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GAO-06-751R 1 (2006-06-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptatoa0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Sai Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 June 13, 2006 The Honorable John N. Hostettler Chairman The Honorable Sheila Jackson-Lee Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives Subject: Information on Immigration Enforcement and Supervisory Promotions in the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection After the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in March 2003, two legacy enforcement agencies-the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and the U.S. Customs Service (USCS)-were among the 22 federal agencies brought together within DHS.' This transformation in turn merged the legacy INS and USCS investigators' into the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Investigations (01), and legacy INS and USCS inspectors,3 among others, into Customs and Border Protection (CBP). It has been nearly 3 years since the merger and efforts to integrate thousands of federal employees within ICE and CBP continue. You raised questions about ongoing human capital challenges brought about by the integration of legacy enforcement employees within ICE and CBP. In prior work, we have reported on the management and human capital challenges DHS faces as it merges the workforces of legacy agencies, including the need to clarify the roles and 'Prior to the merger, INS was part of the Department of Justice and USCS was part of the Department of the Treasury. 2 Investigators in legacy INS conducted investigations into immigration-related cases, such as alien smuggling, while legacy USCS investigators conducted investigations into customs-related cases, such as international money laundering and the import and export of illegal drugs. ICE investigators conduct investigations of both immigration and customs-related cases. 3 Inspectors in legacy INS primarily conducted immigration-related inspections at ports of entry, such as inspections of persons entering the country for admissibility. Legacy USCS inspectors primarily conducted customs-related inspections at ports of entry, such as inspections for the entry of goods and merchandise into the country. CBP officers conduct both immigration and customs-related inspections at ports of entry. GAO-06-751 R

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