Cargo Security: GAO Report on Tampering
7/1/2004
July 2004
In a recent report on cargo security, the General Accounting Office (GAO) noted that while U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has taken steps to increase the security of cargo containers, it has failed to address the potential tampering of such containers. It has also failed to analyze various forms of cargo to assess specific risk factors.Gao04557t_CargoSecurity0704.pdf