Customs and Border Protection
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One agency warned retirees could wait as long as six months for an initial interim payment and up to a year for a full annuity. The National Finance Center said it plans to return to its goal of processing retirements cases within 30 days by the end of the month.
March 12, 2021 -
Chief Patrol Agent at the U.S. Border Patrol Academy, Jason Owens, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain what it's all about.
March 03, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is reminding servicemembers and DoD employees about the ethical values of the department.
March 03, 2021 -
Sonny Bhagowalia has been the deputy CIO at the Customs and Border Protection directorate since 2018.
March 03, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, House Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member John Katko (R-N.Y.) wants to know what the plan is for vaccinating frontline DHS employees.
February 04, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Reform Committee says Customs and Border Protection has yet to satisfy her document requests.
January 12, 2021 -
Much of the world's palm oil comes from foreign producers that used forced labor. That's why the Department of Homeland Security banned palm oil and palm oil products from certain companies.
January 11, 2021 -
Next time you walk to Canada, you'll encounter a little less border crossing friction. Customs and Border Protection has introduced its facial recognition comparison technology to ease the back and forth of pedestrians using the Peace Bridge.
January 07, 2021 -
The latest COVID-19 relief package drew on some of the lessons agencies and lawmakers learned in implementing the first round of loans, payments and direct aid earlier this year. The IRS, for example, will receive access to the Social Security Administration's death master file in hopes of more accurately disbursing economic stimulus payments.
December 22, 2020 -
This year, counterfeit personal protective gear has joined the piles of fake luggage, cosmetics and electronics.
December 18, 2020 -
USPS and Customs and Border Protection officials expect only about two-thirds of international packages will include advanced electronic data meant to flag illegal shipments of opioids.
December 10, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a report by the MITRE Corporation found 16 key concerns with the quality and accuracy of data available to the PRAC.
November 30, 2020 -
Products made with forced labor are banned from the United States. But the law doesn't stop all of them from coming in.
November 11, 2020 -
Several agencies say they've reached a point where they're recruiting from a broad pool of geographically dispersed talent for 100% telework positions, and some envision a scenario where those arrangements are permanent.
October 29, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, while the Homeland Security Department dedicated more resources to stopping goods made by forced labor from entering the country, it still needs to address its workforce needs for the mission.
October 29, 2020