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RSS borderBorder Security Systems: The Hungarian Case Study
White Paper Over the past ten years, Hungary has re-organized the structure of its Border Guard, changing it from a military organization with staff that is enrolled, into a police organization with solely professional staff. [02 Dec 2004]
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
White Paper One protocol that addresses the task of path determination in today's networks is the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). Routing involves two basic activities: determination of optimal routing paths and the transport of information groups (typically... [25 Feb 2004]
Border Control Services and Security Sector Reform
White Paper This paper provides a baseline of knowledge and reference materials to support future work on the role of border control services in security sector reform (SSR). It summarizes the current state of research on border control services in the broader... [03 Jul 2008]
Border and Transportation Security
White Paper The Department and its partners will conduct border security functions abroad to the extent allowed by technology and international agreements. A single entity in the Department of Homeland Security will manage who and what enters the homeland in... [22 Dec 2004]
Border Choices: Balancing the Need for Security and Trade
White Paper To reduce the need for intensive border inspections, more has to be done to enhance security elsewhere. Security concerns have heightened significantly which will affect trade flows, and therefore Canada needs a fundamental re-evaluation of how the... [28 Dec 2004]
Border Security Going Digital
White Paper 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... [06 Nov 2004]
U.S. Office of Personnel Management Case Study: Border Patrol
White Paper The Border Patrol has a continual need for entry level officers. The Border Patrol brought in the experts at OPM to help reduce these costs. OPM suggested that the Border patrol use the Telephone Application Processing System (TAPS) to pre-screen... [20 May 2005]
Border Security: Inspections Practices, Policies, and Issues
White Paper The decision by DHS officials to further integrate the inspection duties so that there is "one face at the border" now means that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspectors are essentially interchangeable and responsible for all primary... [22 Dec 2004]
Terrorism, Border Reform, and Canada-United States Relations: Learning the Lessons of Section 110
White Paper This article addresses two questions about the joint response of the United States and Canada on border-related issues after September 11, 2001. It then analyzes what does this experience suggests about the prospect for improved management of... [28 Dec 2004]
Border Security: Joint, Coordinated Actions by State and DHS Needed to Guide Biometric Visas and Related Programs
White Paper In this report GAO presents the findings of its report on State's Biometric Visa Program, as well as discusses other aspects of visa processing and border security that require coordinated, joint actions by State and DHS. [22 Dec 2004]
Border Security: Agencies Need to Better Coordinate Their Strategies and Operations on Federal Lands
White Paper The Border Patrol is responsible for protecting the nation's borders. This GAO report discusses border-related law enforcement challenges for land management agencies in Arizona and Washington, resources land management agencies have received to... [22 Dec 2004]
Border Security in the Tijuana-San Diego Region: Some Concern and Challenges
White Paper This document discusses some concern and challenges regards with the U.S-Mexico border security, especially with the role of Mexican local governments to manage the transnational nature of the border issues, such as drug trafficking, public... [03 Jul 2008]
Border Security: Immigration Issues in the 108th Congress
White Paper Enhancing border security has emerged as a significant policy issue after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Prior to the terrorist attacks, the priorities for border security policy were beginning to shift from immigration-related issues to... [21 Jan 2005]
Border Security: New Policies and Increased Interagency Coordination Needed to Improve Visa Process
White Paper This testimony is based on the two reports on the visa process that contained observations and recommendations on ways in which national and border security could be strengthened through the visa process, implementation of clear visa policies and... [22 Dec 2004]
Border Security in the Wake of September 11th
White Paper This brief and preliminary article reviews some of the main issues and changes emerging in U.S.border security and immigration policy in the wake of the terrorist attacks on America. The analysis proceeds by placing recent developments in the... [28 Dec 2004]
