Addressing Significant Vulnerabilities In The Department Of States Passport Issuance Process
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Author | : Jess T. Ford |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 7 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : National security |
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A genuine U.S. passport is a vital document, permitting its owner to travel freely into and out of the United States, prove U.S. citizenship, obtain further identification documents, and set up bank accounts, among other things. Since May 2005, we have issued several reports identifying significant fraud vulnerabilities in the passport issuance process. 1 This report (1) describes our recent work on passport fraud and (2) summarizes actions the Department of State (State) has indicated it is taking to address the fraud vulnerabilities we identified. We are also providing suggested corrective actions to reduce fraud risk in the passport program.
Author | : Jess T. Ford |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 9 |
Release | : 2009-09 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1437915078 |
A genuine U.S. passport is a vital document, permitting its owner to travel freely into and out of the United States, prove U.S. citizenship, obtain further identification documents, and set up bank accounts, among other things. Since May 2005, there have been several reports identifying significant fraud vulnerabilities in the passport issuance process. This report: (1) describes recent work on passport fraud; and (2) summarizes actions the Department of State has indicated it is taking to address the fraud vulnerabilities that have been identified.
Author | : United States. Government Accountability Office |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : National security |
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A genuine U.S. passport is a vital document, permitting its owner to travel freely in and out of the United States, prove U.S. citizenship, obtain further identification documents, and set up bank accounts, among other things. Unfortunately, a terrorist or other criminal could take advantage of these benefits by fraudulently obtaining a genuine U.S. passport from the Department of State (State). There are many ways that malicious individuals could fraudulently obtain a genuine U.S. passport, including stealing an American citizen's identity and counterfeiting or fraudulently obtaining identification or citizenship documents to meet State requirements. GAO was asked to proactively test the effectiveness of State's passport issuance process to determine whether the process is vulnerable to fraud. To do so, GAO designed four test scenarios that simulated the actions of a malicious individual who had access to an American citizen's personal identity information. GAO created counterfeit documents for four fictitious or deceased individuals using off-the-shelf, commercially available hardware, software, and materials. An undercover GAO investigator then applied for passports at three United States Postal Service (USPS) locations and a State-run passport office.
Author | : United States Accounting Office (GAO) |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 2018-05-16 |
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ISBN | : 9781719187121 |
Department of State: Undercover Tests Reveal Significant Vulnerabilities in State's Passport Issuance Process
Author | : United States Government Accountability Office |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 2018-05-19 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781719328968 |
Department of State: Undercover Tests Reveal Significant Vulnerabilities in State's Passport Issuance Process
Author | : Gregory D. Kutz |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 14 |
Release | : 2009-06 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1437914578 |
A genuine U.S. passport permits its owner to travel freely in and out of the U.S., prove U.S. citizenship, obtain further identification documents, and set up bank accounts, among other things. The auditor was asked to proactively test the effectiveness of State's passport issuance process to determine whether the process is vulnerable to fraud. The investigation shows that terrorists or criminals could steal an American citizen's identity, use basic counterfeiting skills to create fraudulent documentation for that identity, and obtain a genuine U.S. passport from the Dept. of State. The auditor conducted 4 tests simulating this approach and was successful in obtaining a genuine U.S. passport in each case.
Author | : United States Government Accountability Office |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 30 |
Release | : 2018-05-12 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781719041546 |
State Department: Undercover Tests Show Passport Issuance Process Remains Vulnerable to Fraud
Author | : Jess T. Ford |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 6 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Passports |
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Author | : Gregory D. Kutz |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 11 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Fraud |
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Author | : United States. Government Accountability Office |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Border crossing |
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In July 2008, the Department of State (State) began issuing passport cards as a lower-cost alternative to passports for U.S. citizens to meet Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative requirements. In October 2008, State began issuing the second generation border crossing card (BCC) based on the architecture of the passport card. GAO was asked to examine the effectiveness of the physical and electronic security features of the passport card and second generation BCC. This report addresses: (1) How effectively State's development process, including testing and evaluation, for the passport card and second generation BCC mitigates the risk of fraudulent use? (2) How are U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers using the cards' security features to prevent fraudulent use at land ports of entry? To conduct this work, GAO evaluated the security features of passport cards and second generation BCCs against international standards and guidance and results from testing and evaluation and observed the inspection of these cards at five land ports of entry (POE). GAO recommends that State fully address any problems found during testing and evaluation, including documenting the reasons for not addressing any of them, and test and evaluate the security features on the cards as they will be issued.