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Terrorist Watch List Screening: Recommendations to Enhance Management Oversight, Reduce Potential Screening Vulnerabilities, and Expand Use of the List

GAO-08-194T Published: Oct 24, 2007. Publicly Released: Oct 24, 2007.
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) maintains a consolidated watch list of known or appropriately suspected terrorists and sends records from the list to agencies to support terrorism-related screening. This testimony discusses (1) standards for including individuals on the list, (2) the outcomes of encounters with individuals on the list, (3) potential vulnerabilities in screening processes and efforts to address them, and (4) actions taken to promote effective terrorism-related screening. This statement is based on GAO's report (GAO-08-110). To accomplish the objectives, GAO reviewed documentation obtained from and interviewed officials at TSC, the FBI, the National Counterterrorism Center, the Department of Homeland Security, and other agencies that perform terrorism-related screening.

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CounterterrorismEmergency preparednessFederal agenciesFederal intelligence agenciesHomeland securityInteragency relationsInvestigations by federal agenciesLaw enforcement agenciesPassenger screeningRecordsRecords managementRisk assessmentStandardsStrategic planningTerrorism