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General Reports
US Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, September 2006: “Restoring America’s Travel Brand: National Strategy to Compete for International Visitors”

Secure Border and Open Doors Advisory Committee, January 2008: “Secure Borders and Open Doors: Preserving Our Welcome to the World in an Age of Terrorism”

P.J. Crowley, Center for American Progress
Center for American Progress, February 25, 2008: “Safe at Home: A National Security Strategy to Protect the American Homeland, the Real Central Front”

Center for American Progress, May 4, 2007: “Keeping Bombs Off Planes: Securing Air Cargo, Aviation’s Soft Underbelly”

Center for American Progress, January 8, 2007: “Time to Act: 14 Steps in 2007 to Further Implement the 9/11 Commission Recommendations”

Government Accountability Office, May 16, 2007: Efforts to Strengthen International Passenger Prescreening are Under Way, but Planning and Implementation Issues Remain

Government Accountability Office, July 15, 2008: Transportation Security Administration May Face Resource and Other Challenges in Developing a System to Screen All Cargo Transported on Passenger Aircraft

Passenger Redress/Secure Flight
Government Accountability Office, September 9, 2008: TSA Is Enhancing Its Oversight of Air Carrier Efforts to Identify Passengers on the No Fly and Selectee Lists, but Expects Ultimate Solution to Be Implementation of Secure Flight

Foreign Media "I" Visa Requirement
TIA: Transition Briefing Paper

Global Entry Program
TIA: Transition Briefing Paper

Global Entry: U.S. Customs and Border Protection

International Travel Promotion
TIA: Transition Briefing Paper

Model Ports of Entry Program
TIA: Transition Briefing Paper

GAO, January 3, 2008: “Border Security: Despite Progress, Weaknesses in Traveler Inspections Exist at Our Nation's Ports of Entry”

GAO, March 6, 2008: “Homeland Security: DHS Has Taken Actions to Strengthen Border Security Programs and Operations, but Challenges Remain”

GAO, January 3, 2008: “Border Security: Despite Progress, Weaknesses in Traveler Inspections Exist at Our Nation's Ports of Entry”

GAO, September 4, 2008: “Various Issues Led to the Termination of the United States-Canada Shared Border Management Pilot Project”

GAO, March 6, 2008: “Homeland Security: DHS Has Taken Actions to Strengthen Border Security Programs and Operations, but Challenges Remain”

The Heritage Foundation, February 1, 2008: “Northern Exposure: The Right Way to Address U.S.-Canadian Counterterrorism”

Registered Traveler
TIA: Transition Briefing Paper

Registered Traveler and Passenger Screening
Transportation Security Administration’s Registered Traveler Program

Transportation Security Administration, September 1, 2006: Registered Travel Program Privacy Impact Assessment

Government Accountability Office, November 2002: “Aviation Security: Registered Traveler Program Policy and Implementation Issues”

RAND Corporation, September 4, 2006: Speed Low-Risk Travelers Through Increased Security

Secure Flight Program and Redress Issues
TIA: Transition Briefing Paper

TSA Screening Process and Technology
TIA: Transition Briefing Paper

New York University, December 2005: “The Tides of Reform Revisited: Patterns in Making Government Work, 1945-2002”

Journal of Transportation Security, December 2008: “A review of Transportation Security Administration funding 2001–2007”

GAO, May 13, 2008: “Transportation Security Administration Has Strengthened Planning to Guide Investments in Key Aviation and Surface Transportation Security Programs, but More Work Remains”

Visa Policy Expert Blogs: The Heritage Foundation, July 26, 2006: “Time to Rethink Airport Security”

Visa Waiver Program
TIA: Transition Briefing Paper

Visa Waiver Program: U.S. Department of State

Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA): U.S. Customs and Border Protections

US-VISIT: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

GAO, September 24, 2008: “Visa Waiver Program: Actions Are Needed to Improve Management of the Expansion Process, and to Assess and Mitigate Program Risks”

Congressional Research Service Report for Congress, September 23, 2008: “Visa Waiver Program”

GAO, May 22, 2008: “Border Security: State Department Should Plan for Potentially Significant Staffing and Facilities Shortfalls Caused by Changes in the Visa Waiver Program”

GAO, Feb 28, 2008: “Limitations with Department of Homeland Security's Plan to Verify Departure of Foreign Nationals”

The Heritage Foundation, October 21, 2008: “Visa Waiver Reform Ready for Next Step”

The Heritage Foundation, February 1, 2008: “Northern Exposure: The Right Way to Address U.S.-Canadian Counterterrorism”

GAO, September 24, 2008: “Visa Waiver Program: Actions Are Needed to Improve Management of the Expansion Process, and to Assess and Mitigate Program Risks”

GAO, May 22, 2008: “Border Security: State Department Should Plan for Potentially Significant Staffing and Facilities Shortfalls Caused by Changes in the Visa Waiver Program”

The Heritage Foundation, October 21, 2008: “Visa Waiver Reform Ready for Next Step”

The Heritage Foundation, June 19, 2008: “Electronic Travel Authorization: Important for Safer and More Secure Overseas Travel”

Visa Waiver/ESTA: Center for Immigration Studies, February 27, 2008: “Weaknesses in the Visa Waiver Program: Are the Needed Safeguards in Place to Protect America?”

The Heritage Foundation, February 13, 2008: “Visa Policy and Transportation Security: Ensuring the Right Balance”

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
TIA: Transition Briefing Paper

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative: U.S. Department of State

GAO, July 31, 2008: Border Security: State Department Is Taking Steps to Meet Projected Surge in Demand for Visas and Passports in Mexico

GAO, March 6, 2008: Homeland Security: DHS Has Taken Actions to Strengthen Border Security Programs and Operations, but Challenges Remain

GAO, December 20, 2007: “Observations on Implementing the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative”

The Heritage Foundation, February 1, 2008: “Northern Exposure: The Right Way to Address U.S.-Canadian Counterterrorism”

WHTI: Government Accountability Office, December 20, 2007: Observations on Implementing the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative

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