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 2007-06-19 monographic deposited born digital 17 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-997T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-997T P0b002ee180393b13 f:d07997t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-997T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-997T GAO-07-997T Border patrols Border security Comparative analysis Cost analysis Education Education program evaluation Employee training Homeland security Law enforcement Police training Testimony A71026 In May 2006, the President called for comprehensive immigration reform that included strengthening control of the country's borders by, among other things, adding 6,000 new agents to the U.S. Border Patrol by the end of December 2008. This unprecedented 48 percent increase over 2 years raises concerns about the ability of the Border Patrol's basic training program to train these new agents. This testimony is based on a recent report for the ranking member of this subcommittee on the content, quality, and cost of the Border Patrol's basic training program for new agents and addresses (1) the extent to which the Border Patrol's basic training program exhibits the attributes of an effective training program and the changes to the program since September 11, 2001; (2) the cost to train a new agent and how this compares to the costs of other similar law enforcement basic training programs; and (3) any plans the Border Patrol has developed or considered to improve the efficiency of its basic training program. To address these issues, GAO reviewed relevant documents; observed classroom training and exercises at the Border Patrol Academy in Artesia, New Mexico; assessed the methodologies of training cost estimates; and interviewed Border Patrol officials. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-997T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-997T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-997T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-997T.pdf GAO-07-997T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-997T Testimony GAO-07-997T; Border Patrol: Costs and Challenges Related to Training New Agents; Border patrols Border security Comparative analysis Cost analysis Education Education program evaluation Employee training Homeland security Law enforcement Police training