Assistant Commissioner of Field Operations Tom Winkowski gave an informal speech on Commissioner Bersin’s leadership at TradeWatch 2011 in Long Beach, CA on February 17, including his views on security after Yemen, the Pharmaceutical Center of Excellence and Expertise (CEE), and other government agencies. Winkowski further commented on ACE priorities, untimely ISFs, and federal budget constraints.
Broker Power is providing readers with some of the top stories for February 22-25, 2011 in case they were missed last week.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a news release and fact sheet on its progress in securing U.S. borders in FY 2010, such as establishing an import safety targeting center, increased seizures for IPR and safety violations, more timely AD/CV liquidations, etc.
Broker Power is providing readers with some of the top stories for February 7-11, 2011 in case they were missed last week.
CBP has issued the following news releases:
On February 4, 2011, CBP Commissioner Bersin met with members of the trade community in Washington, DC as part of a series of roundtable discussions to share views on issues affecting trade and the U.S. economy.
Broker Power is providing readers with some of the top stories for January 31-February 4, 2011 in case they were missed last week.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a final rule, effective March 10, 2011, terminating its Land Border Carrier Initiative Program (LBCIP).
The House Homeland Security Committee has recently posted its oversight plan for the 112th Congress (2011-2012)1. According to the Committee, the plan includes areas in which it expects to conduct oversight during the 112th Congress, but does not preclude oversight or investigation of additional matters as the need arises.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued its fiscal year 2010 year-end “Import Trade Trends” report, which focuses on importers and CBP’s partnership programs. This issue also provides year-end data and highlights some of CBP’s newest developments.