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The ICE Office of Investigations (OI) supports that mission by investigating customs and immigration violations. This testimony addresses the following key questions that were answered in GAO-06-48SU, a restricted report issued with the same title: (1) What structure and activities has OI adopted to address its mission? (2) In fiscal year 2004 and the first half of fiscal year 2005, how did OI use its investigative resources to achieve its goals? (3) How does OI ensure that its resource use contributes to its ability to prevent the exploitation of systemic vulnerabilities in customs and immigration systems?  \nWhat GAO Recommends   \nGAO recommended that Homeland Security implement management practices to support resource allocation decisions, including a risk assessment, revised performance measures, and monitoring and communication systems to provide meaningful data about resource use.  \nThe Department of Homeland Security concurred with GAO’s recommendations.  \n[www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-462T](www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-462T).  \nTo view the full product, including the scope and methodology, click on the link above. For more information, contact Richard Stana at (202) [512-8816 or stanar@gao.gov](512-8816 or stanar@gao.gov).  \nMarch 2006  \nHOMELAND SECURITY  \nBetter Management Practices Could Enhance DHS’s Ability to Allocate Investigative Resources  \nWhat GAO Found  \nOI’s organizational structure and investigative activities reflect those of its legacy agencies—the U.S. Customs Service and the Immigration and Naturalization Service—and include activities to prevent terrorism. OI retained responsibility for enforcing customs and immigration laws, and its field structure was created by relying on the strategic priorities of its legacy agencies to determine the composition and locations of field offices. Senior OI officials said that OI seeks to accomplish its homeland security mission by focusing on cases that seem to have a connection to national security.  \nData from ICE’s case management system indicate that its investigative activities generally relate to legacy missions, with about half of OI resources during fiscal year 2004 and the first half of 2005 used for cases related to drugs, financial crimes, and general alien investigations—investigations unlikely to contain a nexus to national security. Overall, between 10 and 15 percent of investigative resources were used for investigations considered to have a link to national security. OI’s current method of tracking these cases captures data about the cases where a nexus to national security is assumed due to the nature of the violation, primarily investigations of munitions control, illegal exports, visa violations, and terrorism. Additionally, the equivalent of about 400 of its 5,600 special agents worked full time to identify incarcerated aliens who were eligible for removal from the United States, a funct","cbCaij1YeOn8kEmc","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaij1YeOn8kEmc","pdf",282735,"English","# Highlights\n## Why GAO Did This Study\n## What GAO Recommends\n# What GAO Found","[{\"question\":\"What key questions does the testimony address about OI’s investigative mission?\",\"answer\":\"It addresses OI’s structure and activities, how OI used investigative resources in fiscal year 2004 and early fiscal year 2005, and how OI ensures resource use supports preventing exploitation of systemic vulnerabilities in customs and immigration systems.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the testimony report about the share of OI resources linked to national security?\",\"answer\":\"It reports that overall about 10 to 15 percent of investigative resources were used for investigations considered to have a link to national security, while a larger share related to legacy missions such as drugs and financial crimes.\"},{\"question\":\"What management gaps did GAO identify regarding resource allocation and vulnerability prevention?\",\"answer\":\"GAO found the lack of a comprehensive risk assessment, insufficient analysis of relevant data for evaluating alternatives, missing outcome-based performance goals, and inadequate systems for ongoing monitoring and communication of vulnerabilities found during investigations.\"}]","HOMELAND SECURITY - Better Management Practices Could Enhance DHS’s Ability to Allocate Investigative Resources - Statement | PDF",1789342171,7]