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An Assessment of U.S. Efforts to Secure the Global Supply Chain
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Abstract
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations conducted an investigation into American efforts to secure the global and domestic supply chains. The Subcommittee reviewed numerous documents and letters, met with officials from the DHS and DOE, and conducted examinations of U.S. ports of entry, among other actions. The report found that American global supply chain security programs have a number of weaknesses, including failure to conduct high-risk container inspections, lack of security profile validation of private entities, the use of unreliable data for identification of high-risk shipping containers, and minimal screening for radiological materials. The Subcommittee provided recommendations for the various security issues they identified.
Date
2006-03-30
Document Type
Senate Bipartisan Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
71 pages
Congress
109
Files
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports, Bipartisan
PAP Major Code
18: Foreign Trade
PAP Minor Code
1800: General
Related Hearings
• Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, hearing on "Neutralizing the Nuclear and Radiological Threat: Securing the Global Supply Chain," 109th Cong., S.Hrg. 109-548, (2006, March 28 and 30)
• Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, hearing on "The Container Security Initiative and the Customs-trade Partnership Against Terrorism: Securing the Global Supply Chain or Trojan Horse?" 109th Cong., S.Hrg. 109-186, (2005, May 26)
• Senate Committee on the Judiciary, hearing on “Narco-Terrorism: International Drug Trafficking and Terrorism A Dangerous Mix,” S.Hrg. 108-173, (2003, May 20)
• Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, hearing on "The Container Security Initiative and the Customs-trade Partnership Against Terrorism: Securing the Global Supply Chain or Trojan Horse?" 109th Cong., S.Hrg. 109-186, (2005, May 26)
• Senate Committee on the Judiciary, hearing on “Narco-Terrorism: International Drug Trafficking and Terrorism A Dangerous Mix,” S.Hrg. 108-173, (2003, May 20)