U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site the tentative agenda for the CBP Trade Symposium 2007 which will be held on November 14-15, 2007 in Washington, DC.
The Government Accountability Office has issued its report, as required by law, to Congressional committees on its review of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS') fiscal year 2007 Automated Commercial Environment expenditure plan and its management of ACE.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a notice announcing that the next meeting of the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC)1 will be held on November 16, 2007 in Washington, DC.
The White House has issued the Homeland Security Council's 2007 National Strategy for Homeland Security(Strategy) to guide, organize, and unify the U.S.' homeland security efforts. Among other things, the Strategy calls for enhancing existing programs related to cargo security.
The World Customs Organization has posted information to its Web site regarding the upcoming World Customs Forum 2007 held in conjunction with the Trusted Trade Alliance. The event, which will undertake an implementation review of the WCO Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (SAFE Framework), will take place December 11-12, 2007 at WCO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
In testimony before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Government Accountability Office reported on the progress made in maritime security one year after the Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act was signed into law.
During a speech at the recent Western Cargo Conference (WESCCON), the Customs and Border Protection Commissioner stated that he was notified by China's Minister of Customs Mu Xinsheng on October 11, 2007, that China has approved the conduct of Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism validations of importer supply chains using CBP officials.
On October 4, 2007, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a hearing, entitled "Security of Our Nation's Seaports."
The World Customs Organization has posted information to its Web site announcing that it has updated its Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (SAFE Framework) to incorporate into its text detailed provisions concerning Authorized Economic Operators, which had initially been developed in a separate document.
During a speech at the recent Western Cargo Conference (WESCCON), the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner stated that new Security Filing (SF, 10+2) advance data requirements for imported maritime cargo are expected begin in early 2008 using a phased approach for implementation.