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Passports and Visas: Status of Efforts to Reduce Fraud

NSIAD-96-99 Published: May 09, 1996. Publicly Released: May 09, 1996.
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GAO reviewed the Department of State's plan to make its visa and passport operations more efficient and less vulnerable to fraud, focusing on: (1) the status of the plan's key initiatives; and (2) compliance with internal management controls by consular staff at selected posts overseas.

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Crime preventionEmbassiesFraudImmigration enforcementInformation systemsInternal controlsInternational travelTerrorismVital recordsWide area networksHomeland security