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500 a| Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.;

500 a| Includes list of related GAO products.;

505 0 a| What GAO found -- Summary -- Prior actions have improved port security, but challenges remain -- Area committees and interagency operational centers have become important forums for coordination and information-sharing across agencies -- Area plans are in place but do not address natural disasters -- Maritime security exercises require a broader scope and participation -- Coast Guard is in process of evaluating the security of foreign ports -- Port facility security efforts are long standing, but additional challenges have emerged -- Coast Guard faces challenges in monitoring compliance of maritime facilities -- TSA has made progress in implementing the TWIC Program, but challenges remain -- Multiple background check programs for transportation workers need to be coordinated -- Container security programs maturing, but implementation challenges continue -- Automated targeting system continues to require management action -- CSI Program has matured but challenges remain -- DOE has made progress with Megaports Program -- Secure freight initiative only recently announced -- C-TPAT maturing, but validation and other management challenges remain -- DHS's emphasis on security issues has contributed to diminished attention on customs revenue functions -- Although improving, CBP failed to maintain mandated staffing levels for customs revenue positions -- CBP lacks a strategic workforce plan, but some steps taken to improve its human capital management as it faces key challenges -- CBP's public reporting does not ensure accountability for customs revenue functions -- Concluding observations.;

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Maritime security : observations on selected aspects of the SAFE Port Act : testimony before the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives / statement of Stephen L. Caldwell.

Author/creator	Caldwell, Stephen L.
Other author	United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
Other author	United States. Government Accountability Office.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2007]
Description	41 pages : digital, PDF file.
Supplemental Content	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS83217
Supplemental Content	http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07754t.pdf
Subjects	United States. Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002. Ports of entry--Security measures. --United States. Customs administration--United States.

Variant title	Maritime security : observations on selected aspects of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act (SAFE Port Act)
Portion of title	Observations on selected aspects of the SAFE Port Act
Series	Testimony ; GAO-07-754 T Testimony GAO-07-754 T. ^A682308
Contents	What GAO found -- Summary -- Prior actions have improved port security, but challenges remain -- Area committees and interagency operational centers have become important forums for coordination and information-sharing across agencies -- Area plans are in place but do not address natural disasters -- Maritime security exercises require a broader scope and participation -- Coast Guard is in process of evaluating the security of foreign ports -- Port facility security efforts are long standing, but additional challenges have emerged -- Coast Guard faces challenges in monitoring compliance of maritime facilities -- TSA has made progress in implementing the TWIC Program, but challenges remain -- Multiple background check programs for transportation workers need to be coordinated -- Container security programs maturing, but implementation challenges continue -- Automated targeting system continues to require management action -- CSI Program has matured but challenges remain -- DOE has made progress with Megaports Program -- Secure freight initiative only recently announced -- C-TPAT maturing, but validation and other management challenges remain -- DHS's emphasis on security issues has contributed to diminished attention on customs revenue functions -- Although improving, CBP failed to maintain mandated staffing levels for customs revenue positions -- CBP lacks a strategic workforce plan, but some steps taken to improve its human capital management as it faces key challenges -- CBP's public reporting does not ensure accountability for customs revenue functions -- Concluding observations.
General note	Title from title screen (viewed on July 2, 2007).
General note	"April 26, 2007."
General note	Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.
General note	Includes list of related GAO products.
Technical details	Mode of access: Internet from GPO Access web site. Address as of 7/2/07: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=gao&docid=f:d07754t.pdf; current access available via PURL.
GPO item number	0546-D-01 (online)
Govt. docs number	GA 1.5/2:GAO-07-754 T

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