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Customs and Border Protection, the nation's largest law enforcement agency, has been testing body worn video cameras for its officers, putting it ahead of other agencies mired in camera rule making. CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikoswke gives Federal Drive with Tom Temin an update.
January 05, 2016 -
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The DHS Privacy, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Unmanned Aircraft Systems Working Group, which wrote the best practices, acknowledged that not all suggestions will apply to every agency.
January 04, 2016 -
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In Tuesday's federal headlines, a new report from the Government Accountability Office says the Department of Defense is falling behind on the plan to shrink its civilian workforce
December 29, 2015 -
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The first week of December was a busy week for Customs and Border Protection agents, who seized thousands of pounds of illegal drugs, more than $100,000 in unreported U.S. currency and illegal importations of endangered…
December 08, 2015 -
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Customs and Border Protection would be another loser in the legislation before the House. Customs user fees would go to unrelated transportation projects instead.
November 03, 2015 -
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This week, Women of Washington is on location at the Executive Women in Government Leadership Summit for a special episode. Hosts Aileen Black and Gigi Schumm interviewed two of the presenters at the forum to get their take on in the federal government.
August 04, 2015 -
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The largest federal law enforcement agency needs more agents to investigate its own. The Integrity Advisory Panel at Customs and Border Protection is calling for nearly 350 new internal affairs investigators to root out what it calls "systemic corruption." The group's report also urges officials to revise some policies and recommends specific restrictions on the use of firearms. Gil Kerlikowske is the commissioner of Customs and Border Protection. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with his reaction to what the advisory panel is recommending.
July 31, 2015 -
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Customs and Border Protection had a problem: how to heighten security while grappling with rising international travel. If you traveled abroad prior to 2008, you probably remember the long wait times and seemingly overwhelmed customs officers. In stepped John Wagner, the Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection. He helped streamline the process, and was named one of this year's 33 Service to America Medal finalists. He spoke with Tom Temin on the Federal Drive about his work.
July 28, 2015 -
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John Wagner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection implemented two groundbreaking initiatives that streamlined the screening process at airports.
July 28, 2015 -
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The never-ending talk about cloud computing makes it seem like agencies have fully bought in and everything is going to the cloud. But a recent event with several federal technology executives showed just how far cloud and open source have to go.
July 27, 2015 -
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The FEMA Operation Precious Cargo Team was dispatched last summer to the South Texas border to coordinate the government's response to a massive humanitarian crisis.
June 30, 2015 -
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Researchers at the Partnership for Public Service and Grant Thornton say they know how agencies can keep the good things going, even as leaders change.
June 23, 2015 -
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Customs and Border Protectionhad an unexpected humanitarian crisis on its hands last summer. Tens of thousands of South American children crossed the Southwest Border. Shelters got full too quickly and it took CBP 45 to 60 days to reunite children with their families. Kevin Hannes is a federal coordinating officer at the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Denton, Texas. His team set up an emergency operations center, streamlined the process for tracking cases and worked with several different agencies to hand out food and clothing. By the end of the crisis the reunion process took 10 days. Hannes is a finalist for a Service to America medal in the management excellence category. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose what happened at the border stations last summer, and why it was taking so long to get kids reunited with their families.
June 18, 2015 -
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A switch for Customs and Border Protection drives a big change at the agency for its Automated Commercial Environment. The agency transitioned from a traditional waterfall development process to an agile development strategy. Mark Bell, assistant inspector general for audit at the Homeland Security Department\'s Office of Inspector General, tells In Depth with Francis Rose where CBP started and where it\'s headed now with the ACE program.
June 10, 2015
