cost-effectiveness of this solution, and (4) acquired the solution using key management processes. To do this, GAO compared key program documentation to relevant guidance and industry practices. "
Download or read book The Secure Border Initiative written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
