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  • DHS should test and evaluate container security technologies consistent with all identified operational scenarios to ensure the technologies will function as intended / GAO
  • CBP has made progress in assisting the trade industry in implementing the new importer security filing requirements, but some challenges remain / GAO
  • Feasibility and cost-benefit analysis would assist DHS and Congress in assessing and implementing the requirement to scan 100 percent of U.S.-bound containers / GAO
  • DHS progress and challenges in key areas of port security : statement of Stephen L. Caldwell, director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, GAO
  • CBP works with international entities to promote global customs security standards and initiatives, but challenges remain / GAO
  • Challenges to scanning 100 percent of U.S.-bound cargo containers : statement of Stephen L. Caldwell, director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, GAO
  • Examinations of high-risk cargo at foreign seaports have increased, but improved data collection and performance measures are needed / GAO.