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 2008-07-25 monographic deposited born digital 51 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-891 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-891 P0b002ee180395a02 f:d08891 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-891 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-891 GAO-08-891 Citizenship Cost analysis Cost overruns Data entry Documentation Federal facilities Functional requirements document Information management International travel Passports Performance measures Program management Records Schedule slippages Travel Identification cards Cost estimates Other Written Product A83075 In 2007, following the implementation of new document requirements for travelers entering the United States from within the Western Hemisphere, the Department of State (State) received a record number of passport applications. In June 2009 further document requirements are scheduled to go into effect and will likely lead to another surge in passport demand. GAO examined (1) the extent to which State was prepared for the surge in passport demand and how its readiness affected passport operations, (2) State's actions to increase passport production capacity in response to the surge, and (3) State's readiness for near-term surges in demand and its strategy to improve passport operations. GAO interviewed officials from State and the Departments of the Treasury and Homeland Security, conducted site visits, and reviewed data on passport processing times and reports on passport operations. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-891/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-891.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-891/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-891.pdf GAO-08-891 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-891 Other Written Product GAO-08-891; State Department: Comprehensive Strategy Needed to Improve Passport Operations; Citizenship Cost analysis Cost overruns Data entry Documentation Federal facilities Functional requirements document Information management International travel Passports Performance measures Program management Records Schedule slippages Travel Identification cards Cost estimates Volume 118 Page 3638 118 Stat. 3638 Volume 121 Page 1844 121 Stat. 1844 Public Law 108-458 Public Law 110-161