CBP / BPA CBP Technology & Intelligence Systems

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of CBP's National Targeting Center (NTC)?

Accepted Answer

Analyzing intelligence and advance traveler/cargo data to identify high-risk shipments and travelers before they arrive

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Processing visa applications for DHS

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Maintaining the National Crime Information Center database

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Coordinating CBP officer deployment to high-volume ports

Question 2

CBP's Automated Targeting System (ATS) performs which function at ports of entry?

Accepted Answer

Scores and flags travelers and cargo for potential risk using data analytics

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Automatically adjudicates immigration visa petitions

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Issues electronic arrival cards to international travelers

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Manages CBP officer shift scheduling

Question 3

Which biometric technology does CBP use at airports to verify traveler identity against passport photos?

Accepted Answer

Facial recognition technology

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Iris scanning

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Fingerprint-only biometrics

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DNA matching

Question 4

What advance data does CBP require airlines to submit before an international flight departs for the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

Passenger Name Record (PNR) and Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) data

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Flight fuel consumption data

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Aircraft maintenance logs

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Airline financial statements

Question 5

CBP's Integrated Fixed Towers (IFT) on the southern U.S. border provide which surveillance capability?

Accepted Answer

Real-time radar and video detection of cross-border activity in remote areas

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X-ray scanning of vehicles at official ports of entry

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Biometric data collection from travelers

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Radio communications monitoring for smuggling networks

Question 6

Which CBP system consolidates all trade data submitted by importers, brokers, and carriers into a single electronic interface?

Accepted Answer

Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)

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National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NLETS)

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Treasury Enforcement Communications System (TECS)

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Homeland Secure Data Network (HSDN)