United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-02-22 monographic deposited born digital 56 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-295 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-295 P0b002ee18037fb7c f:d06295 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-295 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-295 GAO-06-295 Border patrols Border security Counterterrorism Electronic surveillance Enterprise architecture Homeland security Performance measures Program evaluation Program management Strategic planning Program goals or objectives INS Integrated Surveillance Intelligence System Other Written Product A47358 In September 2004, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) established America's Shield Initiative (ASI)--a program that included a system of sensors, cameras, and databases formerly known as the Integrated Surveillance Intelligence System (ISIS)--to detect, characterize, and deter illegal breaches to the northern and southern U.S. borders. The goals of the ASI program were to address ISIS capability limitations and support the department's antiterrorism mission. In April 2005, department officials told GAO that ISIS was subsumed within ASI. By congressional mandate, GAO reviewed the program to determine (1) the operational needs that ASI was intended to address and DHS's plans for ASI, (2) the steps that DHS had taken to ensure that ASI was aligned with the department's enterprise architecture, and (3) the actions that DHS had taken to establish the capability to effectively manage ASI. In written comments, DHS agreed with a draft of this report, stating that it was factually correct in virtually all aspects. DHS also commented that it has ceased work on ASI and redirected resources to its Secure Border Initiative. It also described program management corrective actions that it plans to implement. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-295/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-295.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-295/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-295.pdf GAO-06-295 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-295 Other Written Product GAO-06-295; Border Security: Key Unresolved Issues Justify Reevaluation of Border Surveillance Technology Program; Border patrols Border security Counterterrorism Electronic surveillance Enterprise architecture Homeland security Performance measures Program evaluation Program management Strategic planning Program goals or objectives INS Integrated Surveillance Intelligence System