GAO: Security, Privacy Controls Threaten U.S. VISIT
Alice Lipowicz writes on GCN.com:
The Homeland Security Department has been so slow in assessing and testing basic system security and privacy controls for the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology that it may be jeopardizing the success of the program, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
U.S. Visit uses sophisticated technology systems to check fingerprints and photographs from foreign visitors arriving in the United States to verify their identities. The multibillion-dollar program is intended to serve as one of the cornerstones of the nation’s immigration and border control policy.
GAO has been reviewing the program’s effectiveness since 2002, and has made 18 strategic recommendations for management improvements.
posted by Fergie @ 2/15/2006 01:09:00 PM
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