DHS Inspector General Finds Holes in ACAS High-Risk Air Cargo Prevention
The CBP Office of Field Operations should take some steps to make sure that air carriers are not carrying high-risk cargo as part of the Air Cargo Advance Screening program, the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General said in a report released May 14. Among the issues found by the OIG were that “CBP did not identify and communicate issues of noncompliance to air carriers,” it said. “In addition, air carriers did not always provide CBP the Flight Departure Messages that contain aircraft departure times necessary to enforce ACAS compliance. CBP prioritized air carrier participation in ACAS over implementing compliance procedures. As a result, air carriers may continue to be noncompliant with program requirements.”
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Since ACAS transitioned from a voluntary program into a requirement in June of 2018, the OIG found the compliance rates to have decreased, it said. “Until CBP and [the Transportation Security Administration] develop and implement necessary policies and procedures, the program will continue to face challenges preventing air carriers from transporting high-risk air cargo” into the U.S., it said.