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Additional Actions Could Enhance the Completeness of Records Used For Employment-Related Background Checks
Published: Feb 12, 2015.
What GAO Found Most states that responded to GAO's nationwide survey reported conducting Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) criminal history record checks for individuals working with vulnerable populations—such as children and the elderly—and other employment sectors that GAO reviewed (see fig....
Released on Nov. 8, 2007
Terrorist Watch List Screening
Recommendations to Promote a Comprehensive and Coordinated Approach to Terrorist-Related Screening
GAO-08-253T
Published: Nov 08, 2007.
Publicly Released: Nov 08, 2007.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) maintains a consolidated watch list of known or appropriately suspected terrorists and sends records from the list to agencies to support terrorism-related screening.
Released on Oct. 24, 2007
Recommendations to Enhance Management Oversight, Reduce Potential Screening Vulnerabilities, and Expand Use of the List
Published: Oct 24, 2007.
Publicly Released: Oct 24, 2007.
Opportunities Exist to Enhance Management Oversight, Reduce Vulnerabilities in Agency Screening Processes, and Expand Use of the List
Released on Sep. 27, 2007
Preliminary Information on Federal Actions to Address Challenges Faced by State and Local Information Fusion Centers
GAO-07-1241T
In general, a fusion center is a collaborative effort to detect, prevent, investigate, and respond to criminal and terrorist activity.
Released on Oct. 6, 2006
Efforts to Help Reduce Adverse Effects on the Public
A consolidated watch list managed by the FBI's Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) contains the names of known or suspected terrorists, both international and domestic. Various agencies whose missions require screening for links to terrorism use watch list records. For example, U.S.
FBI Is Building Management Capabilities Essential to Successful System Deployments, but Challenges Remain
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is in the process of modernizing its information technology (IT) systems.
Strengthened Visa Process Would Benefit from Improvements in Staffing and Information Sharing
GAO reported in October 2002 that the visa process needed to be strengthened as an antiterrorism tool and recommended that the Secretary of State, in consultation with appropriate agencies, (1) develop a clear policy on the role of national security in the visa process, (2) create more comprehensive...
Released on Jun. 29, 2005
Improvements Needed to Strengthen U.S. Passport Fraud Detection Efforts
Publicly Released: Jun 29, 2005.
Maintaining the integrity of the U.S. passport is essential to the State Department's efforts to protect U.S. citizens from terrorists, criminals, and others. State issued about 8.8 million passports in fiscal year 2004.
Published: Jun 29, 2005.
Maintaining the integrity of the U.S. passport is essential to the State Department's efforts to protect U.S. citizens from terrorists, criminals, and others. State issued about 8.8 million passports in 2004.