United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1997-06-25 monographic deposited born digital 12 p. GA 1.13:T-NSIAD-97-192 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-192 P0b002ee180385eb8 f:ns97192t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-192 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-192 T-NSIAD-97-192 Narcotics Drug trafficking Interagency relations Research and development Inspection Law enforcement Search and seizure Customs administration Electronic equipment DOD Pulsed Fast Neutron Analysis Project Testimony NSIAD GAO discussed federal agencies' efforts to develop technologies for detecting narcotics, focusing on: (1) responsibilities of those agencies primarily involved in developing narcotics detection technologies; (2) differences in views between the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the U.S. Customs Service in developing and deploying these technologies; and (3) opportunities to strengthen federal detection technology development efforts.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) ONDCP, Customs, the Department of Defense (DOD), and the Office of Management Budget (OMB) are primarily responsible for coordinating or developing narcotics detection technologies; (2) however, ONDCP and Customs have differing views on the need for various detection technologies; (3) for example, ONDCP and Customs have differing views regarding the types of technologies needed along the southwest border; (4) these differing views should be resolved as they work with other agencies in preparing a long-term technology development plan; and (5) at a minimum, the technology plan should address: (a) a methodology for transitioning technologies from development to deployment; (b) the status of the automated targeting system's development as the first line of defense against drug trafficking; (c) the best technologies for detecting drugs in empty trucks; (d) the capabilities of the high-energy X-ray system for its ability to detect narcotics concealed in fully loaded cargo containers; and (e) the possible use of explosive detection technologies for detecting drugs in a seaport environment. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-192/html/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-192.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-192/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-192.pdf GAO/T-NSIAD-97-192 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-192 Testimony GAO/T-NSIAD-97-192; Drug Trafficking: Responsibilities for Developing Narcotics Detection Technologies; Narcotics Drug trafficking Interagency relations Research and development Inspection Law enforcement Search and seizure Customs administration Electronic equipment DOD Pulsed Fast Neutron Analysis Project