Maritime security, progress and challenges in implementing maritime cargo security programs : testimony before the Subcommittees on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation and Border and Maritime Security, Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Homeland Security, House of Representatives / statment of Jennifer A. Grover.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author.

Grover, Jennifer A., author.

Contributor:

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, sponsoring body.

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, sponsoring body.

Series:

Testimony ; GAO-16-790 T.

Testimony ; GAO-16-790T

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Rules and practice--Evaluation.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Ports of entry--Security measures--United States--Evaluation.

Ports of entry.

Ships--Cargo--Security measures--United States--Evaluation.

Ships.

United States.

Genre:

Online resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 pages) : color illustration

Other Title:

Progress and challenges in implementing maritime cargo security programs

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2016.

Summary:

"The U.S. economy is dependent on the expeditious flow of millions of tons of cargo each day through the global supply chain -- the flow of goods from manufacturers to retailers. Criminal or terrorist attacks using cargo shipments can cause disruptions to the supply chain and can limit global economic growth and productivity. Within DHS, CBP has responsibility for administering maritime cargo security measures and reducing the vulnerabilities associated with the supply chain. CBP has developed a layered security strategy that focuses its limited resources on targeting and examining high-risk cargo shipments that could pose a risk while allowing other cargo shipments to proceed without unduly disrupting commerce arriving in the United States. This statement discusses the progress and challenges associated with CBP's implementation of initiatives and programs responsible for enhancing the security of the global supply chain. The statement is based on reports and testimonies GAO issued from April 2008 through January 2015 related to maritime cargo security with selected updates on how DHS has responded to GAO's prior recommendations"--Preliminary page

Contents:

Background

CBP has made substantial progress in enhancing cargo security, but some challenges remain.

Notes:

"For release ... July 7, 2016."

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed July 8, 2016).

OCLC:

953243984