Customs Service Modernization: Impact of New Trade Compliance Strategy Needs to Be Assessed
GGD-00-23
Published: Dec 15, 1999. Publicly Released: Jan 07, 2000.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Custom Service's Modernization efforts, focusing on: (1) the status of Customs' implementation of the informed compliance strategy; and (2) whether trade compliance under the new program had improved.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Customs | The Commissioner of Customs should develop and implement an evaluation of the effectiveness of its informed compliance strategy. |
Closed – Implemented
Customs agreed with the recommendation to evaluate the effectiveness of all the informed compliance strategy programs assessed by GAO.
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Customs administrationGovernment information disseminationImport regulationNoncompliancePerformance measuresProgram evaluationStatistical methodsTrade policiesImport specialistsInternal controls