Government Reports
The Department of State (State) and the Department of Defense (DOD) provide guidance to address the Leahy laws, but State's guidance for implementing one requirement of the State Leahy law is unclear.
Following April 2012 media reports regarding the death of an undocumented immigrant while in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in May 2010, Senator Robert Menendez and 15 members of Congress requested that we review the use of force within CBP. We reviewed allegations of the use of excessive force by CBP employees and determined what reforms CBP has implemented. We also examined what effect adding more agents and officers to the workforce has had on training and professionalism.
The State Department must submit to Congress a written determination that Colombia's human rights performance is improving according to several measures. Submission of this report frees up military assistance to Colombia.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has taken actions to address the recommendations from GAO's December 2011 report on CBP officer training programs aimed at strengthening officer training
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) integrity-related training courses are systematic and integrated--that is, they are offered in succession and required at each stage of an employee's career, as well as standardized and regularized
Within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) data on commercial vehicle wait times--the time it takes to travel from the end of the queue to the CBP primary inspection point at land border crossings--are unreliable for public reporting and CBP management decisions
This Government Accountability Office, at the request of members of the House Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, investigates "the nature and scope of U.S. government involvement with the Palestine Investment Fund, and processes for vetting PIF and other non-U.S. entities and individuals participating in programs involving PIF and PIF-owned entities."
This Congressional Research Service report highlights U.S. foreign assistance to the government of Pakistan since 2001.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has reported progress in stemming illegal cross-border activity, but it could strengthen the assessment of its efforts
An examination of U.S. funds designated for counter-drug trafficking and other programs.
U.S. policy objectives in Guatemala include strengthening democratic institutions; encouraging respect for human rights and the rule of law; supporting broad-based economic growth, sustainable development, and mutually beneficial trade relations; combating drug trafficking; and supporting continued Central American integration
GAO evaluated the extent to which the Defense Department is equipped to deliver increasing amounts of security force assistance.
U.S. drug demand contributes to regional security challenges and the consequences of citizen insecurity in Central America are potentially far-reaching, the United States is collaborating with countries in the region to implement and refine security efforts.
Enforcement, along with the economic downturn in
the United States, likely contributed to the drop in unauthorized migration, though the precise
share of the decline attributable to enforcement is unknown
A report, required by Congress, giving amounts by country of all assistance programs in the Defense Department's budget.
An overview of groups in the region on the State Department's list of terrorist organizations, Cuba's status on the terror list, and activities of Iran, Hezbollah, and other extra-regional actors.
The document outlines various actions needed to acheive better oversight of emergency food aid and security assistance to Yemen.
Describes the status of CBSI funding in fiscal years 2010 through fiscal year 2012, as well as activities this funding has supported
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has reported progress in stemming illegal cross-border activity, but it could strengthen the assessment of its efforts.