OMB PART Summaries by Strategic Goal - Strategic Goal 3: Homeland Security
FY 2004 Performance and Accountability Report
Bureau of Resource Management
November 2004
Report
Strategic Goal 3: HOMELAND SECURITY
| Title or Topic |
Visa and Consular Services Program (Border Security) |
| Evaluator |
Office of Management and Budget Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) |
| Department Contact |
Maura A. Harty, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA) |
| Scores and Ratings |
- CY 2002: Moderately Effective
- CY 2003: Moderately Effective
- CY 2004: Effective
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| Major Findings/ Recommendations |
- The managers of this program and the program itself have made great progress over the past two years. The reassessment found that the program is not effectively tracking its own progress due to overly broad performance goals and measures, and Department of Homeland Security and law enforcement agencies are not always including the State Department in early stages of deliberation over new policies which would enhance coordination and collaboration over long-term goals.
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| Major Actions Taken or That Will be Taken |
- CA has revised its long-term and annual goals and more clearly defined the linkages between the two. CA is working closely with DHS and the FBI, in particular, on mutual goals. This has resulted in a significantly improved score for the recent reassessment in calendar year 2004.
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| PART Performance Measures |
Long Term Measure:
- Development of a Biometrics Collection Program for U.S. Visas.
Annual Measures:
- Number of days between receipt of routine passport application by Passport Services and issuance of a passport.
- Training of consular personnel on consular modernized systems.
- Number of Consular Management Assessment Team assessments.
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