Wednesday, February 12, 2003

Homeland Security Consolidation On March 1st, the Department of Homeland Security, through the Directorate of Border and Transportation Security, will incorporate the United States Customs Service (currently part of the Department of Treasury), the enforcement division of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (Department of Justice), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (Department of Agriculture), the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (Department of Treasury) and the Transportation Security Administration (Department of Transportation). BTS will also incorporate the Federal Protective Service (General Services Administration) to perform the additional function of protecting government buildings, a task closely related to the Department's infrastructure protection responsibilities. If you're headed to Mexico or Canada, you can check the border wait times online.  I'll have to remember that when I head down to Carlsbad this spring. 7:22:49 AM    comment []

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